Hair of the Dog (song)

"Hair of the Dog"
Single by Nazareth
from the album Hair of the Dog
Released	14 March 1975 (1975-03-14)
Recorded	1974
Genre	Hard rock [1]
Length	4:11
Label	A&M (US) Vertigo (Europe)
Songwriter(s)	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet
Producer(s)	Manny Charlton
Nazareth singles chronology
"Sunshine" (1974) "Hair of the Dog" (1975) "My White Bicycle" (1975)
Audio
"Hair of the Dog" on YouTube

"Hair of the Dog" is a song by Scottish rock band Nazareth, released on their 1975 studio album, Hair of the Dog . ^[2] The song, alongside "Love Hurts", remains their most successful and popular. A tribute came in 1993 when Guns N' Roses covered Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" on "The Spaghetti Incident?" ; consolation after they turned down Axl Rose's request for the group to play at his wedding. ^[3] "Axl really made me more aware of Nazareth…" recalled GNR guitarist Slash, "because he can sing like that McCafferty guy, and really dug his voice. And so I remember listening to Nazareth a lot at one point." ^[4]

Personnel

Nazareth

• Dan McCafferty – vocals, talk box ^[5]
• Manny Charlton – guitars, synthesizer
• Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals
• Darrell Sweet – drums, cowbell, tambourine, backing vocals

Cover versions

"Hair of the Dog"
Promotional single by Guns N' Roses
from the album "The Spaghetti Incident?"
Released	1994 (1994)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:55
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet
Producer(s)	Guns N' Roses and Mike Clink

Guns N' Roses version

American hard rock band Guns N' Roses covered the song on their 1993 album, "The Spaghetti Incident?" . This version features the signature guitar riff from the Beatles' "Day Tripper" as a gag at the end.

Britny Fox version

American glam metal band Britny Fox covered the song on their 1989 studio album, Boys in Heat . ^{[6] [7]}

Charts

Original Version

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Germany (GfK) [8]	44

Guns N' Roses version

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [9]	11

References

1. Tucker, Dan (28 February 2014). "13 Classic Hard Rock Songs That Will Make You Scream "More Cowbell!"". VH1 . Viacom. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
2. Strong, Martin Charles; John Peel (2004). The great rock discography. Canongate. p. 1064. ISBN   978-1-84195-615-2.
3. Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p.  284. ISBN   0-85112-072-5.
4. "Nazareth". Q : 70. March 1994.
5. Brewster, David M. (2003). Introduction to guitar tone & effects: an essential manual for getting the best sounds from electric guitars, amplifiers, effect pedals, and digital processors. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 60. ISBN   978-0-634-06046-5.
6. Kandell, Steve (April 2010). "Nazareth Messed With by Son of a Bitch". Spin : 96. ISSN   0886-3032.
7. Adler, Steven; Spagnola, Lawrence (2010). My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses. It Books. ISBN   978-0-06-191711-0.^{[ page needed ]}
8. "Nazareth – Hair of the Dog" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
9. "Guns N Roses Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2017.