1970 single by Led Zeppelin
| "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Led Zeppelin | |
| A-side | "Immigrant Song" |
| Released | 5 November 1970 (1970-11-05) |
| Recorded | May–June 1970 (?); 29 May 1970 |
| Studio | Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Headley Grange, Hampshire; Olympic Sound Studios, London |
| Genre | Country rock |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page |
"Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1970 as the B-side of the single "Immigrant Song" in the US.
Releases
After its release on a single, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" was included on the Atlantic Records compilation album The New Age of Atlantic in 1972. The song was first released on CD in September 1990, on the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set collection. In 1992, as a 20th-anniversary release, "Immigrant Song"/"Hey, Hey What Can I Do" was issued as a "vinyl replica" CD single.
In 1993, the song was included on The Complete Studio Recordings 10-CD box set, as one of four bonus tracks on the Coda disc as well as the subsequent 12-CD Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection box set released in 2008. In 2015, the song was also included on disc one of the two companion discs of the reissue of Coda.
Personnel
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:
- Robert Plant – vocals
- Jimmy Page – acoustic guitars (six-string and twelve-string), backing vocals (?)
- John Paul Jones – bass, mandolin, backing vocals (?)
- John Bonham – drums, backing vocals (?)
See also
- List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs – "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" entries
Footnotes
- Some pressings of the US single (Atlantic 45-2777) list "From Atlantic LP 19128 "LED ZEPPELIN III", which only applies to the A-side, "Immigrant Song".
References
- ^ Guesdon & Margotin 2018, p. 218.
- Case, George (2009). Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man: An Unauthorized Biography. Backbeat Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-87930-947-3.
- ^ Williamson, Nigel (2 August 2007). The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin. Rough Guides. pp. 66, 74–75, 214. ISBN 978-1-84353-841-7.
- "Immigrant Song" / "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" (Single notes). New York City: Atlantic Records. 1970. B-side label. 45-2777.
Bibliography
- Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2018). Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-316-448-67-3.
External links
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| Led Zeppelin III | |
| Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) | |
| Houses of the Holy | |
| Physical Graffiti | |
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| In Through the Out Door | |
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