Hungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)

"Hungry" is a 1966 hit single composed by the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil,^[3] and performed by Paul Revere & the Raiders.

"Hungry"
Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders
from the album The Spirit of '67
B-side	"There She Goes" (from Midnight Ride)
Released	June 6, 1966[1]
Genre	Garage rock pop rock[2]
Length	2:58
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)	Terry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology
"Kicks" (1966) "Hungry" (1966) "The Great Airplane Strike" (1966)

Recording

In contrast with the Raiders' previous top 10 hit, the guitar-driven "Kicks", the single "Hungry" has bassist Phil Volk playing the main riff.^[4] The creation of the bass line in "Hungry" was complex. It required that the bass part be recorded 3 times, then overdubbed. The components had to be synchronized: first, a normal bass line. That was followed by a line that was an octave higher and the last track was recorded as a fuzz bass, which was created by turning up an amplifier full blast, as using bass pedals wasn't available in those years.^[5] The result was what author and Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh calls, "...the center of the performance...a lethal bass line".^[6] Lead singer Mark Lindsay plays tambourine on the record.^[7]

Chart performance

"Hungry" was recorded on the Columbia label, and the song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.^[8]

Cover versions

• Sammy Hagar covered the song on his 1977 eponymous album.
• In 1979, Todd Tamanend Clark remade the tune on his We're Not Safe album.

Use in other media

• The song was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019 and its soundtrack.

References

1. "Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay - Hungry". 45cat.com.
2. Pig Gold, Gary (1998). "Paul Revere & the Raiders/Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay/Raiders/Pink Fuzz". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 938–939.
3. "Official Mann & Weil Website". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
4. Volk, Phil (May 4, 2011). "Pop Odyssey Radio Network". Pop Odyssey Radio (Interview). Interviewed by Stephen Wren and R. Gary Patterson.
5. Volk, Phil (June 19, 2011). "Relics and Rarities" (Interview). Interviewed by Dave Kapulsky. Ocean City, New Jersey: WIBG.
6. Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul : The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. New York: New American Library. p. 528. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
7. ""We were more the American Stones than the American Beatles...": An Interview With Paul Revere and the Raiders' Mark Lindsay". Stereo Embers Magazine. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)