Any Way You Want It (Dave Clark Five song)
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| "Any Way You Want It" | ||||
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| Single by The Dave Clark Five | ||||
| from the album Coast to Coast | ||||
| B-side | "Crying Over You" in the US and Canada "Because" in the UK | |||
| Released | October 1964 | |||
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| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Columbia DB 7377 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ron Ryan | |||
| Producer(s) | Adrian Clark (Adrian Kerridge/Dave Clark) | |||
| The Dave Clark Five singles chronology | ||||
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"Any Way You Want It" is a single by The Dave Clark Five, from the United States album, Coast to Coast (1964).[1] It hit number No. 25 in the UK Singles Chart,[2] and No. 14 in the United States. It is notable for its use of echo and reverb made by an Echoplex. "Any Way You Want It" was performed on many US variety shows, such as The Ed Sullivan Show and Shindig!. As the song used many production techniques, it had to be lip synched on television performances. In the United Kingdom, the B-side to "Any Way You Want It" was "Because".
The writing of the song is credited to Dave Clark, though "Any Way You Want It" is one of several Dave Clark Five songs claimed to have been written by Ron Ryan.[3]
Cover versions
The song was recorded by Kiss on the studio side of their second live album, Alive II (1977).
It was also the last song ever performed by the Ramones. Ramones, featuring Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam as a guest vocalist, performed the song at their last show on August 6, 1996, at The Palace in Los Angeles. This version can be found on the band's last live album We're Outta Here! (1997).[1]
A studio version,[4] which features C.J. Ramone as Joey Ramone's duet partner instead of Vedder, appears as a bonus track on Greatest Hits Live (1996).
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers include their version of the song on their career-spanning box set, The Live Anthology (2009), appearing on disc three out of four.
A-Soma has recorded a version adding words and music of his own to render an alternative interpretation of this song with its ambiguous title (2020).
Kiss personnel
- Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Peter Criss – drums
- Gene Simmons - bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Ace Frehley - lead guitar
References
- ^ a b "Any Way You Want It - The Dave Clark Five | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 108/9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Richie Unterberger, "The Dave Clark Five PBS Special... and Beyond", Folkrocks, April 16, 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2020
- ^ "Greatest Hits Live by Ramones". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
