"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | ||||
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Single by Nancy Sinatra | ||||
from the album Boots | ||||
B-side | "The City Never Sleeps at Night" | |||
Released | February 22, 1966 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | November 19, 1965 Western Recorders Hollywood, California, United States |
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Genre | Pop rock, country rock | |||
Length | 2:42 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Hazlewood | |||
Producer(s) | Lee Hazlewood | |||
Nancy Sinatra singles chronology | ||||
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Single by Jessica Simpson | ||||
from the album The Dukes of Hazzard and A Public Affair | ||||
Released | May 26, 2005 (US) August 29, 2005 (UK) |
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Format | Digital download, digital maxi single | |||
Genre | Country pop, dance-pop | |||
Length | 4:10 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Hazlewood; Jessica Simpson (additional; uncredited) | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |||
Jessica Simpson singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" at VEVO.com |
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a hit song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It charted January 22, 1966, and reached No. 1 in the United States Billboard Hot 100 and in the UK Singles Chart.
Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial. Among the more notable versions are the singles released by Megadeth, Jessica Simpson, and Ella Fitzgerald backed by Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
Lee Hazlewood intended to record the song himself, saying that "it's not really a girl's song", but Sinatra talked him out of it, saying that "coming from a guy it was harsh and abusive, but was perfect for a little girl to sing". Hazlewood agreed. Sinatra's recording of the song was made with the help of Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. This session included Hal Blaine on drums, Al Casey, Tommy Tedesco, and Billy Strange on guitars, Ollie Mitchell, Roy Caton and Lew McCreary on horns, Carol Kaye on electric bass and Chuck Berghofer on double bass, providing the notable bass line. Nick Bonney was the guitarist for the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.
Other personnel, as seen in the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) contracts for the session include: