Gotta Serve Somebody

Name: Gotta Serve Somebody
Duration: 5 min 25 s

~ Recording by Bob Dylan

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Country/Date
Official
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1979-08-20 US
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1979 XE
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:23	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1979 US
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	1985-11-07 XW
3.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	?:??	Bob Dylan	Biograph	1985-11 GB
5.3	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:23	Bob Dylan	Biograph	1985 US
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	1985 GB
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	1985 US
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1986-01-20 AU
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1986 US
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1988 XE
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1994-11-15 US
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:24	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (iTunes/Spotify)	1994-11-15 GB
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1994-11 AU
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1994-11 GB
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1994-12-01 JP
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1994 US
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1994 ZA
1.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:28	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1995 US
1.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:28	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1995 US
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3	1996-12-21 JP
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	1996 ZA
1.15	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan	1997-08-06 JP
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	1997-10 GB
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	1997-10 US
1.15	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan	1997 GB
1.15	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan	1997 CA
1.15	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan	1997 GB
1.15	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan, Volume 1	1997 ZA
1.4	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:20	Bob Dylan	The Sopranos: Music From the HBO Original Series	1999-12-14 US
1.4	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:20	Bob Dylan	The Sopranos: Music From the HBO Original Series	1999-12-20 DE 1999 XE
1.4	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:20	Bob Dylan	The Sopranos - Music From the HBO / Network 9 Original Series	1999 AU
2.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2000-10-31 US
2.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2000-11-06 -
2.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:23	Bob Dylan	The Very Best of Bob Dylan	2000 SE
2.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2001-05-21 FR 2001 XE
2.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Ultimate Collection	2001-05-21 DE
1.15	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan, Volumes 1 & 2	2001 AU
2.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2001 GB
2.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2002-03 AU
4.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	3 Classic Albums for 1 Low Price! Plus – Free Bonus Sampler	2002-08 CA
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	2002-10 XE
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	2002-10 US
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2003-09-15 AT
2.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2003-09-16 US
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2003-09-16 US
2.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2003-11-13 NL
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2003-12-17 JP
4.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Greatest Hits Volumes I–III	2003 US
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2004-03-29 GB
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2004-03-29 DE
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2004-06-01 XW
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2004-06-01 US
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2004-09-23 JP
1.7	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Legends: Ultimate Rock Collection: For Your Love	2004 US
2.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2005-09 GB
1.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:24	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan	2005-11-15 US
1.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Blues	2006-08-08 XE
1.6	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Blues	2006 XE
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2007-09-28 XE
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2007-09-28 NL
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2007-10-01 FR
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2007-10-05 DE
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2007 XE
1.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:24	Bob Dylan	The Best of Bob Dylan (Discbox Slider)	2008 US
2.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan (Limited Edition 3.0)	2009-10 AU
2.3	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:24	Bob Dylan	The Essential	2010-09-27 XE
2.3	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:24	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2011-07-08 -
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	2011 XE
1.4	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:20	Bob Dylan	The Sopranos (Music From the HBO original Series)	2012-02-06 US
2.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:23	Bob Dylan	The Real Bob Dylan	2012 XE
1.8	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Pure… America	2013-06-17 GB
16.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Complete Album Collection: The 70’s	2013-11-01 XW
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:24	Bob Dylan	The Very Best of Bob Dylan (deluxe version)	2013-11-01 XW
26.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Complete Album Collection, Vol. One	2013-11 XE
2.8	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan (revised edition)	2014-03-25 XW
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2014-12-13 -
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2014-12-13 -
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2014-12-13 -
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	2014-12-13 -
2.8	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:27	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2014 XE
2.8	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2014 AU
2.1	Gotta Serve Somebody (Album Version)	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2015 XW
1.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming	2015 XW
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:24	Bob Dylan	The Very Best of Bob Dylan	2016-12-07 JP
2.4	Gotta Serve Somebody	?:??	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3 (transparent red vinyl)	2022-12-21 JP
2.3	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	The Essential Bob Dylan	2023-04-05 JP
1.22	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	The Very Best Of (2024 Digital Release)	2024-11-29 -
3.11	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Biograph	- AF - DZ (show 142 more) - ZW
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3	- US
1.10	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 (Columbia House club edition 915827T)	- CA
2.12	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Dylan	- CA
Promotion
1.7	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	Music & Words 1998 to 1963	1998 US
Bootleg
1.1	Готов Служить	5:22	Боб Дилан	Медленный Поезд	1993 LV
2.3	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:26	Bob Dylan	His Greatest Songs	2008 RU
(unknown)
13.1	Gotta Serve Somebody	5:25	Bob Dylan	Limited Edition Catalog Box Set	2003-09-16 US

Relationships

assistant engineer:	David Yates
engineer:	Gregg Hamm
producer:	Barry Beckett Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:	Tim Drummond (on 1979-05-04)
brass [horns]:	Muscle Shoals Horns (on 1979-05-04)
drums (drum set):	Pick Withers (on 1979-05-04)
guitar:	Bob Dylan (on 1979-05-04) Mark Knopfler (on 1979-05-04)
keyboard and percussion:	Barry Beckett (on 1979-05-04)
percussion:	Mickey Buckins (on 1979-05-04)
background vocals:	Carolyn Dennis (on 1979-05-04) Regina Havis (on 1979-05-04) Helena Springs (on 1979-05-04)
lead vocals:	Bob Dylan (on 1979-05-04)
vocals:	Bob Dylan (on 1979-05-04)
arranger:	Harrison Calloway

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	CBS, Inc. Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1979)

recorded at:	Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1979-05-04)

sampled by:	Gotta Serve Somebody (cover) by Aleister X feat. Andrew W.K. and Bob Dylan

recording of:	Gotta Serve Somebody (on 1979-05-04)

Gotta Serve Somebody

lyricist and composer:	Bob Dylan (in 1979)

publisher:	Special Rider Music (from 1979 to present)

later parody versions:	Serve Yourself
later translated versions:	Il faudra que tu serves quelqu'un Je zult iemand moeten dienen Je zult iemand moeten dienen Musisz służyć komuś Nix mitnehma

Gotta Serve Somebody

Genres: folk rock, rock, folk, blues, blues rock

Other tags: folk-rock

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Gotta Serve Somebody

Gotta Serve Somebody

Genres: folk rock, rock, folk, blues, blues rock

Other tags: folk-rock

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Gotta Serve Somebody