I Wanna Be Your Dog

I Wanna Be Your Dog

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Name = I Wanna Be Your Dog


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Artist = The Stooges
Album = The Stooges
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Released = 1969
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Genre = Rock, Protopunk,Proto Metal
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Writer = Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop
Producer = John Cale
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"I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a 1969 song by The Stooges, featured on their self-titled debut album. Its memorable riff is composed of only three notes (G, F# and E), and is played continuously throughout the song. The 3-minute-and-9-second long song, with its raucous, distortion-heavy guitar intro, pounding, single-note piano riff played by producer John Cale and steady, driving beat, is a canonical example of The Stooges' heavy metal and punk sound. The song has been covered by many artists, including Slayer, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Sex Pistols, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth, Swans and many others. Slayer recorded a tribute parody called "I Am Gonna Be Your God" for their Undisputed Attitude album.

The song is featured in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Friday Night Lights", ' (in which Iggy Pop played the role of Curve, one of the villains) and ', the skateboard video by Flip, entitled "Sorry", an episode of TV show Skins (Episode 2.9) and in an episode of the TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother (Episode 2.16: Stuff). It was also used in the games Vietcong and Grand Theft Auto IV, the latter of which features Iggy Pop as a DJ.

In 2007, R.E.M. performed this song with Patti Smith in their induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

It is also played throughout the teaser trailer for The Transporter 3.


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