Big Black Dog | |
Cover: | HumbleBigBlackDogsml.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Humble Pie |
B-Side: | Strange Days |
Released: | 1970 |
Recorded: | 1970 |
Genre: | Hard rock |
Length: | 4:07 |
Label: | A&M |
Prev Title: | The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake |
Prev Year: | 1969 |
Next Title: | Shine On |
Next Year: | 1970 |
"Big Black Dog" is a single released in 1970 by English rock band Humble Pie, one of the first British supergroups to form in 1969. It was the band's first single for A&M Records and the follow-up single to "Natural Born Bugie" (1969). It was written by the band's guitarist, Peter Frampton.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The B-side, "Strange Days," is credited to Steve Marriott and Humble Pie. It later appeared on the group's fourth album, Rock On. In Germany, the B-side was "Only a Roach", which was an ode to cannabis, written and sung by drummer Jerry Shirley.