Wild Heart (Stevie Nicks song)
| "Wild Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Stevie Nicks | |
| from the album The Wild Heart | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Recorded | 1983 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 6:08 |
| Label | Modern |
| Songwriter | Stevie Nicks |
| Producers | |
"Wild Heart" is a 1983 song by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the third single from her second solo album, The Wild Heart.
Background
In an interview with Jim Ladd in 1983, Nicks said of the song, "The song the Wild Heart is kind of an abstract song, that was written in Long Island, New York. I mean at the same time that Enchanted was written. A long, long time ago, right at the same time that Bella Donna came out."[1]
Album version
Nicks wrote the music of "Wild Heart" for the album version of the song which gave her full writing credits for the song.[2] She made several changes to the lyrics of the song, such as an introduction dedicated to her then recently deceased friend, Robin Anderson. When Nicks played the song to her friend Tom Petty he said it was "epic".[3] The song is over six minutes long.
Rolling Stone photo shoot
A now-famous video of Nicks singing an early version of this song at a Rolling Stone photo shoot surfaced in 2008 on YouTube, attracting over a million views.[4][5] This early version shows Nicks singing the lyrics of "Wild Heart" over an early demo of "Can't Go Back" called "Suma’s Walk aka Can’t Go Back (Outtake)" that was released on a 2016 deluxe version of Mirage.[6]
Personnel
Video personnel
- Stevie Nicks – lead vocals
- Lori Perry-Nicks – harmony vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, additional keyboards
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Christine McVie – keyboards
Album version personnel
- Stevie Nicks – lead vocals
- Lori Perry-Nicks – harmony vocals
- Sharon Celani – backing vocals
- Sandy Stewart – synthesizer[2]
- David Munday – guitar
- Roger Tausz – bass guitar
- Brad Smith – drums, percussion
- Dean Parks – guitar
References
- ^ "Stevie Nicks on Wild Heart". In Her Own Words. 5 July 1983. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ a b "The Penguin Discography: Wild Heart". Discog. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "The Wild Heart". Buckingham Nicks. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Havens, Lyndsey (October 27, 2016). "Stevie Nicks Shares Stunning Unreleased Version of 'Wild Heart': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard.
- ^ Cotto, Mario (September 28, 2011). "Well done, Internets! : Stevie Nicks' Dressing Room…". KCRW.
- ^ "Mirage Deluxe Reissue 7/29". fleetwoodmac.net.
Other sources
- Timespace – The Best of Stevie Nicks, liner notes
- Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks, liner notes and commentary