| "Hungry" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders | ||||
| from the album The Spirit of '67 | ||||
| B-side | "There She Goes" (from Midnight Ride) | |||
| Released | June 6, 1966 [1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Melcher | |||
| Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology | ||||
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"Hungry" is a 1966 hit single composed by the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, [3] and performed by Paul Revere & the Raiders.
Recording
In contrast with the Raiders' previous top 10 hit, the guitar-driven " Kicks", the single "Hungry" has bassist Phil Volk playing the main riff. [4] The creation of the bass line in "Hungry" was complex. It required that the bass part be recorded 3 times, then overdubbed. The components had to be synchronized: first, a normal bass line. That was followed by a line that was an octave higher and the last track was recorded as a fuzz bass, which was created by turning up an amplifier full blast, as using bass pedals wasn't available in those years. [5] The result was what author and Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh calls, "...the center of the performance...a lethal bass line". [6] Lead singer Mark Lindsay plays tambourine on the record. [7]
Chart performance
"Hungry" was recorded on the Columbia label, and the song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [8]
Cover versions
- Sammy Hagar covered the song on his 1977 eponymous album.
- In 1979, Todd Tamanend Clark remade the tune on his We're Not Safe album.
Use in other media
- The song was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019 and its soundtrack.
- The song was parodied in a 1996 Mac Tonight Commercial. [9]
References
- ^ "Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay - Hungry". 45cat.com.
- ^ Pig Gold, Gary (1998). "Paul Revere & the Raiders/Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay/Raiders/Pink Fuzz". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 938–939.
- ^ "Official Mann & Weil Website". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ Volk, Phil (May 4, 2011). "Pop Odyssey Radio Network". Pop Odyssey Radio (Interview). Interviewed by Stephen Wren and R. Gary Patterson.
- ^ Volk, Phil (June 19, 2011). "Relics and Rarities" (Interview). Interviewed by Dave Kapulsky. Ocean City, New Jersey: WIBG.
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul : The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. New York: New American Library. p. 528. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ ""We were more the American Stones than the American Beatles...": An Interview With Paul Revere and the Raiders' Mark Lindsay". Stereo Embers Magazine. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ [1] [ dead link]
- ^ McDonald's 1996 "Mac Tonight - Rocket Car, 89c Big Mac" Commercial, retrieved 2024-01-25
