who sang the lyrics, wild thing,you make my heart sing?

This sound was subsequently imitated by the Troggs in their version using an ocarina. The solo in the middle of the song was performed by the recording engineer using his hands as a whistle. On its release in November 1965, the record failed to sell, and Alden later said that he regretted not performing the song in the same way as Taylor's demo. Producer Gerry Granahan approved the song and then produced the Wild Ones' recording, with vocals by Chuck Alden. On his demo version, Taylor banged on a tambourine while producer Ron Johnsen 'was doing this little thing with his hands', as Taylor related it. Taylor composed it very quickly: within a couple of minutes, he had the chorus and a 'sexual-kind-of-feeling song' emerged. They had contacted composer Chip Taylor to ask him to write a song for them to release as a single.

The first studio version was recorded by the Wild Ones, a band based in New York and set up by socialite Sybil Christopher. It has also been performed by many other musicians. Their version of 'Wild Thing' was ranked at number 257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The Troggs' single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart in 1966. It was originally recorded and released by the American rock band the Wild Ones in 1965, but it did not chart. 2 Wild Things The Best of the Troggs Wild Thing Greatest Hits High Profile Keep on Troggin' Love Is All Around: The Very Best Their Very Best Hot Days: A Decade in the Sun All the Hits Plus More Live at Max's Kansas City Love Is All Around Live from the Troggs' 1999 Sixties Gold Tour From Nowhere/Trogglodynamite The EP Collection Wild Thing Greatest Hits From Nowhere 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Troggs Hits of the '60s Wild Thing: The Best of the Troggs Golden Legends Rock N Roll Classics The Singles A's & B's Hit Single Anthology Hits of the 60s Wild Things: Godfathers of Punk The Royal Love Is All Around Karaoke: Classic Rock, Vol.' Wild Thing' is a song written by American songwriter Chip Taylor and popularized by the English rock band the Troggs. Vintage Years The Best of the Troggs Archeology (1967-1977) Golden Hits The Troggs Chart Toppers: Rock Hits of the 60s The Best of the Troggs Greatest Hits, Vol.

Who sang the lyrics, wild thing,you make my heart sing?