Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love : 10. Personnel.

Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love.

10. Personnel.

Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love. : 5. Formats and tracklistings.

Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love.

5. Formats and tracklistings.

1969 7" single (US: Atlantic 45-2690, Angola: Atlantic ATS 485, Australia/New Zealand: Atlantic AK 3412, Belgium: Atlantic BE 650186, Bolivia: Polydor 508007, Canada: Atlantic Oldies Series OS 13116, Chile: Atlantic 2164 002, France: Atlantic 650 186, Germany: Atlantic 70409, Greece: Atlantic 255 017, Holland: Atlantic ATL 2690, Italy: Atlantic ATL NP 03145, Japan: Warner Pioneer P-2550A, Mexico: Atlantic AT 45-52, Philippines: Atlantic ATR 0046, Sweden: Atlantic ATL 70409, Uruguay: Atlantic 2164002)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page, Plant) 2:39

1969 7" radio edit (UK*/Lebanon: Atlantic 584309, Canada: Atlantic AT 2690, South Africa: Atlantic ATS 485)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
B. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page, Plant) 2:39

1969 7" radio edit (Brazil: Atlantic 205.025, Peru: Atlantic ALT 7035)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12

1969 7" single (Japan: Nihon Gramophone DT-1139)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B. "Thank You" (Page, Plant) 4:49

1970 7" single (Costa Rica: Atlantic 70.020, Portugal: Atlantic ATL 10058, Spain: Atlantic H 523)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
B. "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28

1970 7" single (Turkey: Atlantic 70501)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B. "Ramble On" (Page, Plant) 4:23

1970 7" EP (Bolivia: Atlantic AX 11695)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B1. "Good Times Bad Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page) 2:47
B2. "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28

1970 7" EP (Holland: Atlantic ATL 2091 208)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B1. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25
B2. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" (Jones, Page, Plant) 4:16

1970 7" EP (Mexico: Atlantic Gamma GX07 762)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B1. "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28
B2. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25

1970 7" EP (Mexico: Atlantic 2207 002)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
B1. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page, Plant) 2:39
B2. "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) 4:14

1970 7" EP (Australia/New Zealand: Atlantic EPA 200)

A1 "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
A2 "Good Times Bad Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page) 2:47
B1 "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25
B2 "Hey Hey What Can I Do" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) 3:55

1970 7" EP (Australia: AX 11695 (MX 34022))

A1 "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
A2 "Black Mountain Side" (Page) 2:12
B1 "Good Times Bad Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page) 2:47
B2 "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28

1970 7" single (France: Atlantic 10236, Germany: Atlantic Oldies Series ATL 10236)

A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
B. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25

1997 CD single (UK: Atlantic AT 0013 CD (7567 84014 6), Australia: Atlantic 7567 84014 2, Brazil: Atlantic LZ 1997, Germany: Atlantic A 4014 CD, Japan: Atlantic AMCY 2403, Korea: Atlantic 84014 2, South Africa: Atlantic 7567 84014)

1. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
2. "Baby Come On Home" (Page, Plant, Berns) 4:29
3. "Travelling Riverside Blues" (Page, Plant, Johnson) 5:09

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Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love, May 1969, Olympic Studios, London.[Atlantic Records] 7 November 1969.

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"Whole Lotta Love"

Single by Led Zeppelin

from the album Led Zeppelin II

B-side

"Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"

Released

7 November 1969

Format

7" single

Recorded

May 1969, Olympic Studios, London

Genre

Heavy metal, Hard rock

Length

Album Version: 5:33 Single: 5:33 (1st pressings) 3:10 (2nd pressings)

Label

Atlantic

Writer(s)

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Willie Dixon

Producer

Jimmy Page

Certification

Gold

Led Zeppelin singles chronology

"Good Times Bad Times" / "Communication Breakdown"
(1969)

"Whole Lotta Love" / "Living Loving Maid" (She's Just a Woman)"
(1969)

"Immigrant Song" / "Hey Hey What Can I Do"
(1970)

Alternate Cover

Led Zeppelin II track listing

"Whole Lotta Love"
(1)

"What Is and What Should Never Be"
(2)

"Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is featured as the opening track on the band's second album, Led Zeppelin II, and was released in the US (and Japan) as a single. The US release became their first hit single, it was certified Gold on 13 April 1970, when it sold one million copies.^[1] As with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was released in the UK, but singles were released in Germany (where it reached number one), the Netherlands (where it reached number four), Belgium and France.

In 2004, the song was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in March 2005, Q magazine placed "Whole Lotta Love" at number three in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It was placed 11 on a similar list by Rolling Stone. In 2009 it was named the third greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.^[2]

"Whole Lotta Love" was recorded at various studios in New York and Los Angeles during the band's second concert tour of the United States and assembled by Jimmy Page at Olympic Studios in London. Already part of their live repertoire, it saw its first official release on the LP Led Zeppelin II on 22 October 1969 (Atlantic LP #8236).

Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love. 4. Cultural influence.

Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love.

4. Cultural influence.

The song has been widely covered by many artists. It was famous in the United Kingdom for having been the theme music for the long-running television programme Top of the Pops during the 1970s and 1980s. It also featured in the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on 24 August 2008, in a rewritten version with Jimmy Page on guitar and Leona Lewis providing the vocals. Both Lewis and the organizers requested that some of the lyrics be changed, notably "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love". Lewis felt that the line made little sense coming from a female singer.^[9]

Single - 2. Whole Lotta Love.

2. Release.

Upon release of the LP, radio stations looked for a track that would fit their on-air formats from the quickly successful LP with the pulsing lead track "Whole Lotta Love" being the prime contender. However, because many radio stations saw the freeform middle section as unfit to air they simply created their own edited versions. Atlantic Records was quick to respond and in addition to the release of the regular single in the US (coupled with "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" from the same LP as the B-side) released a 3:10 version of the track with the freeform section cut and an earlier fade-out on 7 November 1969. Both versions were released as Atlantic #45-2690. The edited version was intended for radio station promotional release but some copies were apparently released commercially in the US and are a collector's item for fans. The song was released as a single in the US, France, Germany (as No 1), Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Australia (where it was also issued as an EP) and Japan (countries where the band had less control). The edited version was withdrawn.

In the United Kingdom, Atlantic Records had expected to issue the edited version themselves, and pressed initial copies for release on December 5, 1969. However, band manager Peter Grant was adamant that the band maintain a "no-singles" approach to marketing their recorded music in the UK, and he halted the release. An official statement from the band added that they had written a special number which they intended to be their first British single. This never materialised, and despite much record company pressure, they declined to issue official singles in the UK throughout their career.^[3]

Several years later, Atlantic Records reissued "Whole Lotta Love" (with its original B-side "Living Loving Maid") on its Oldies Series label (OS-13116) with a slight error. The edited 3:10 version was used for the reissue, but the labels were printed with the unedited running time of 5:33.

In 1997 Atlantic Records released a CD-single edited (to 4:50 this time) from the original 1969 recording of the song. This version charted in the UK where the band had maintained control over single releases during their existence.