The Troggs – Wild Thing

The Troggs

The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, “Wild Thing“, “With a Girl Like You”, and “Love Is All Around”. The Troggs’ Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Wild Thing” is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock. Fronted by Reg Presley, The Troggs were from the town of Andover in southern England and were originally called The Troglodytes. The Troggs formed in 1964 and were signed by the manager of The Kinks, Larry Page in 1965. They recorded on Page’s Page One Records, and Page also leased them to CBS for debut single “Lost Girl”. Their most famous hit was the single “Wild Thing” (written by Chip Taylor) (the song on the b-side of the single depended on the country where it was sold), which with the help of television exposure on Thank Your Lucky Stars reached number 2 in the UK and number 1 in the United States in July 1966. Its combination of a simple heavy guitar riff and flirtatious lyrics helped it to quickly become a garage rock standard. It was recorded in one complete take (take two) at Olympic Studios in London, with Keith Grant engineering. Because of a dispute over US distribution rights, “Wild Thing” was released (along with the first album of the same name) on two labels: Fontana and Atco.[4] The band’s success in the US was also limited by not touring there until 1968.

Wild Thing

Wild thing…you make my heart sing…
You make everything
Groovy
I said wild thing…

Wild thing, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
Come on, hold me tight
I love you

Wild thing…you make my heart sing…
You make everything
Groovy
I said wild thing…

Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
So come on, hold me tight
You move me

The Troggs – Wild Thing