Walk on the Wild Side

Name: Walk on the Wild Side
Duration: 4 min 13 s

~ Recording by Lou Reed

Annotation

USRC10300139 is 2003 Remastered

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Country/Date
Official
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:17	Lou Reed	Transformer	1972-11-08 US
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:17	Lou Reed	Transformer	1972 DE
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side	1973 GB
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side	1973 ES
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1977 US
1.10	Walk on the Wild Side	?:??	Lou Reed	Rock and Roll Diary 1967–1980	1980 US
2.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Times Square	1980 GB
2.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Times Square	1980 US
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1980 US
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:17	Lou Reed	Transformer	1981 GB
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Transformer	1982 GB
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:17	Lou Reed	Transformer	1984 FR
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:17	Lou Reed	Transformer	1984 DE
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:17	Lou Reed	Transformer	1984 GB
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Transformer	1984 XE
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Transformer	1986 US
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Music Is My Life, Volume 2	1987 DE
1.2	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1973: 20 of the Year’s Greatest Tracks	1988 GB
1.3	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	A Nous les Pubs TV	1988 FR
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Baby Boomer Classics: Rollin' Seventies	1988 GB
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Pop Classics, Volume 1	1988 NL
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1988 US
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1988 US
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1988 CA
1.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1988 US
1.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1988 US
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1988 US
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	Retro: Best of Lou Reed	1989-03-12 GB
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Transformer	1989-06-21 JP
2.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Heart Rock: Rock für’s Herz, Volume 1	1989 DE
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:16	Lou Reed	Pop Classics	1989 NL
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	Retro	1989 ES
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	Retro: Best of Lou Reed (Distronics B)	1989 AU
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	The Singer & The Song	1989 GB
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	The Singer & The Song	1989 GB
1.16	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	Hit History, Volume 19: 1973	1990-07 NL
1.11	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Pop Classics: 28 Classic Tracks	1990 NL
2.2	Walk on the Wild Side	4:10	Lou Reed	Rock Collection	1990 GB
1.19	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Sounds of the Seventies: 1973	1990 US
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits	1990 US
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1990 ZA
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1990 US
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1990 XE
1.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	WRDU 106 FM Classics 4	1990 US
1.3	Walk On The Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	70's Greatest Rock Hits Volume 8 Super Songs	1991 US
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	American Classics	1991 GB
1.17	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	De Pre Historie 1973	1991 BE
1.7	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Rock & Pop Diamonds 1972	1991 DE
1.7	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Summer in the City	1991 DE
1.3	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Super Songs	1991 US
2.8	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	The Rock Collection: Rock Stars	1991 XE
1.11	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	The Winners, 1	1991 XE
1.7	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Those Rocking ’70s	1991 US
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed	1991 XE 1991 GB
1.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology	1992-04-14 US
1.16	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Sun Jammin' 2	1992-06-13 CA
2.7	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Back to the 70’s, Volume 2	1992 DE
1.20	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Best of the Best Classical Oldies	1992 DE
1.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Classic Rock Box: WNEW-FM 25th Anniversary Collection	1992 US
2.9	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	My Generation: Die großen Oldies der 60’er und 70’er Jahre	1992 DE
2.16	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Pop Heaven	1992 DE
1.16	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Sun Jammin' 2	1992 CA
1.17	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	The Boys Are Back in Town	1992 GB
1.3	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	The Greatest Pop Ballads	1992 DE
3.14	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential Rock	1993-01 US
3.14	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential Rock	1993-01 US
1.2	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	A Retrospective	1993 DE
1.3	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Audio’s Audiophile, Volume 1: Voices and Instruments (Gold-CD)	1993 JP
1.14	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Classic Rock, Volume II	1993 DE
2.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Het Beste uit de Top 100 Allertijden: Editie ’93	1993 NL
1.16	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Some Like It Hot	1993 DE
1.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	Wild Child	1993 DE
1.9	Walk on the Wild Side	4:16	Lou Reed	Rock and Roll Diary 1967–1980	1994-09-27 US
1.8	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Sounds of the Seventies	1994-12-05 GB
2.6	Walk on the Wild Side	4:10	Lou Reed	70’s Best Of: De Woodstock au Walkman	1994 FR
1.11	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	All Right Now	1994 NL
1.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	American Rock Classics	1994 DE
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	L'America del rock 07: L'avanguardia sbarca a New York	1994 IT
2.15	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Simply the Best: Superstars & Legendäre Hits der 70er, Volume 2	1994 DE
2.12	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	The 70’s: 1973	1994 DE
1.1	Walk on the Wild Side	4:09	Lou Reed	The Rock Collection, Volume 2: On the Wild Side	1994 -
1.11	Walk on the Wild Side	4:09	Lou Reed	Tijdloze honderd	1994 BE
2.16	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Top Gear	1994 GB
1.18	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Wild Rock	1994 SE
2.21	Walk on the Wild Side	4:09	Lou Reed	The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever! II	1995-03 GB
1.11	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground	1995-10-16 GB
1.2	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	Essential Lou Reed	1995 IT
2.9	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Nighthawk, Volume 2: Wer fühlen will muss hören	1995 DE
1.7	Walk on the Wild Side	4:09	Lou Reed	One Hell of a Rock Album	1995 GB
1.16	Walk on the Wild Side	4:11	Lou Reed	Party Collection, Volume 10	1995 DE
1.14	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Songbook: The Best of the Singer/Songwriters	1995 NL
1.13	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	Sulle strade del rock Vol. 6	1995 IT
1.18	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	That’s the 70’s	1995 XE
1.11	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground	1995 GB
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:17	Lou Reed	Transformer	1995 AU
Promotion
1.7	Walk on the Wild Side	4:14	Lou Reed	A Rock & Roll Life	1989 US
1.4	Walk on the Wild Side	4:15	Lou Reed	K-SHE95 Summer Classics 2	1990 US
1.9	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	CD 6 Pack: Compiled From the Charts of Billboard Magazine	1992 CA 1992 US
1.5	Walk on the Wild Side	4:13	Lou Reed	The Mick Ronson Primer	1994 US
(unknown)
1.14	Walk on the Wild Side	4:12	Lou Reed	Times Square	1980-10 GB

Relationships

producer:	David Bowie Lou Reed Mick Ronson
baritone saxophone:	Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
double bass and electric bass guitar:	Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
drums (drum set):	John Halsey (in 1972-08)
background vocals:	The Thunder Thighs (in 1972-08)
lead vocals:	Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:	Mick Ronson
arranger:	David Bowie Lou Reed Mick Ronson

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	BMG Entertainment (in 1972) BMG Music (in 1972) RCA Records (in 1972) Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972)

recorded at:	Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
mixed at:	Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

sampled by:	Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest Can I Kick It? (Pimp Juice’s Cash Money Breaks) by A Tribe Called Quest Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter with Robert Lane Greene
mash-ups:	Wild Side Chica (Sublime vs. Lou Reed) by DJ Schmolli
edits:	Walk on the Wild Side

samples from:	Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter

part of:	Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75) (order: 75) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 127) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) (order: 180) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 221) (order: 221)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/5p3JunprHCxClJjOmcLV8G [info]

recording of:	Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)

Walk on the Wild Side

lyricist and composer:	Lou Reed

publisher:	Dunbar Music EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Oakfield Avenue Music Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.

later parody versions:	Sex on the Seafront
later translated parody versions:	Neigschbeit Rheinsehn
later translated versions:	El Lado Mas Bestia de la Vida Lue zersch wohär dass dr Wind wääit Miltä meno maistuu Schicksal Seisovaa ilmaa Zkus se životu dál smát
arrangements:	Stüverhoff (translated)
music quoted in:	Summer Girl

Walk on the Wild Side

Genres: rock, classic rock, glam rock, art pop, art rock

Other tags: album rock, alternative and punk, contemporary pop/rock, general rock, rock & roll

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Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

Genres: rock, classic rock, glam rock, art pop, art rock

Other tags: album rock, alternative and punk, contemporary pop/rock, general rock, rock & roll

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Walk on the Wild Side