Dirty Little Thing

"Dirty Little Thing"
Single by Velvet Revolver
from the album Contraband
Released	September 20, 2005
Format	Promo
Recorded	August - December 2003 in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:57
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	Scott Weiland Slash Dave Kushner Duff McKagan Matt Sorum Keith Nelson
Producer	Josh Abraham
Velvet Revolver singles chronology
"Fall to Pieces" (2004) "Dirty Little Thing" (2004) "Come On, Come In" (2005)

"Dirty Little Thing" is a hard rock song by the supergroup Velvet Revolver, released as the fourth single off the band's debut album Contraband. The song was a top-ten hit on rock radio, but could not repeat the number one success of their previous singles, "Slither" and "Fall to Pieces".

History

Before Scott Weiland and Dave Kushner joined the band, the band was slated to include Josh Todd and Keith Nelson from the band Buckcherry. "Dirty Little Thing" was written during the time with them. Suddenly, Slash decided to boot the two from the band, but Nelson was given songwriting credit.

The song has recently been the subject of a plagiarism dispute. Tony Newton formerly of rock band Dirty Deeds recently settled with Velvet Revolver after successfully proving that the main riff of "Dirty Little Thing" is a "carbon copy" of the riff in Dirty Deeds song "Cyber Babe".

Track listing

1. "Dirty Little Thing" - 3:57

Song composition

The song's lyrics center around a girl who lives a crazy life involving sex, drugs and alcohol. The song opens with bass riffs from Duff McKagan and then the guitar enters, playing major chords. The song has a string chorus and a guitar solo by Slash. The song's structure and sound is very similar to the opening track on Contraband, "Sucker Train Blues".

Music video

The band is playing in the inside of a train, where there are a lot of women and gambling. The inside of the train is live action film, whereas the outside is animated. This train goes through various places such as San Francisco, Las Vegas, and finishing in Los Angeles, by the end of the video, the train car starts losing its fuselage and the band is seen as animated cartoons. The video was originally intended to be for the band's track "Sucker Train Blues"; however, the idea was turned down on label's imposition, which opted to release "Dirty Little Thing" in its place.

Charts

Charts (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	18

External links

• "Dirty Little Thing" Official music video on YouTube