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From '' Genetic Joke ''

Label: Crazy Love Records -- CLLP 6470

Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: Germany

Released: 2000

Tracklist

A1 Headless Schoolbus Driver

A2 Psychotic Paradise

A3 Vampire Strikes Back

A4 Forest Of The Outcasts

A5 House-Dog Blues

A6 Born To Be Wild

A7 When I Was Young

B1 Luni Bin

B2 Escape From Hell

B3 Other World

B4 Planet Of The Apes

B5 Genetic Joke

B6 Hotel Fantom

Vocals -- Pete Gorilla, Thomas Alien (track: A4)

Backing Vocals -- Tubus (Lukas T.), Thomas Alien

Double Bass -- Thomas Alien

Drums -- Tubus (Lukas T.)

Guitar -- Pete Gorilla

Keyboards -- Pete Gorilla

Engineer -- Tibor "Bakter" Sallai

Mixed By -- Tibor "Bakter" Sallai

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"Born to Be Wild" is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf.

It is often used in popular culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. It is sometimes described as the first heavy metal song, and the second verse lyric "heavy metal thunder," marks the first use of this term in rock music.

Composition

"Born to Be Wild" was written by Mars Bonfire (who also wrote several other songs for Steppenwolf) as a slow ballad.

Writer Bonfire was previously a member of the Sparrows, the predecessor band to Steppenwolf, and his brother was Steppenwolf's drummer.

Although he initially offered the song to other bands — The Human Expression, for one — Born to Be Wild was first recorded in 1967 by Steppenwolf in a sped-up and rearranged version, that the All Music Guide's Hal Horowitz described as "a roaring anthem of turbo-charged riff rock" and "a timeless radio classic as well as a slice of '60s revolt that at once defines Steppenwolf's sound and provided them with their shot at AM immortality."

Release and reception

"Born to be Wild" was the band's third single off their debut album and became the most successful single, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed "Born to be Wild" at #129 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.

In 2009, it was named the 53rd best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

Cultural references

The song was initially released in 1968, but it was subsequently included in many compilation albums and soundtracks.

The first of these was the soundtrack for the movie Easy Rider (1969).

Unlike the album or single version, the song on this soundtrack is accompanied by the sounds of motorcycles as an introduction.

(Another Steppenwolf song from their first album, "The Pusher", was also used in the film.)

When the movie was in production, Born to Be Wild was used simply as a placeholder, since Peter Fonda had wanted Crosby, Stills and Nash to do the movie's soundtrack.

Eventually, it became clear that the song was well suited for the movie.

Other movies that have used the Steppenwolf version of Born to Be Wild include Coming Home, One Crazy Summer, Opportunity Knocks, Dr. Dolittle 2, Speechless, Armed and Dangerous, Mr Bean's Holiday, Wild America, and many others.

There are also movie trailers and TV spots that had the song, and they are...

Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie (some TV spots only)

A Bug's Life (TV spots only)

Rugrats Go Wild

The NeverEnding Story III (parody)

Borat

Van Pires: The Next Generation (Theme Song)

Cover Versions

Many artists have covered this song, including Adam Lambert, Link Wray, Hinder, The Mooney Suzuki, Slade, Rose Tattoo, Riot, The Cult, Bewitched, Black Sabbath, INXS, Raven with Udo Dirkschneider, Twenty Minute Mile, Slayer, X Japan, Blue Öyster Cult, Status Quo, Kirka, Fanfare Ciocărlia, Lizzy Borden, Tanja Dexters, The Residents and the Hampton String Quartet. Ozzy Osbourne played a cover of this song with Miss Piggy while on The Muppets.