31-627: Wild World may refer to: "Wild World" (song) , a 1970 song by Cat Stevens Wild World (Bastille album) , 2016 Wild World (Kip Moore album) , 2020 Animal Crossing: Wild World , a 2005 life-simulation video game for the Nintendo DS Wild World, a former name for the Six Flags America amusement park in Woodmore, Maryland See also [ edit ] WILD World Championship ,
62-591: A marimba played by Brian Jones . Although it was never released as a single in English-speaking countries, it is one of the band's more popular songs from the mid-1960s and appears on several best-of compilations, such as Hot Rocks 1964–1971 . It was included as the fourth track on both the American and United Kingdom versions of the band's 1966 studio album Aftermath . The group frequently performed "Under My Thumb" on their 1981 US Tour and 1982 European tour as
93-683: A Sin", in an effort to demonstrate his claims. This single flopped, while Pet Shop Boys sued King, eventually winning out-of-court damages, which they donated to charity. On 7 July 2007, the song was performed twice at the Live Earth concerts. James Blunt sang it at Wembley Stadium in London, England, while Stevens (by then known as Yusuf Islam) himself sang it in Hamburg , Germany. In 2011, Taiwanese-American singer Joanna Wang released her own version on her album The Things We Do for Love . Wang's version
124-521: A U.S. women's wrestling promotion Wild World of Spike , a 2007 TV series Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wild World . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wild_World&oldid=1027074569 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
155-512: A diatribe like ' Under My Thumb ' is not nearly so sexist in its implications as, for example, Cat Stevens's gentle, sympathetic 'Wild World'; Jagger 's fantasy of sweet revenge could easily be female—in fact, it has a female counterpart, Nancy Sinatra 's ' Boots' — but it's hard to imagine a woman sadly warning her ex-lover that he's too innocent for the big bad world out there. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The song has been covered by many artists, with many of
186-659: A disco-hybrid cover version from the album Under Heaven, Over Hell ; it peaked at number 20 in 1980 on the RPM singles chart. Social Distortion included their cover of the song as a hidden track at the end of their album White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1994). Sam Kinison sang his version of the song on his album Leader of the Banned (1990), with David Bryan on piano, Kim Bullard on keyboards, Mike Baird on drums, Rudy Sarzo on bass, and Robert Sarzo on guitar, with additional guitar solos by Dweezil Zappa . Kim Carnes did
217-564: A revolver. It is a common misconception that Hunter was stabbed while the band was playing " Sympathy for the Devil ", which was actually performed earlier in the set. The events appear in the documentary film Gimme Shelter (1970). "Under My Thumb" has been the subject of multiple cover versions, some of which have charted in the US and UK. The song was subject to covers by Del Shannon and Wayne Gibson in 1966. Shannon's version reached number 129 on
248-582: Is a recurring theme in my work—which is to do with leaving, the sadness of leaving, and the anticipation of what lies beyond." Released as a single in late 1970, it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Wild World" has been credited as the song that gave Stevens' next album, Tea for the Tillerman , "enough kick" to get it played on FM radio ; and Island Records' Chris Blackwell called it "the best album we've ever released". In November 2008,
279-690: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wild World (song) " Wild World " is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens . It first appeared on his fourth album, Tea for the Tillerman (1970). Released as a single in September 1970 by Island Records and A&M Records , "Wild World" saw significant commercial success, garnering attention for its themes of love and heartbreak, and has been covered numerous times since its release. Maxi Priest and Mr. Big (released in 1988 and 1993 respectively) had successful cover versions of
310-646: The Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart . Gibson's version failed to chart in 1966, but later charted at number 17 in the UK in 1974 after gaining popularity in the Northern Soul scene. In response to the Rolling Stones' Redlands bust in 1967, The Who recorded a cover version of "Under My Thumb". American singer and actress Tina Turner covered "Under My Thumb" for her album Acid Queen (1975). It
341-507: The Gavin Report called it a "soulful, sensitive approach with a slight rock edge." He noted further that lead singer Eric Martin "is powerful without overpowering the song." Another Gavin Report editor, Kent Zimmerman, complimented its "decidedly wooden, unplugged flavor". Alan Jones from Music Week said it is "rendered in the low key intimate rock ballad style recently deployed by
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#1733086314797372-501: The Tea for the Tillerman CD was re-issued in a deluxe version which included the original demo of "Wild World". Some critics and music writers have deemed "Wild World" to be condescending and misogynistic. In her 1971 essay "But Now I'm Gonna Move," critic Ellen Willis described a method of revealing male bias in lyrics in which the listener imagines the genders reversed: By this test,
403-488: The covers becoming hits of their own. Jimmy Cliff 's version, released a few months after Stevens released the original version, reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart . Surprisingly, Stevens' version was not released as a single in the UK. Some of the subsequent covers have also been in the reggae style, such as Maxi Priest 's version of the song. Recorded and released as a single in 1988, this version also did well on
434-490: The Lincoln Gazette in 1972, musician Dave Downing noted the concerns raised but considered stereotyping and oversimplification to be "very difficult to avoid" in rock music, calling "Under My Thumb" a "piece of art, not a political doctrine". According to authors Philippe Margotin & Jean-Michel Guesdon: The Rolling Stones Additional musicians The song was being played during the killing of Meredith Hunter at
465-586: The Stones performed during their 1969 appearances at Madison Square Garden and The Forum . Writing for the Port Angeles Evening News in 1971, critic Randy Peters considered "Under My Thumb" to be a "Stone's classic". In a 1978 retrospective review, music critic John Andrew Prime noted "Under My Thumb" for having "certain twists and turns" which rescued it from "the doldrums". That same year, staff writer Terry Orme wrote for The Salt Lake Tribune that
496-575: The UK, No. 7 in the Netherlands, and No. 8 in Australia. John Tague from NME wrote, "Priest, who has always leaned towards the commercial side of reggae anyway, revives the Cat Stevens song and strips it of any trace of reggaedom. Clean, crisp and bound for chart land." In 1993, American rock band Mr. Big released a cover of "Wild World" on their third album, Bump Ahead (1993). The single
527-541: The charts, reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1987, Jonathan King accused Pet Shop Boys of plagiarising the melody of "Wild World" for their UK No. 1 single " It's a Sin ". He made the claims in The Sun , for which he wrote a regular column during the 1980s. King also released his own cover version of "Wild World" as a single, using a similar musical arrangement to "It's
558-478: The guitarist has to tame, which probably gets him into trouble at first, but which he finally manages to dominate with his fingertips—under his thumb!" The Boomtown Rats released a version of this Jagger/Richards song with new lyrics by Bob Geldof , mildly retitled "Under Their Thumb". According to the Associated Press and United Press International , "Under My Thumb" was among the most popular songs that
589-435: The infamous Altamont Free Concert in 1969. Visibly rattled by the violence in front of the stage, Jagger can be heard to sing, “I pray that it’s all right,” instead of the usual “It feels all right.” The Stones were just finishing up the song when a fight broke out between Hells Angels on the security detail and concert-goers, ultimately culminating in the stabbing of Hunter by Hells Angel Alan Passaro after Hunter pulled out
620-542: The likes of Metallica , Extreme and Little Angels . Mr. Big carry it of very well and can expect a modest hit." John Kilgo from The Network Forty noted that it "sounds remarkably similar to the 1971 original", adding that it "will sound like a fresh, new song to the younger demographics." Under My Thumb " Under My Thumb " is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones . Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , "Under My Thumb" features
651-597: The opening number at each concert. It was the song being performed by the group at the Altamont Free Concert in December 1969 during which the killing of Meredith Hunter took place. Like many of the songs from the Aftermath period, "Under My Thumb" uses more novel instrumentation than that featured on previous Stones records. Fuzz bass lines were added by Bill Wyman . Marimba riffs, played by Brian Jones , provide
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#1733086314797682-421: The others ... Yes, it's a caricature, and it's in reply to a girl who was a very pushy woman". Starting with the 1969 tour, Jagger changed the references of "girl" in the lyric to "woman". In 2021, Like a Rolling Stone Revisited: Une relecture de Dylan [A Re-reading of Dylan] by Jean-Michel Buizard—a book devoted to Bob Dylan —takes a diversion through "Under My Thumb" and offers a new interpretation of
713-512: The song reflected the Stones "at their offensive best", stating that the Stones had made important commentary "on the mentality of a culture". Writing for The Boston Globe in 1969, contributing critic William Alford referred to the song as being about "joyously insecure revenge". An article in the Courier-Journal in 1971 considered the song among the "worst picture[s] of women...where sexual exploitation reaches unique heights." Writing for
744-488: The song's most prominent hook. The song is said to be an examination of a sexual power struggle, in which Jagger's lyrics celebrate the success of finally having controlled and gained leverage over a previously pushy, dominating woman. Savouring the successful " taming of the shrew " and comparing the woman in question to a "pet", a " Siamese cat " and a "squirming dog", the lyrics provoked some negative reactions, especially amongst feminists , who objected to what they took as
775-435: The song, departing from a first-degree reading of it. Buizard describes that in the blues tradition, of which the Stones are the heirs, the guitar is the eternal companion of the bluesman, sometimes even personified , such as Lucille , B. B. King 's guitar, to which he dedicated a song ( Lucille , 1968). He argues that "Under My Thumb" extends this tradition: "It's never about a real woman, but simply about this instrument that
806-524: The song. Stevens developed a relationship with actress Patti D'Arbanville and the two were a pair for roughly two years. During that time, he wrote several songs about her, including "Wild World". The song is in the form of the singer's words to his departing lover, inspired by the end of their romance. Stevens later recalled to Mojo : "It was one of those chord sequences that's very common in Spanish music. I turned it around and came up with that theme—which
837-443: The suppressive sexual politics of the male narrator. American humanities professor Camille Paglia , for example, reported that her admiration and defence of "Under My Thumb" marked the beginning of a rift between her and the radical feminists of the late 1960s. Jagger later reflected on the track in a 1995 interview with Rolling Stone : "It's a bit of a jokey number, really. It's not really an anti-feminist song any more than any of
868-654: Was also featured in American web television series The Good Fight Season 1, 2017. In 1988, English reggae vocalist Maxi Priest recorded a cover of " Wild World ", which was released in May 1988 by Atlantic Records as the third single from his third album, Maxi (1987). The song charted at No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In Europe it was very successful, peaking at No. 3 in Norway, No. 5 in Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, and
899-494: Was directed by Nancy Bennett. Larry Flick from Billboard described it as "a relatively faithful cover". He added, "Pleasing lead vocals and tightly knit harmonies weave around cowboy -like acoustic strumming and nimble-but-subtle electric doodling. Warmly familiar, easy-going track". Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box commented, "Back to ballad -land again with a credible cover of the Cat Stevens classic." Dave Sholin from
930-810: Was produced by Kevin Elson and released in October 1993 by Atlantic Records . It charted at No. 27 and 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 , No. 33 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart and No. 12 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. In Europe, it was very successful, peaking at No. 4 in Denmark, No. 7 in Austria and Switzerland, at No. 10 in Norway, Sweden and Netherlands and No. 13 in Iceland. The accompanying music video for "Wild World"
961-608: Was released on United Artists Records as the fourth and last single in Australia to promote her Australian tour in 1977. Produced by Danny Diante and Spencer Proffer , the single reached No. 80 on the Kent Music Report . "Under My Thumb" was also covered by The Hounds in 1979, with their rendition reaching number 110 on the Billboard Bubbling Under 100 chart. That same year, the Canadian band Streetheart released