Whole Lotta Love

"Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is featured as the opening track on the band's second album, Led Zeppelin II, and was released in the US (and Japan) as a single. The US release became their first hit single, it was certified Gold on 13 April 1970, when it sold one million copies. As with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was released in the UK, but singles were released in Germany (where it reached number one), the Netherlands (where it reached number four), Belgium and France. In 2004, the song was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in March 2005, Q magazine placed "Whole Lotta Love" at number three in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It was placed 11 on a similar list by Rolling Stone. In 2009 it was named the third greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. The guitar solo is ranked number 38. on Guitar World's "100 Greatest Guitar Solos". "Whole Lotta Love" was recorded at various studios in New York and Los Angeles during the band's second concert tour of the United States and assembled by Jimmy Page at Olympic Studios in London. Already part of their live repertoire, it saw its first official release on the LP Led Zeppelin II on 22 October 1969 (Atlantic LP #8236). The song has been widely covered by many artists. It was famous in the United Kingdom for having been the theme music for the long-running television programme Top of the Pops during the 1970s and 1980s. It also featured in the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on 24 August 2008, in a rewritten version with Jimmy Page on guitar and Leona Lewis providing the vocals. Both Lewis and the organizers requested that some of the lyrics be changed, notably "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love". Lewis felt that the line made little sense coming from a female singer.

[Verse 1] You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin' I'm going to send you back to schoolin' Way down inside, honey, you need it I'm goin' to give you my love I'm goin' to give you my love, oh [Chorus] Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love [Verse 2] You've been learnin', baby, I've been yearnin' All them good times, baby, baby, I've been learnin' Way, way down inside, honey, you need it I'm gonna give you my love, ah I'm goin' to give you my love, ah, oh [Chorus] Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love [Instrumental Trip Sequence 1:19-3:20] [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] You've been coolin', baby, I've been droolin' All the good times, baby, I've been misusin' Way, way down inside, I'm goin' to give you my love I'm goin' to give you every inch of my love Goin' to give you my love, hey, alright, yes, sir [Chorus] Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love Want a whole lotta love [Outro] Way down inside, woman, you need love Shake for me, girl, I want to be your back door man Hey! Oh! Hey! Oh! Hey! Oh! Keep it coolin', baby Keep it coolin', baby Keep it coolin', baby Keep it coolin', baby Keep it coolin', baby