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American rock band [[Stone Temple Pilots]] | American rock band [[Stone Temple Pilots]] recorded an [[Acoustic music|acoustic]] cover of "Dancing Days" for the tribute album, ''[[Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin]]'' (1995). Their version is a [[grunge]] and [[alternative rock]] song,<ref name="FO2">{{Cite web |last=Coffman |first=Tim |date=April 20, 2024 |title=10 grunge takes on classic tracks |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-grunge-takes-on-classic-tracks/ |access-date=June 12, 2025 |website=[[Far Out (magazine)|Far Out]]}}</ref> with elements of [[Swing music|swing]], an example of the DeLeo brother's [[jazz]] influences.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mezydlo |first=Jeffrey |date=May 31, 2025 |title=20 artists who pulled off great covers of Led Zeppelin |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/the_top_20_covers_of_led_zeppelin_songs/s1__27174224 |access-date=June 11, 2025 |website=Yardbarker |language=en}}</ref> The song was released as a [[promotional single]] that same year, and peaked at No. 63 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100 Airplay|''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay]] chart. | ||
The band repurposed the chorus riff on <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart]]", a song and second single from their third studio album, [[Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop|''Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop'']] (1996). | The band repurposed the chorus riff on <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart]]", a song and second single from their third studio album, [[Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop|''Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop'']] (1996). | ||
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A [[promotional single]] of "Dancing Days", shortened to three minutes and 46 seconds, was released in 1995, with the four minute and two second album version as the [[B-side]]. The single was manufactured by WEA Manufacturing, made by Specialty Records, and issued with a black and white printed tray card, but no front insert. | A [[promotional single]] of "Dancing Days", shortened to three minutes and 46 seconds, was released in 1995, with the four minute and two second album version as the [[B-side]]. The single was manufactured by WEA Manufacturing, made by Specialty Records, and issued with a black and white printed tray card, but no front insert. | ||
While not entering the US Hot 100, the song reached No. 63 on | While not entering the US Hot 100, the song reached No. 63 on Hot 100 Airplay, No. 11 on [[Alternative Airplay]], No. 3 on [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] and No. 46 on the Canada Top Singles chart. | ||
=== Critical reception === | === Critical reception === | ||
Ryan Burleson of [[Magnet (magazine)|''Magnet'']] praised the cover for its faithfulness to the original, | Ryan Burleson of [[Magnet (magazine)|''Magnet'']] praised the cover for its faithfulness to the original, opining that the song almost sounded like a Stone Temple Pilots original.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burleson |first=Ryan |date=February 2, 2011 |title=Take Cover! Stone Temple Pilots Vs. Led Zeppelin |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2011/02/02/take-cover-stone-temple-pilots-vs-led-zeppelin/ |access-date=June 11, 2025 |website=[[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet]] |language=en-US}}</ref> According to him, this was not surprising, as the band frequently cited Led Zeppelin as an influence, and had the same record label, [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]. | ||
=== Legacy === | === Legacy === | ||
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=== Charts === | === Charts === | ||
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!Chart (1995) | !scope="col"|Chart (1995) | ||
!Peak position | !scope="col"|Peak<br/>position | ||
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|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])<ref name="CAN-singles">Peak chart positions for singles in Canada: | |{{left|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']])<ref name="CAN-singles">Peak chart positions for singles in Canada: | ||
* "Plush": {{cite web |date=September 11, 1993 |title=Top Singles - Volume 58, No. 9 |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2235&type=1&interval=36&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |accessdate=December 14, 2012 |work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher=[[Walt Grealis]]}} | * "Plush": {{cite web |date=September 11, 1993 |title=Top Singles - Volume 58, No. 9 |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2235&type=1&interval=36&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |accessdate=December 14, 2012 |work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher=[[Walt Grealis]]}} | ||
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* "Days of the Week": {{cite web |title=The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles |url=http://jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803213439/http://jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html |archive-date=August 3, 2001 |accessdate=January 7, 2025}} | * "Days of the Week": {{cite web |title=The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles |url=http://jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803213439/http://jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html |archive-date=August 3, 2001 |accessdate=January 7, 2025}} | ||
* "Revolution": {{cite web |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots-mn0000626463/awards |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}} | * "Revolution": {{cite web |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots-mn0000626463/awards |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}} | ||
* "Between the Lines": {{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/can/ |accessdate=November 21, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | * "Between the Lines": {{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/can/ |accessdate=November 21, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>}} | ||
|46 | |46 | ||
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|US [[Hot 100 Airplay]] (Billboard)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/hsi/ |accessdate=November 21, 2018 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> | |{{left|US [[Hot 100 Airplay]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/hsi/ |accessdate=November 21, 2018 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>}} | ||
|63 | |63 | ||
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|US [[Alternative Airplay]] (Billboard)<ref name="Alternative">{{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Alternative Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/mrt/ |accessdate=November 21, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | |{{left|US [[Alternative Airplay]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="Alternative">{{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Alternative Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/mrt/ |accessdate=November 21, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>}} | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
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|US [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] (Billboard)<ref name="Mainstream">{{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/rtt/ |accessdate=December 24, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | |{{left|US [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="Mainstream">{{cite magazine |title=Stone Temple Pilots – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stone-temple-pilots/chart-history/rtt/ |accessdate=December 24, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>}} | ||
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"Dancing Days" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It appears on their 1973 album, Houses of the Holy, and was released as a single in the US. It was recorded at Stargroves, England in 1972. It was inspired by an Indian tune that Jimmy Page and Robert Plant heard while traveling in Bombay. This was the first track from the album to be offered for radio play by Atlantic Records. It was premiered on 24 March 1973 on the BBC Radio One Rosko lunch time show.[1]
Live performances
As with the single's A-side, "Over the Hills and Far Away", "Dancing Days" was introduced by the band in concert well ahead of its commercial release. The earliest live documented reference is in Seattle on 19 June 1972 where the song was performed twice: once during the main set and again as an encore;[1] it was then performed frequently during the rest of this tour, with a version appearing on the live album, How the West Was Won. With the release of Houses of the Holy, however, "Dancing Days" was largely dropped from concerts, although an abridged, acoustic version was occasionally performed during the 1977 U.S. tour.[1] A full electric version was played as an encore on 13 July 1973 at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan as featured on the "Monsters of Rock" bootleg.
Critical reception
In a contemporary review for Houses of the Holy, Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone gave "Dancing Days" a negative review, calling the track nothing but a piece of "filler".[2]
Personnel
According to the Houses of the Holy liner notes.[3]
- Robert Plant – vocals
- Jimmy Page – guitars
- John Paul Jones – bass, organ
- John Bonham – drums
Stone Temple Pilots version
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American rock band Stone Temple Pilots recorded an acoustic cover of "Dancing Days" for the tribute album, Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1995). Their version is a grunge and alternative rock song,[4] with elements of swing, an example of the DeLeo brother's jazz influences.[5] The song was released as a promotional single that same year, and peaked at No. 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.
The band repurposed the chorus riff on ''Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart", a song and second single from their third studio album, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996).
Release
A promotional single of "Dancing Days", shortened to three minutes and 46 seconds, was released in 1995, with the four minute and two second album version as the B-side. The single was manufactured by WEA Manufacturing, made by Specialty Records, and issued with a black and white printed tray card, but no front insert.
While not entering the US Hot 100, the song reached No. 63 on Hot 100 Airplay, No. 11 on Alternative Airplay, No. 3 on Mainstream Rock and No. 46 on the Canada Top Singles chart.
Critical reception
Ryan Burleson of Magnet praised the cover for its faithfulness to the original, opining that the song almost sounded like a Stone Temple Pilots original.[6] According to him, this was not surprising, as the band frequently cited Led Zeppelin as an influence, and had the same record label, Atlantic.
Legacy
"Dancing Days" was remastered and rereleased on 13 September 2019 as one of 12 bonus tracks on the 25th anniversary remaster of the band's second studio album, Purple. Stone Temple Pilots reused the chorus riff from their version of the song on "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart", a song and second single from the band's third studio album, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, and released on 3 August 1996.[7]
Howard Stern uploaded a video in January 2019 of the band performing the song on The Howard Stern Show, in 1996. The video had never been uploaded to the internet, and only the audio was previously available online. Howard says at the end, "you sons of bitches can really do it, I like it."[8]
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Template:Left | 46 |
| Template:Left | 63 |
| Template:Left | 11 |
| Template:Left | 3 |
See also
- List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songsTemplate:Snd"Dancing Days" entries
References
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