Trampled Under Foot

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"Trampled Under Foot"
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Netherlands single picture sleeve
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album Physical Graffiti
B-side"Black Country Woman"
Released2 April 1975 (1975-04-02) (US)
RecordedFebruary 1974; April–May 1974[1]
StudioRonnie Lane Mobile Studio, Headley Grange, Hampshire; Olympic, London[1]
Genre
Length5:38
LabelSwan Song
Songwriters
ProducerJimmy Page
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"D'yer Mak'er"
(1973) 		"Trampled Under Foot"
(1975) 		"Candy Store Rock"
(1976)
Audio sample

"Trampled Under Foot" is a song by the English rock group Led Zeppelin. A funk-influenced piece with John Paul Jones on clavinet, it was included on their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. The song was released as a single in several countries and was frequently performed in concert.

Lyrics

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The lyrics were inspired by blues musician Robert Johnson's 1936 song "Terraplane Blues".[10] A Terraplane is a classic car, and the song uses car parts as metaphors for sex—"pump your gas", "rev all night", etc. The themes of these songs however differ; "Terraplane Blues" is about infidelity, while "Trampled Under Foot" is about giving in to sexual temptation.[11]

Composition and recording

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The song evolved out of a jam session in 1972 and is credited to Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones.[12] Much rehearsal went into perfecting the relentless semi-funk riff that dominates this song.[10] John Paul Jones has credited Stevie Wonder with the inspiration for the beat ("Superstition", 1972), which he played on a clavinet.[10][13] Page played through a wah-wah pedal and, as producer, employed reverse echo on the recording.[10][14]

Reception and charts

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Billboard described "Trampled Under Foot" as "the most commercial single [Led Zeppelin] put together in several years" and as having "a powerful staccatto beat."[15] Cashbox called it a "high-powered effort" that "packs a punch that is sure to be felt on top of the charts."[16] Record World said that "As Zeppelin-sanity begins to reach Beatlemaniacal proportions, the stage is set for the heavy metalmen to take their first single from Physical Graffiti to the top."[17] Released in April 1975, it reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.[18]

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[19] 60
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 38
US Cashbox[21] 28
US Record World[22] 39

Live performances and other versions

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Led Zeppelin live on stage 1975
Page using a wah-wah pedal during a performance in Chicago (January 1975)

"Trampled Under Foot" became a standard part of Led Zeppelin concerts from 1975 onwards, being played on every tour until 1980.[10] In 2012, the song was performed during the London Olympics opening ceremony as a part of a selected playlist.[23]

A rough mix of the track with less overdubbing was titled "'Brandy & Coke' (Trampled Under Foot) [Initial Rough Mix]". It was released on 11 February 2015 (on iTunes), as part of the remastering process of all nine albums.[24] The rest of the album was released on 23 February 2015.

Personnel

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According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Guesdon & Margotin 2018, p. 388.
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Bibliography

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