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==Megadeth version==
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
| Artist = [[Nancy Sinatra]]
| Name = These Boots
| Type =
| from Album = [[Boots (album)|Boots]]
| Artist = Megadeth
| B-side = "The City Never Sleeps at Night"
| alt Artist =
| Released = February 1966
| Album = Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
| Format = [[Single (music)|7" single]]
| Recorded =
| Recorded =
| Released = 1985
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Published =
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| Language =
| Length = 2:42
| Length = 2:42
| Writer =
| Label = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| Writer = [[Lee Hazlewood]]
| Composer = [[Lee Hazlewood]]
| Label = [[Combat Records]]
| Producer = Lee Hazlewood
| Producer = [[Dave Mustaine]]
| Certification =
| prev = "Skull Beneath the Skin"
| Last single = "So Long, Babe"<br />(1965)
| prev_no = 3
| This single = "'''These Boots Are Made for Walkin''''"<br />(1966)
| track_no = 4
| Next single = "How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?"<br />(1966)
| Cover = S64237.jpg
| next = "Rattlehead"
| next_no = 5
| Misc =
}}
}}
[[Megadeth]] covered the song on their 1985 debut album ''[[Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!]]'', which is track four on the original release, and eight on the 2002 re-release. Their version (entitled "These Boots") was more of a [[parody]] than a [[cover version|cover]] and featured altered lyrics.
"'''These Boots Are Made for Walkin''''" is a [[pop music|pop]] song written by [[Lee Hazlewood]] and recorded by [[Nancy Sinatra]]. It was released in February 1966 and hit #1 in the United States and United Kingdom Pop charts.


When the album started selling well, the writer of the song, [[Lee Hazlewood]], began demanding that the song be omitted, due to its being a "perversion of the original". [[Dave Mustaine]] made the point that Hazlewood had been paid [[royalties]] for years before his complaint, but eventually omitted the song anyway. After 2004 remaster album contains censored version as track 8 and uncensored version as a bonus track. In 2011, an uncensored live version recorded in 1987 was released as part of the 25th anniversary edition of the album [[Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?]].
Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial (see selected list below). [[Jessica Simpson]] made #14 in the United States in 2005 with her version based on the movie, ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]]''. [[Geri Halliwell]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], and [[KMFDM]] also released covers of the song.

==Nancy Sinatra version==
===Recording===
Nancy Sinatra was encouraged by Lee Hazlewood to sing the song as if she were a sixteen-year-old girl giving the brush-off to a forty-year-old man. Sinatra's recording of the song was made with the help of notable [[Los Angeles]] [[session musician]]s known as [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|the Wrecking Crew]]. This session included [[Hal Blaine]] on drums, [[Al Casey (pop guitarist)|Al Casey]], [[Tommy Tedesco]], [[Billy Strange]] and Mike Deasy on guitars, Ollie Mitchell, Roy Caton and Lew McCreary on horns, [[Carol Kaye]] on electric bass, and Chuck Berghofer on [[double bass]], providing the notable bass line.

According to Carol Kaye, "Arranger Billy Strange believed in using the two basses together. Producer Lee Hazlewood asked Chuck to put a sliding run on the front of the tune. Chuck complied by playing notes about three tones apart (4-6 frets apart), but Lee stopped the take. 'No Chuck, make your sliding notes closer together', and that is what you hear."{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}

According to Al Casey, "Well, Lee and I had been friends forever, and he said, 'I've got this song I'm working on, and I want the guitar to play this.' And he showed me, because there's a little bit more than banging on an 'E-chord', which is what most people do. There's more to it than that. He said, 'I want you to do this on the song,' and he sang the song and played the rhythm guitar lick, and I went 'Oh, that's cute!', little suspecting it was gonna be huge."{{citation needed|date=September 2010}}

[[Image:NancySinatraBoots.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The album ''[[Boots (album)|Boots]]'' which featured the single]]

===Release===
The second single taken from her debut album ''[[Boots (album)|Boots]]'', and follow-up to the minor hit "So Long, Babe," the song became an instant success. In late February 1966, the song topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, a move it replicated in similar charts across the world.

When the single was first released, some thought it had to do with the [[1966 New York City transit strike|subway strike in New York]].{{citation needed|date=March 2008}} That same year, Sinatra recorded an early music video for the song. It was produced by Color-Sonics, and played on [[Scopitone]] video [[jukebox]]es. In 1986, for the song's twentieth anniversary, cable station [[VH1]] played this music video.

===In popular culture===
During television news coverage in 1966/67, the song was aired as a soundtrack as the cameras focused on US [[Infantrymen]] on patrol during the [[Vietnam War]]. Later, during that same time frame, Sinatra traveled to [[South Vietnam]] to perform for U.S. servicemen. It was used on the soundtrack to [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' (1987). Sinatra also sang it on an episode of ''[[China Beach]]'' in the late-1980s. In 2005, [[Paul Revere & the Raiders]] recorded a revamped version of the song using Sinatra's original vocal track. It appeared on the CD ''Ride to the Wall, Vol. 2'', with proceeds going to help Vietnam veterans.

In addition, the [[Gynoid#Other Fembots|Fembots]] were introduced to the strains of the opening and closing notes of the song in ''[[Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]''.

In 2006, [[Pitchfork Media]] selected it as the 114th best song of the 1960s. Critic Tom Breihan described the song as "maybe the finest bitchy kiss-off in pop history".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/staff-lists/6401-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/ |title=pitchforkmedia.com |publisher=pitchforkmedia.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>

Goodyear Tire and Rubber used portions of the song for its 1960s' ad campaign promoting its "wide boots" tires. Nancy Sinatra unsuccessfully sued Goodyear for using the song, claiming that it had violated her publicity rights.<ref>Sinatra v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 435 F.2d 711 (9th Cir. 1970), http://www.altlaw.org/v1/cases/882392{{dead link|date=September 2010}}.</ref>

The song is featured in ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' episode #9.24 "All In", air date May 14, 2009.

The song is mentioned by title in [[The Stone Roses]]' song "[[Fools Gold/What the World Is Waiting For|Fools Gold]]" ("These boots were made for walking/The Marquis de Sade don't wear no boots like these").

===Charts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1966)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|align="left|[[UK Singles Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|align="left|Australia [[Kent Music Report]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|align="left"|Italian Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|}

==Dika Newlin version==
In the 1995 [[documentary film]] ''[[Dika: Murder City]]'', the 74-year-old [[Dika Newlin]], dressed in leather and backed by the band Apocowlypso, performed a [[punk rock]] version of the song in a concert sequence.<ref>{{cite news | author =Phil Hall | title =Dika: Murder City | publisher =[[Film Threat]] | date =January 4, 2001| url =http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/1493/ | accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref>

==Jessica Simpson version==
{{Infobox single |
| Name = These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
| Cover = Jessicasimpson_single_thesebootsaremadeforwalking.jpg
| Artist = [[Jessica Simpson]]
| from Album = [[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]] Original Soundtrack
| B-side =
| Released = May 26, 2005 (US) <br />August 29, 2005 (UK)
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Maxi single|digital maxi single]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Country pop]], [[dance pop]]
| Length = 3:58 <small>(album version)</small><br>3:35 <small>(radio version)</small>
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = [[Lee Hazlewood]]; Jessica Simpson <small>(additional; uncredited)</small>
| Producer = [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]
| Certification = [[RIAA certification|Gold]] <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]</small> <br />[[RIAA certification|Platinum]] <small>[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])</small>
| Last single = "[[What Christmas Means to Me]]" <br />(2004)
| This single = "'''These Boots Are Made for Walkin<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''" <br />(2005)
| Next single = "[[A Public Affair (song)|A Public Affair]]" <br />(2006)
| Misc = {{External music video|"[http://www.vevo.com/watch/jessica-simpson/these-boots-are-made-for-walkin/USSM20500578 These Boots Are Made for Walkin']{{dead link|date=April 2011}}" at VEVO.com}}
}}

[[Jessica Simpson]] recorded her own version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (and added her own lyrics) for the [[soundtrack]] to the film ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' (2005). Simpson's cover was co-produced by [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]], and was released as the soundtrack's first [[Single (music)|single]] in 2005). It became Simpson's fifth top-twenty single in the [[United States]] and its [[music video]] drew some controversy because of its sexual imagery.<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=135890&model.vnuAlbumId=1166806|title= Jessica Simpson: Singles Chart History|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-08-07}}{{dead link|date=April 2011}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-01-05-simpson-peoples-choice_x.htm
|title=USATODAY.com - Jessica Simpson kicks off People's Choice Awards
|publisher=www.usatoday.com
|accessdate=2008-07-31
|last=
|first=
| date=January 5, 2006
}}
</ref>

The song was listed at #90 on [[ARIA Charts]]: Best of All Time - Singles.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/bestall.asp |title=Australian charts portal |publisher=australian-charts.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>

===Recording and release===
Simpson's version of the song is performed from the point of view of her character in ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', [[Daisy Duke]], and it has several major differences from Sinatra's version. The song's lyrics were changed almost completely as Simpson felt that they did not accurately convey the feelings needed for the film; in the original Sinatra dealt with a cheating boyfriend, while in the new version Simpson explored Daisy Duke's personality and experiences. She rewrote the majority of the lyrics herself, although some elements were retained such as the opening line "You keep saying you got something for me..." and the spoken "Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'".

Simpson also added some new music to her version of the song. Whereas the original version did not have a [[bridge (music)|bridge]], she created one for the cover. A risqué rap-like/spoken breakdown was added after the bridge. Because of the legalities of [[songwriting]], Simpson has not been credited for the new music or lyrics that she wrote. The production of the song was altered as well. Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis gave the cover a [[country music|country]]-inspired production because of its relationship to the film ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', but they also added a more [[hip hop music|hip hop]]-like beat. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is the production duo's second song to contain elements of country music, after [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Someone to Call My Lover]]."

In an interview with [[GAC Nights]], Jessica stated that her record label did not want to promote the song because of its country feel, even though the song is more pop than country. She said that she told the label "It's a great song and Willie Nelson's on it with me" and she said the label told her pop radio wouldn't understand that importance.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}}

===Chart performance===
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" peaked at fourteen on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]], and in late 2005 the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] certified the single [[platinum single|Gold]] for 500,000 legal downloads or more. Its [[Music download|digital downloads]] were high, but radio [[airplay (song)|airplay]] was low. Due to this, it's the song that reached the lowest chart position on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' for a song topping the [[List of number-one digital songs of 2005 (U.S.)|Hot Digital Songs chart]]. It reached the top ten on Billboard's [[Pop 100]] chart, and was Simpson's first single to appear on the chart. On 11 December 2006 the single was certified Gold by the RIAA again, this time by [[Epic Records]]. In total, the single has received 1 million digital downloads.

Internationally, was a success, reaching top 5 in several European countries. It became her biggest hit in [[Australia]], where it reached number two and remained in the top forty for twenty-four weeks. In [[Ireland]], the single also reached number 2. The song also cracked the top five in the [[United Kingdom]], where it reached number four and is to date, her highest peaking single in that territory. It reached the top ten in the chart [[European Hot 100 Singles]], [[Belgium]], and [[New Zealand]] and the top twenty in [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Germany]].

===Music video===
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The [[music video|video]], directed by [[Brett Ratner]], has caused some controversy because of its sexual imagery. The scene was well publicized, with Simpson admitting to the public and the media that she went on the [[South Beach diet]] to achieve her well toned look in the video. Because of its sexual imagery, the music video is banned in all [[Middle East]]ern and [[North Africa]]n nations except [[Algeria]], [[Israel]], [[Iraq]], [[Lebanon]], and [[Turkey]]. In [[Malaysia]], it was eventually edited with some of the scenes removed.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

It was parodied as "The Dukes Are Not Worth Watching" by ''[[MADtv]]'', with [[Nicole Parker]] portraying Simpson.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

===Charts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2005)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak <br />position
|-
|align="left"|Australian [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jessica+Simpson&titel=These+Boots+Are+Made+For+Walkin%27&cat=s |title=Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |publisher=australian-charts.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Jessica+Simpson&titel=These+Boots+Are+Made+For+Walkin%27&cat=s |title=Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |publisher=austriancharts.at |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|align="left"|Belgian [[Ultratop 50]] Singles (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Jessica+Simpson&titel=These+Boots+Are+Made+For+Walkin%27&cat=s |title=Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |publisher=ultratop.be |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
|align="left"|Belgian [[Ultratop 40]] Singles (Wallonia)
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|align="left"|[[Canadian Singles Chart]]<ref name=CanadaTop40>{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=9&date=2005-10-08|title=Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' Canada Top 40|publisher=Top 40 Charts|accessdate=June 24, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|29
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40]]
| style="text-align:center;"|35
|-
|align="left"|[[European Hot 100 Singles]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jessica-simpson/chart-history/135890?f=349&g=Singles]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/849 |title=Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|align="left"|Mexican Top Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands [[Single Top 100|Mega Single Top 100]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Jessica+Simpson&titel=These+Boots+Are+Made+For+Walkin%27&cat=s |title=Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|27
|-
|align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
|align="left"|[[Romanian Top 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editia_curenta-will+smith-Switch.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050930092918/http://www.rt100.ro/editia_curenta-will+smith-Switch.html |archivedate=2005-09-30 |title=will smith-Switch - editia curenta |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2005-09-30 |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|81
|-
|align="left"|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Singles Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=939 |title=Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |publisher=Chart Stats |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/song/original-soundtrack/these-boots-are-made-for-walkin/6425975]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Music/Club Play]]
| style="text-align:center;"|35
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Top 40 Mainstream]]
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|}

===Annual charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Country
! style="text-align:center;"|Position
|-
|align="left"|Australia ARIA Charts (2005)<ref name="ARIA Annual">{{cite web | author=Australian Recording Industry Association | title=ARIA Annual Chart | year=2005 | url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm | accessdate=October 4, 2009}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|-
|align="left"|Australia ARIA Charts (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Singles2006.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2006 |publisher=Aria.com.au |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|85
|-
|align="left"|Ireland Singles Chart<ref name="IRMA Annual">{{cite web | author=IRMA | title=IRMA Best 2005 | year=2005 | url=http://www.irma.ie/best2005.htm | accessdate=January 22, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|19
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart<ref name="UK Singles Annual 2005">{{cite web | author=UK Singles 2005 | title=UK Singles 2005 | year=2005 | url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf | accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|78
|-
|align="left"|US Hot Digital Songs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/hds_titl.jsp |title=Billboard.BIZ |publisher=Billboard.BIZ |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|60
|-
|align="left"|US Pop 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/poptitl.jsp |title=Billboard.BIZ |publisher=Billboard.BIZ |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|99
|}

===Certifications===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Country
! style="text-align:center;"|Certification
! style="text-align:center;"|Sales
|-
|align="left"|Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Singles |publisher=Aria.com.au |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| Platinum
| style="text-align:center;"|70,000
|-
|align="left"|UK<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=31737 |title=UK 2005 TOP 200 w/ sales!! |publisher=ATRL |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}{{dead link|date=April 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|69,500
|-
|align="left"|U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=these%20boots%20are%20made%20for%20walkin&artist=jessica%20simpson&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold & Platinum - March 13, 2011 |publisher=RIAA |date= |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|
* Gold (Columbia)
* Gold (Epic)
| style="text-align:center;"|1,000,000
|}

===Versions===
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Soundtrack version) – 4:00</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Original version) – 4:12</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Radio edit) – 3:41</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Instrumental) – 3:41</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Scott Storch Mix) – 4:43</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(E-Smoove Vocal Mix) – 6:59</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Bimbo Jones Vocal Club Mix) – 6:00</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) – 3:14</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Bimbo Jones Dub) – 6:03</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Ed n' Richie Club Mix) – 5:16</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Gomi & Escape's Club Mix) – 9:05</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Gomi & Escape Mix) – 9:03</small>
# "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" <small>(Gomi & Escape's Dub) – 6:13</small>

==Selected list of recorded versions==
* 1966 [[Nancy Sinatra]], U.S. #1, UK #1
* 1966 [[Lee Hazlewood]], the songwriter's own version, a humorous take on Sinatra's original recording sessions ("this is the part of the song where Billy Strange raised his hand and asked if he could please leave the room", "this is the part of the record where the engineer Eddy Brackett said if we don't fade this thing out, we're all gonna be arrested...") and the song's worldwide success ("and this is the part of the record where everybody said, 'Aw, that ''can't'' be no.1...!'", "You'll put on yer boots an' I'll put on mine, we'll sell a million ol' records any ol' time, yeah!")
* 1966 [[The Artwoods]], on the EP ''Jazz in Jeans''
* 1966 [[The Beau Brummels]], on the album ''[[Beau Brummels '66]]''
* 1966 [[The New Christy Minstrels]], on the album ''New Kick!''
* 1966 [[Mrs. Miller]], on the album ''Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits''
* 1966 [[Jane Morgan]], on the album ''Fresh Flavor''
* 1966 [[The Supremes]], on the album ''[[Supremes A' Go-Go]]''
* 1966 Eileen Goldsen, a [[France|French]] version titled "Ces bottes sont faites pour marcher". It is featured on the Gossip Girl Season 4 promo. She also recorded the [[Italy|Italian]] and [[Germany|German]] version of the hit.
* 1966 [[:cs:Yvonne Přenosilová|Yvonne Přenosilová]] made a version in [[Czechoslovakia]] as "Boty proti lásce"
* 1967 [[Loretta Lynn]], a [[country music|country]] version
* 1967 Annet Hesterman, a [[Dutch_language|Dutch]] version: Draag Schoenen Om Te Lopen (meaning 'Wearing Shoes To Walk').
* 1969 [[Symarip]], a [[Skinhead Reggae]] version on the album ''Skinhead Moonstomp''
* 1969 Balsara & His Singing Sitars (sitar instrumental music version) on album Greatest International Hits
* 1974 [[The Residents]], [[avant garde]] music group, on the album ''[[Meet the Residents]]''
* 1977 [[Amanda Lear]], on the album ''I Am a Photograph''
* 1978 [[Nick Cave]]'s first band [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Boys Next Door]], a [[noise rock]] version
* 1978 [[Pure Hell]], early punk rock band
* 1980 [[The Fast]], early punk rock band, on the album ''The Fast For Sale''
* 1980 [[Marianne Asher]] new wave version, Uniwave records Canada W-12014.
* 1981 [[The Swedish Chef]] on an episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
* 1982 [[Paula Yates]] on the [[B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation)|B.E.F.]] album ''Music of Quality and Distinction Volume One''
* 1984 [[Adriano Celentano]] on the album ''[[I Miei Americani]]'' (as "Bisogna Far Qualcosa"), more a parody than a cover because it features completely different Italian lyrics.
* 1984 [[Government Issue]] on the Joy Ride EP
* 1984 [[Shillelagh Sisters]] on the B-side of their 2nd single ''[[Passion Fruit - Shillelagh Sisters|Passion Fruit]]''
* 1985 Raymonde
* 1985 [[Megadeth]] features in the soundtrack for the punk movie "Dudes"
* 1986 [[Man 2 Man]] featuring Jessica Williams, a Hi-NRG dance version
* 1988 [[DC Lacroix]], on the album ''Livin' by the Sword''
* 1989 [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]], a version titled "One of These Days" from the album ''[[Energy (Operation Ivy album)|Energy]]''
* 1989 [[Kon Kan]], a [[dance music]] [[remix]]/[[remake]]
* 1989 [[Crispin Glover]], on the album ''[[The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be]]''
* 1991 [[Georgie Parker]] and the [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] Australia ensemble Farmhouse. Reached #58 on the Australian [[ARIA Chart]].
* 1991 [[7 Seconds (band)|7 Seconds]], on the album ''Old School'' (Album originally released in 1983 titled "United We Stand")
* 1991 [[Anita Lane]] and [[Barry Adamson]]
* 1991 [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]] on the album ''[[Revolution in Heaven]]''
* 1992 [[Billy Ray Cyrus]], on the album ''[[Some Gave All]]''. Reached #27 in [[Denmark]].
* 1993 [[Lisa Germano]], on the album ''[[Happiness (Lisa Germano album)|Happiness]]'' (released by Capitol)
* 1993 [[Shillelagh Sisters]] on the album ''[[Tyrannical Mex]]''
* 1994 [[La Toya Jackson]], on the album ''[[From Nashville to You]]''
* 1994 [[Sam Phillips]], on the soundtrack album "[[Robert Altman's Pret-A-Porter (Ready To Wear): Music From The Motion Picture]]"
* 1995 [[Boy George]], on the single "Il Adore" and on the Culture Club Box Set
* 1997 [[Family of God]], used in the end credits of the movie [[Playing God (film)|Playing God]] and on its soundtrack.
* 1997 [[Candye Kane]], on the album ''Diva la Grande''
* 1998 [[Geri Halliwell]], on the single CD ''[[Bag It Up]]''; also used in the movie [[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]] and on its soundtrack
* 1999 [[Trish Murphy]], on the album ''Rubies on the Lawn''
* 1999 [[Amanda Lear]], on the album ''Amanda '98 - Follow Me Back in My Arms'' (Bang! mix)
* 1999 [[Bad Manners]], on the album ''Rare & Fatty'' (as "Boots")
* 1999 [[Delbert McClinton]], on the album ''The Crazy Cajun Recordings''
* 2000 [[Sarge (band)|Sarge]], on the album ''[[Distant (album)|Distant]]''
* 2001 [[Eläkeläiset]], on the album ''[[Humppa!]]'' (as "Astuva Humppa")
* 2001 [[French Affair]], on the album ''Desire''
* 2001 [[La Grande Sophie]], on the album ''Le porte-Bonheur''
* 2001 [[Popa Chubby]] (feat. Galea), on the album ''Flashed Back''
* 2002 [[KMFDM]], on the ''[[Boots (KMFDM)|Boots]]'' EP
* 2002 [[The Fixx]], on the album ''When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear''
* 2002 [[Shillelagh Sisters]] on the album ''[[Sham’Rock & Roll]]''
* 2003 [[Star Academy 3]], on the album ''Fait Sa Bamba''
* 2003 [[Bree Sharp]], for the ''[[11:14]]'' soundtrack
* 2004 [[Antonio Banderas]] as [[Puss in Boots (Shrek)|Puss in Boots]], for a bonus feature on the ''[[Shrek 2]]'' DVD
* 2004 [[David Hasselhoff]], on the album ''[[Sings America|David Hasselhoff Sings America]]''
* 2004 [[The Fog Band]] as part of their live sets.
* 2005 [[Lil Kim]], the theme for the TV show ''[[Growing Up Gotti]]''
* 2005 [[Little Birdy]], on their single "[[Excited (Little Birdy song)|Excited]]"
* 2005 [[Jessica Simpson]], for ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' soundtrack, U.S. #14.
* 2006 [[Fulham Flurries]], on the album ''It's Only A Game: Hits & Misses From the Crazy World of British Football''.
* 2006 [[Miss Piggy]] as "These Bites Are for Poppon'" for a [[Pizza Hut]] commercial.
* 2006 [[Yuna Ito]], a single in [[Japan]] for a [[Daihatsu]] commercial
* 2006 [[Faster Pussycat]], on the album ''[[The Power and the Glory Hole]]''
* 2007 [[Ira Losco]], included in the CD single "Something to Talk About"
* 2008 [[The Coconutz]], translated into the [[Hawaiian Language]] and included on the soundtrack to the movie [[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]
* 2009 [[Siouxsie]], on the DVD ''[[Finale: The Last Mantaray and More Show]]''
* 2009 [[The Humans (band)|The Humans]], a project featuring [[Toyah Willcox]], [[Bill Rieflin]], Chris Wong and guest collaborator [[Robert Fripp]], released as a download single.
* 2009 [[Duet]] with [[Maria de Medeiros]] and [[The Legendary Tigerman]] in his CD, ''Femina''.
* 2009 [The Then]Drum'n'Bass/Rock version by Bath(UK) based band featuring Shep(guitars), Flash(bass)and Sophie Cooper(Vocals).http://www.thethen.co.uk/
* 2011 [[Vassy (singer)|VASSY]], uploaded her version via YouTube and set to be released on her upcoming Acoustics EP
* 2011 [[Planet Funk]], who covered it for the Italian comedy movie "La kryptonite nella borsa"'s soundtrack.

==Parodies==
* In an episode of ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', Pinky sang a spoof titled "These Fins Are Made For Swimmin'".
* In 2006 [[Miss Piggy]] sang a [[parody]] called "These Bites Are Made For Poppin" for a [[Pizza Hut]] commercial.
* Jessica Simpson's music video was parodied in [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s 2006 song "[[Stupid Girls]]".
* An American Oi! band, Stars and Stripes (1986), sang that their heads were "Shaved for Battle", adding that their "[[Doc Martens|Docs]] were made for kickin', and they will kick the shit out of you."
* In an episode of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', when Evelyn discusses her past, she recalls singing the song "These boots are made for walking". At the end of the episode, Charlie is seen playing a piano tune of the song, and Evelyn is spotted walking down the stairs, singing the song.
* In the film ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'', in the scene where Mickey is apprehended by the police, Mallory sings the chorus to Scagnetti.
* In an episode of ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', [[Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)|Huntress]] comments to [[Blue Beetle]] that "these boots were made for stompin'!"
* On ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[The Italian Bob]]'', ''[[Sideshow Bob]]'' is singing the song while stomping grapes for wine.

==References==
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| before = "[[Lightnin' Strikes]]" by [[Lou Christie]]
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| after = "[[Ballad of the Green Berets]]" by [[Barry Sadler|SSgt Barry Sadler]]
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| title = [[Canadian Singles Chart|Canada]] ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' [[List of RPM number-one singles of 1966|number-one single]]
| years = March 7, 1966 (one week)
| after = "At the Scene" by [[The Dave Clark Five]]
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Megadeth version

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
Song

Megadeth covered the song on their 1985 debut album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!, which is track four on the original release, and eight on the 2002 re-release. Their version (entitled "These Boots") was more of a parody than a cover and featured altered lyrics.

When the album started selling well, the writer of the song, Lee Hazlewood, began demanding that the song be omitted, due to its being a "perversion of the original". Dave Mustaine made the point that Hazlewood had been paid royalties for years before his complaint, but eventually omitted the song anyway. After 2004 remaster album contains censored version as track 8 and uncensored version as a bonus track. In 2011, an uncensored live version recorded in 1987 was released as part of the 25th anniversary edition of the album Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?.

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