I Go Wild Explained

I Go Wild
Cover:Igowild.jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Rolling Stones
Album:Voodoo Lounge
Recorded:July–August, November–December 1993
Studio:
  • Sandymount (Ireland)
  • A&M (Los Angeles)
Length:4:23
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Out of Tears
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Like a Rolling Stone
Next Year:1995

"I Go Wild" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1994 studio album, Voodoo Lounge. Credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "I Go Wild" is largely a Jagger composition.[1] "I Go Wild" was released as the fourth and final single from Voodoo Lounge. Following its UK release on 3 July 1995, it reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.

A music video for the song was shot at Ex-templo de San Lázaro in Mexico City immediately before the Stones' 14-stadium tour of South America. The song was performed throughout the 1994–1995 Voodoo Lounge Tour;[1] a live version from 1994 appeared on the maxi-single, and a 1995 live performance was released in 2016 on Totally Stripped.

Background and composition

On its creation, Jagger said in 1994, "'I Go Wild', I suppose, is the one I play (guitar) on most. I mean, I just created it on guitar with Charlie [Watts], as a groove. And we more or less had the whole song down before we took it to anyone else."[1] On the song overall, Jagger said, " I like that song. I really got into the lyrics on that one. One of the wordy ones."

A straightforward rock song, "I Go Wild"'s lyrics tell of the singer's relationship with an unnamed "femme fatale";

"I Go Wild" was recorded between July and August 1993 and between November and December 1993 at Sandymount Studios, Ireland and A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles.[1] With Jagger on lead vocals and electric guitar, Richards and Ron Wood accompany him on electric guitars. Charlie Watts performs drums while Darryl Jones performs bass. Chuck Leavell performs the song's organ while Phil Jones incorporate percussion. Jagger, Richards, Bernard Fowler, and Ivan Neville perform backing vocals.[2]

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional Performers

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
Australia3 April 1995[4]
Japan17 May 1995[5] [6]
United Kingdom3 July 1995[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Out of Tears. Time Is On Our Side. 17 August 2006.
  2. http://keno.org/stones_lyrics/igowild.html "I Go Wild"
  3. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 May 1995. ARIA. Imgur. 25 April 2017.
  4. Web site: New Releases – Product Available from: 03/04/95 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 268). ARIA. Imgur. 25 April 2017.
  5. Web site: アイ・ゴー・ワイルド ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ. I Go Wild The Rolling Stones. Oricon. ja. 21 September 2023.
  6. Web site: アイ・ゴー・ワイルド ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ. I Go Wild The Rolling Stones. Oricon. ja. 21 September 2023.
  7. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 1 July 1995.