"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.[3]
| "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Led Zeppelin | |
| A-side | "Immigrant Song" |
| Released | 5 November 1970 |
| Recorded | May–June 1970 (?); 29 May 1970[1] |
| Studio | Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Headley Grange, Hampshire; Olympic Sound Studios, London[1] |
| Genre | Country rock[2] |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page |
Releases
editAfter 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.[a] The song was first released on CD in September 1990, on the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set collection.[3] 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.[citation needed]
Personnel
editAccording to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:[1]
- 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
edit- List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs – "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" entries
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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
edit- 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.