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When it first hit the airwaves in April 1966, that energy translated into instant success. The Troggs’ garage-rock staple enjoyed an impressive run on the Billboard Hot 100, soaring to the No. 1 spot and cementing itself the very best song of summer in 1966. And even though the track sounded like the newest, cutting-edge tune on the radio, The Troggs’ recording was actually a cover.
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Unfortunately, the discotheque house band’s version flopped. Finding new life, the track made its way to producer Larry Page and the up-and-coming Troggs, who added their own fuzz-toned signature to it and turned it into a No. 1 hit. Recorded in the spring of 1966 at the Regent Sound Studio in London, the song was done and dusted in a single take.
That simplicity is exactly what gave the track its staying power. The Troggs’ slow and sweaty rendition of the song caught the attention of fellow music legends who couldn’t wait to put their own spins on the three-chord track.
“When I first heard it, I thought if this was done by a group with a lot of b-lls into it, then this could be a hit. And it was,” Troggs’ lead singer, Reg Presley, told Classic Bands.
Speaking to how he conjured up such lyrics for a song, Taylor told Ultimate Classic Rock, "It was just me closing my eyes and imagining I was with some sexy girl that I wanted to talk to. She was kinda mesmerized and I was trying to mesmerize her some more.”
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