Do Anything You Wanna Do Explained

Do Anything You Wanna Do
Type:single
Artist:Eddie and the Hot Rods
Album:Life on the Line
B-Side:Schoolgirl Love
Released:July 29, 1977
Label:Island
Producer:Ed Hollis
Prev Title:I Might Be Lying
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Till the Night Is Gone (Let's Rock)
Next Year:1977

"Do Anything You Wanna Do" is a song written by Eddie and the Hot Rods' manager Ed Hollis (the brother of Talk Talk's Mark Hollis) and guitarist Graeme Douglas and recorded by the band, although the actual record label simply credited Rods as the artist.[1] It reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1977.[2] The song was produced by Ed Hollis and arranged by the band. It was featured on their 1977 album, Life on the Line.

The song was voted the 9th best single of the year in the end of year critics poll in the NME.[3]

The band performed the song on the Marc television programme presented by Marc Bolan, in 1977.

A live version was featured as the B-side to their 1978 single, "Life on the Line".

The tune was featured in the 2009 film The Invention of Lying.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rods* - do Anything You Wanna do. Discogs. 1977 .
  2. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Do+Anything+You+Wanna+Do+by+Eddie+%26+the+Hot+Rods&id=13459 Eddie and the Hot Rods, "Do Anything You Wanna Do" chart position
  3. Web site: NME Singles 1977. Rocklistmusic.co.uk. September 21, 2017.