I Go Wild

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About I Go Wild

"I Go Wild" is a song by The Rolling Stones featured on their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge. Credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "I Go Wild" is largely a Jagger composition. On its creation, Jagger said in 1994, "'I Go Wild', I suppose, is the one I play (guitar) on most. I mean, I just created it on guitar with Charlie [Watts], as a groove. And we more or less had the whole song down before we took it to anyone else." On the song overall, Jagger said, " I like that song. I really got into the lyrics on that one. One of the wordy ones." A straightforward rock song, "I Go Wild"'s lyrics tell of the singer's relationship with an unnamed "femme fatale"; "I Go Wild" was recorded between the months of July and August and November and December 1993 at Sandymount Studios, Ireland and A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles. With Jagger on lead vocals, Richards and Ron Wood accompany him on electric guitars. Charlie Watts performs drums while Darryl Jones performs bass. Chuck Leavell performs the song's organ while Phil Jones incorporate percussion. Jagger, Richards, Bernard Fowler, and Ivan Neville perform backing vocals."I Go Wild" was released as the fourth and final single from Voodoo Lounge. Following its UK release on 3 July 1995, it reached number 29 on the UK singles chart. A video was shot at Ex-templo de San Lázaro in Mexico City immediately before the Stones' fourteen stadium tour of South America. The song was performed throughout the 1994-1995 Voodoo Lounge Tour; a live version from 1994 appeared on the maxi-single, and a 1995 live performance was released in 2016 on Totally Stripped. 


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You whipped me, I'm hurting 
Abused me for certain 
And slavery should not exist 
Is this what I get a poison kiss 

Without you I'm dead meat 
I'm a raggedy dog dying in the street 
Of a God-forsaken shanty town 
Where gangs of children are hunted down 

I go wild when you're in my face 
I go wild when I taste your taste 
I go wild and I go insane 
I get sick, somebody stop this pain 

You left me, I'm brain dead 
I'm feeling nothing strapped to my bed 
On life support, tubes in my nose 
Tubes in my arms, shot full of holes 

I go wild when you're in my face 
I go wild when I taste your taste
I go wild act like a goat 
And I get sick, lumps in my throat 

I go wild 
I go wild 
I go crazy, I go insane 
I get sick, somebody stop this pain 

And the doctors says you'll be okay 
And if you'd only stay away 
From femme fatales and dirty bitches 
And daylight drabs and night time witches 
And working girls and blue stockings 
And dance hall babes and body poppers 
And waitresses with broken noses 
Checkout girls striking poses 
And politicians' garish wives 
With alcoholic cunts like knives 

I go wild 
I go wild 
I go wild 
I go wild 

I go wild when you're in my face 
I go wild in a state of grace 
I go wild when you treat me bad 
I go wild, raving mad 

I go wild for you 
I go wild for you
I go wild 
I go wild 
I go wild 
I go wild

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The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in Dartford in 1962. The earliest settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (keyboards, piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). Since Wyman's retirement in 1993, the band's full members have been Jagger, Richards, Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood who joined in 1975. Darryl Jones (bassist) and Chuck Leavell (keyboardist) are regular contributors but not full band members. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Rolling Stones in 1989, noting that "critical acclaim and popular consensus has accorded them the title of the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.”Rolling Stone magazine ranked them 4… more »

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Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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12 facts about this song

Release
"I Go Wild" was released by the Rolling Stones in 1994. It's part of their "Voodoo Lounge" album, which marked the band's 22nd studio album in the United Kingdom.
Songwriter
Like majority of The Rolling Stones songs, "I Go Wild" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the band's principal songwriters.
Production
The song was produced by Don Was and The Glimmer Twins. The Glimmer Twins is a pseudonym for Mick Jagger and Keith Richards when they serve as producers for The Rolling Stones.
Chart performance
The track enjoyed moderate success. It reached number 29 on the UK Single Chart. In the United States, the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Music Video
The music video for "I Go Wild" was directed by famous music video director, Samuel Bayer, well-known for directing Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Blind Melon's "No Rain".
Themes
The lyrics of "I Go Wild" contain typical Rolling Stones themes — tempestuous relationships, sexual energy, and wild behavior.
Band lineup
During the recording of the "Voodoo Lounge" album, the Rolling Stones consisted of Mick Jagger on vocals, Keith Richards on guitar, Ronnie Wood also on guitar, and Charlie Watts on drums.
Departure of a band member
"I Go Wild" marks one of the first projects of the Rolling Stones following the departure of their bassist, Bill Wyman, in 1993.
Live performances
The Rolling Stones included "I Go Wild" regularly on the setlist for their Voodoo Lounge Tour that took place between 1994 and 1995.
Available Formats
"I Go Wild" has been made available in a variety of formats including vinyl, CD, and digital platforms, and is included in several of The Rolling Stones' compilation albums.
B-side
The B-side of "I Go Wild" single included the tracks "Brand New Car," "Jump on Top of Me," and "I Go Wild (Scott Litt Remix)."
Single Review
The single received mixed reviews, however, it was overall considered a solid addition to the "Voodoo Lounge" album.

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