Wrecking Ball (Neil Young song)
1989 song by Neil Young From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Wrecking Ball" is a 1989 song by Neil Young, included in the album Freedom.[1] The song was covered by American singer Emmylou Harris in 1995.[2]
| "Wrecking Ball" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Neil Young | |
| from the album Freedom | |
| Released | October 2, 1989 |
| Recorded | December 13, 1988 |
| Studio | The Hit Factory, New York City Broken Arrow Ranch |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:08 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Young |
| Producer(s) |
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Composition
The song was written by Neil Young. Rather than referring to a real demolition wrecking ball, the lyrics are wordplay and the song refers to a dance or ball.[3] Aside from the 1989 album version "Wrecking Ball" exists also in a different version with a separate set of lyrics.[4]
Young sang harmony on the Emmylou Harris version, which became the title track of the Grammy Award-winning album Wrecking Ball.[5] Although the song was released by Harris as a 2-track CD single with Lucinda Williams' "Sweet Old World", one reviewer did not consider the title track the high point on the album.[6]
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