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"'''These Boots Are Made for Walkin''''{{-"}} is a hit song written by [[Lee Hazlewood]] and recorded by [[Nancy Sinatra]] for her first album [[Boots (Nancy Sinatra album)| Boots]]. It charted [http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1966-01-22 January 22, 1966] {{Citation needed|reason=Discogs lists copies of the single date back to 1965|date=February 2016}} and reached No. 1 in the United States [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/>
"'''These Boots Are Made for Walkin''''{{-"}} is a hit song written by [[Lee Hazlewood]] and recorded by [[Nancy Sinatra]]. It charted January 22, 1966,<ref>http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1966-01-22</ref> and reached No. 1 in the United States [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/>


Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial. [[Loretta Lynn]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Kon Kan]], [[Geri Halliwell]], [[The Residents]], [[Megadeth]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]], [[Parquet Courts]], and [[KMFDM]] also released covers of the song. [[Leningrad Cowboys]] titled their version "These Boots", and released a video of the song, directed by [[Aki Kaurismäki]].
Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial. Among the more notable versions are the singles released by [[Megadeth]], [[Jessica Simpson]], and [[Ella Fitzgerald]] backed by [[Duke Ellington]] and his orchestra.


==Nancy Sinatra version==
==Nancy Sinatra version==
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Nancy Sinatra was encouraged by Lee Hazlewood to sing the song as if she were "a sixteen-year-old girl who fucks truck drivers".<ref>{{cite news|first=Garth|last=Cartwright |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/06/guardianobituaries.obituaries |title=Obituary: Lee Hazlewood &#124; Music |publisher=The Guardian |date= 2007-08-10|accessdate=2014-04-06 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1559526/Lee-Hazlewood.html |title=Lee Hazlewood |publisher=Telegraph |date= 2007-08-06|accessdate=2014-04-06 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Guerilla |first=Urban |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/lee-hazlewood-dead-78 |title=Lee Hazlewood Dead at 78 &#124; Music News &#124; Etc |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes |date= |accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> Sinatra's recording of the song was made with the help of [[Los Angeles]] [[session musician]]s known as [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|the Wrecking Crew]].<ref name="LA Mag">{{cite web |url=http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/a-qa-with-nancy-sinatra/ |title= Nancy Sinatra Talks "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" on the Eve of Its Golden Anniversary The hit song that inspired a generation of women to start walkin’ turns 50 tomorrow |author= Alison Martino |date= 19 January 2016 | accessdate= 5 July 2016}}</ref>
Nancy Sinatra was encouraged by Lee Hazlewood to sing the song as if she were "a sixteen-year-old girl who fucks truck drivers".<ref>{{cite news|first=Garth|last=Cartwright |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/06/guardianobituaries.obituaries |title=Obituary: Lee Hazlewood &#124; Music |publisher=The Guardian |date= 2007-08-10|accessdate=2014-04-06 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1559526/Lee-Hazlewood.html |title=Lee Hazlewood |publisher=Telegraph |date= 2007-08-06|accessdate=2014-04-06 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Guerilla |first=Urban |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/lee-hazlewood-dead-78 |title=Lee Hazlewood Dead at 78 &#124; Music News &#124; Etc |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes |date= |accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> Sinatra's recording of the song was made with the help of [[Los Angeles]] [[session musician]]s known as [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|the Wrecking Crew]].<ref name="LA Mag">{{cite web |url=http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/a-qa-with-nancy-sinatra/ |title= Nancy Sinatra Talks "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" on the Eve of Its Golden Anniversary The hit song that inspired a generation of women to start walkin’ turns 50 tomorrow |author= Alison Martino |date= 19 January 2016 | accessdate= 5 July 2016}}</ref>
This session included [[Hal Blaine]] on drums, [[Al Casey (rock & roll guitarist)|Al Casey]], [[Tommy Tedesco]], and [[Billy Strange]] 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. Nick Bonney was the guitarist for the [[Nelson Riddle]] Orchestra.
This session included [[Hal Blaine]] on drums, [[Al Casey (rock & roll guitarist)|Al Casey]], [[Tommy Tedesco]], and [[Billy Strange]] 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. Nick Bonney was the guitarist for the [[Nelson Riddle]] Orchestra.

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}}

[[Nancy Sinatra]] would later record one of [[Don Lanier]]'s songs on her 1969 album ''[[Nancy (album)|Nancy]]''.


===Personnel===
===Personnel===
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===Release===
===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.
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}}


===Promotional film===
===Promotional film===
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==Geri Halliwell version==
{{Infobox song
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| Artist = [[Geri Halliwell]]
| Album = [[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie#Soundtrack|Rugrats in Paris: The Movie: Music From the Motion Picture]]
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British singer-songwriter [[Geri Halliwell]] recorded her own version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin{{' "}} for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie#Soundtrack|Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]''. The song was released on February 1, 2000 to promote previously the film.<ref name=release/> It was also included as a B-Side in her single [[Bag It Up]], ranking number one in the UK charts.

===Live performances===
Halliwell performed the song in [[Casa Milà]] in July 2000, and again in [[Oman]] in November 2001.


===Track listing===
===Track listing===
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===Music video===
===Music video===
The [[music video|video]], directed by [[Brett Ratner]], has caused some controversy because of its sexual imagery.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
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The [[music video|video]], directed by [[Brett Ratner]], has caused some controversy because of its sexual imagery. Mostly having to do with Jessica shaking her rear to numerous men and rubbing her rear against a man's crotch. 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 and certifications===
===Charts and certifications===
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[[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") featured altered lyrics, and produced more as a parody than a true cover.
[[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") featured altered lyrics, and produced more as a parody than a true cover.


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". Megadeth guitarist and frontman [[Dave Mustaine]] made the point that Hazlewood had been paid [[royalties]] for years before he made the complaint, although Mustaine eventually omitted the song anyway from newer pressings of the album. When the album was remixed in 2002, a censored version of the song was included 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?]]''. In 1987 Megadeth re-recorded the song as part of the soundtrack for [[Penelope Spheeris]]’ movie <i>Dudes </i>, changing the title to <i>These boots were made for walkin’</i>
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". Megadeth guitarist and frontman [[Dave Mustaine]] made the point that Hazlewood had been paid [[royalties]] for years before he made the complaint, although Mustaine eventually omitted the song anyway from newer pressings of the album. When the album was remixed in 2002, a censored version of the song was included 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?]]''. In 1987 Megadeth re-recorded the song as part of the soundtrack for [[Penelope Spheeris]]’ movie ''Dudes'', changing the title to "These boots were made for walkin’"
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===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 | first =Phil| last =Hall | title =Dika: Murder City | publisher =[[Film Threat]] | date =January 4, 2001| url =http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/1493/ | accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref>

===Nicki Gillis Version===
[[Nicki Gillis]] covered the song on her 2011 album ''Woman of Substance''. The song has featured in Nicki's live shows across the globe since she was 19 years old. Current performances retain the faithfulness of Nancy's original vocals but with a contemporary heavier rock sound played by Nicki's band. The version on her ''Woman of Substance'' album is a touch softer and more like the original Nancy Sinatra version from 1966.

===Marcia Hines version===
[[Marcia Hines]] covered the song in 2015, specifically for the trailer of season two of ''[[The Real Housewives of Melbourne]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Real Housewives of Melbourne strut into Season 2 with a re-make of a UMP classic|url=http://www.umusicpub.com.au/en-AU/FilmAndTv/2015/Feb/Hazlewood-for-Real-Housewives-of-Melbourne.aspx|website=Universal Music Publishing|accessdate=16 January 2017|date=9 February 2015}}</ref>


==Selected list of other recorded versions==
==Selected list of other recorded versions==
*[[Four Jacks and a Jill]] on their 1965 album, ''Jimmy Come Lately''.<ref>[http://www.rock.co.za/legends/60s/4jacks_albums_one.htm Four Jacks and a Jill, ''Jimmy Come Lately''] Retrieved May 13, 2015</ref>
* 1966 [[Nancy Sinatra]], US #1, UK #1<ref name=pc44>{{Gilliland |https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19808/m1/ |Show 44 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. [Part 4] }}</ref>
* 1966 [[Nancy Sinatra]], US #1, UK #1<ref name=pc44>{{Gilliland |https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19808/m1/ |Show 44 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. [Part 4] }}</ref>
* 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 [[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 [[Ella Fitzgerald]] & [[Duke Ellington]] with his Orchestra, as a single (CBS 2446).
* 1966 [[Ella Fitzgerald]] and [[Duke Ellington]] with his Orchestra, as a single (CBS 2446).
* 1966 Eileen Goldsen, a French version titled "Ces bottes sont faites pour marcher". It is featured on the Gossip Girl Season 4 promo. She also recorded the Italian and German version of the hit.
* 1966 [[The Artwoods]], on the EP ''Jazz in Jeans''
* 1966 [[The Ventures]], on the album "Go with The Ventures"
* 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 {{Interlanguage link multi|Martha Duhalt|es}}, a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] version: "Las botas que uso pueden caminar", as a CBS single (5872).
* 1966 {{Interlanguage link multi|Martha Duhalt|es}}, a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] version: "Las botas que uso pueden caminar", as a CBS single (5872).
* 1991 [[Zeena Schreck]]/[[Radio Werewolf]], on the 12” vinyl single “''Boots/Witchcraft'' – A Tribune To The Sin-atras”<ref name="zeena1">{{cite web|title=Zeena/Radio Werewolf Boots Single: Cover by fetish photographer Helmut Wolech|url=http://www.zeena.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51%3Awitchcraftboots-a-tribute-to-the-sin-atras&catid=36&Itemid=79#witchcraft|publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref><ref name="youtube1">{{cite web|title=YouTube of the Zeena/Radio Werewolf version|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-jhDohhI5k|publisher=Youtube.com|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref>
* 1966 [[:cs:Yvonne Přenosilová|Yvonne Přenosilová]] made a version in [[Czechoslovakia]] as "Boty proti lásce" (meaning 'Boots Against Love').
* 1966 [[Loretta Lynn]], a [[country music|country]] version on the album "[[You Ain't Woman Enough]]"
* 1967 Annet Hesterman, a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] version: Draag Schoenen Om Te Lopen (meaning 'Wearing Shoes To Walk').
* 1969 [[Symarip]], on the album ''Skinhead Moonstomp''
* 1974 [[The Residents]], 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''
* 1981 [[The Swedish Chef]] on an episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
* 1982 [[Sleepy LaBeef]], on the album ''Electricity''.
* 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")
* 1984 [[Government Issue]] on the Joy Ride EP
* 1984 [[Shillelagh Sisters]] on the B-side of their 2nd single ''Passion Fruit''
* 1985 Kelly Moore, on the album ''Precious Little Diamond''{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
* 1985 [[Megadeth]] features in the soundtrack for the punk movie "Dudes"
* 1985 [[Julie Goodyear]] on the album ''Coronation Street - The Album'' which accompanied the TV show ''[[Coronation Street]]''
* 1986 [[Man 2 Man]] featuring Jessica Williams, a Hi-NRG dance version
* 1989 [[The Del Rubio Triplets]] on an episode of ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]''
* 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 [[Zeena Schreck]]/[[Radio Werewolf]], on the 12” vinyl single “''Boots/Witchcraft'' – A Tribune To The Sin-atras”<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs for Zeena/Radio Werewolf-Boots/Witchcraft|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Zeena|publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref><ref name="zeena1">{{cite web|title=Zeena/Radio Werewolf Boots Single: Cover by fetish photographer Helmut Wolech|url=http://www.zeena.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51%3Awitchcraftboots-a-tribute-to-the-sin-atras&catid=36&Itemid=79#witchcraft|publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref><ref name="youtube1">{{cite web|title=YouTube of the Zeena/Radio Werewolf version|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-jhDohhI5k|publisher=Youtube.com|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref>
* 1991 [[Georgie Parker]] and the [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] Australia ensemble Farmhouse. Reached #58 on the Australian [[ARIA Chart]].
* 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]].
* 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 [[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''
* 1999 [[Velvet 99]], on the album ''These Boots Are Made for Walkin' ''
* 2000 [[Sarge (band)|Sarge]], on the album ''[[Distant (album)|Distant]]''
* 2000 [[Geri Halliwell]], on the album ''[[Rugrats in Paris]]''
* 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 [[Bree Sharp]], for the ''[[11:14]]'' soundtrack
* 2004 [[Antonio Banderas]] as [[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 [[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, US #14.
* 2005 [[Jessica Simpson]], for ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' soundtrack, US #14.
* 2011 [[Planet Funk]] covered it for the Italian comedy movie ''[[La kryptonite nella borsa]]''{{'}}s soundtrack. This version of the song peaked at number ten on the [[Italian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Planet+Funk&titel=These+Boots+Are+Made+For+Walkin%27&cat=s | publisher = Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien | accessdate = 1 October 2012 | title = Italian Charts - Planet Funk - These Boots Are Made for Walking (song)}}</ref> and it was certified gold by the [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]].<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Italy|type=single}}</ref>
* 2006 [[Faster Pussycat]], on the album ''[[The Power and the Glory Hole]]''
*2006 [[Claire Johnston]] from South African group [[Mango Groove]] on her album Africa Blue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Claire-Johnston-Africa-Blue/release/2668064 |title=Claire Johnston - Africa Blue (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref>
* 2006 [[F.P.G.]] ([[:ru:F.P.G.]]) features a translation of the song into Russian on the album "Гонщики" (track is called "Ботинки")
* 2007 [[Ira Losco]], included in the CD single "Something to Talk About"
* 2008 [[The Coconutz]], translated into Hawaiian 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 [[Maria de Medeiros]] and [[The Legendary Tigerman]] on his CD ''Femina''.
* 2011 [[Planet Funk]] covered it for the Italian comedy movie ''[[La kryptonite nella borsa]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s soundtrack. This version of the song peaked at number ten on the [[Italian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Planet+Funk&titel=These+Boots+Are+Made+For+Walkin%27&cat=s | publisher = Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien | accessdate = 1 October 2012 | title = Italian Charts - Planet Funk - These Boots Are Made for Walking (song)}}</ref> and it was certified gold by the [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]].<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Italy|type=single}}</ref>
* 2012 [[Zeena Schreck]]/[[Radio Werewolf]], on the compilation CD ''The Vinyl Solution-Analog Artifacts: Ritual Instrumentals And Undercover Versions''<ref name="zeena1"/><ref name="youtube1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs for Radio Werewolf/The Vinyl Solution|url=http://www.discogs.com/Radio-Werewolf-The-Vinyl-Solution-Analog-Artifacts-Ritual-Instrumentals-and-Undercover-Versions/release/4099694|publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref>
* 2013 [[Olivia Holt]] released it for the ''[[Shake It Up: I Love Dance]]'' soundtrack. This version was featured in a promo spot for ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' which aired during the season finale of ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''.
* 2014 [[Parquet Courts]] released it on their 2014 album Content Nausea.
* 2017 [[Haley Reinhart]], on the album ''[[What's That Sound?]]''


==References==
==References==

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"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
Song
B-side"The City Never Sleeps at Night"

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a hit song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It charted January 22, 1966,[3] and reached No. 1 in the United States Billboard Hot 100 and in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial. Among the more notable versions are the singles released by Megadeth, Jessica Simpson, and Ella Fitzgerald backed by Duke Ellington and his orchestra.

Nancy Sinatra version

Recording

Nancy Sinatra was encouraged by Lee Hazlewood to sing the song as if she were "a sixteen-year-old girl who fucks truck drivers".[4][5][6] Sinatra's recording of the song was made with the help of Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.[7] This session included Hal Blaine on drums, Al Casey, Tommy Tedesco, and Billy Strange 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. Nick Bonney was the guitarist for the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.

Personnel

Other personnel, as seen in the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) contracts for the session include:[8]

Release

The second single taken from her debut 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 chart, a move it replicated in similar charts across the world.

Promotional film

In the same year Sinatra recorded a promotional film, which would later be known as the music video, for the song. It was produced by Color-Sonics and played on Scopitone video jukeboxes.[7] In 1986, for the song's 20th anniversary, cable station VH1 played the video.

Sinatra told Alison Martino that other videos and performances are from TV shows like The Ed Sullivan Show, Hullaballoo and Shindig![7]

The videos featured Sinatra wearing an iconic pair of boots.[7]

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".[9]

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company 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.[10]

The song was included in the third episode of American action-comedy series The Good Guys, "Broken Door Theory".

Charts

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
French (IFOP)[11] 13
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Italian Singles Chart 3
New Zealand (RIANZ) 1
UK Singles Chart[2] (OCC) 1
US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard) 1

Track listing

  • UK promotional single[12]
  1. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" – 3:03
  2. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" – 2:19

Release history

Land Date Format Label
Vereinigtes Königreich February 1, 2000 Promotional single — digital download EMI, Maverick

Jessica Simpson version

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
Song

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 (2005). The version was also included in the international version of her fifth studio album, A Public Affair (2006). Simpson's cover was co-produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and was released as the soundtrack's first 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.[13][14]

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, 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-inspired production because of its relationship to the film The Dukes of Hazzard, but they also added a more hip hop-like beat.

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]

CD single

  1. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Radio edit) - 4:10
  2. "With You (Live from Universal Amphitheater)
  3. "Take My Breath Away" (Live from Universal Amphitheater)
  4. "I Think I'm in Love with You" (Live from Universal Amphitheater)
  5. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Video clip)

Chart performance

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" peaked at fourteen on the US Billboard Hot 100, and in late 2005 the RIAA certified the single Gold for 500,000 legal downloads or more. Its digital downloads were high, but radio 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 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 it 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 Britain. 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. As the end of the year 2005, the single had sold 69,500 copies in UK.[15]

Music video

The video, directed by Brett Ratner, has caused some controversy because of its sexual imagery.[citation needed]

Charts and certifications

Versions

  1. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Soundtrack version) – 4:10
  2. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Original version) – 3:35
  3. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Radio edit) – 4:10
  4. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Instrumental) – 3:35
  5. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Scott Storch Mix) – 4:43
  6. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (E-Smoove Vocal Mix) – 6:59
  7. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Bimbo Jones Vocal Club Mix) – 6:00
  8. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) – 3:14
  9. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Bimbo Jones Dub) – 6:03
  10. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Ed n' Richie Club Mix) – 5:16
  11. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Gomi & Escape's Club Mix) – 9:05
  12. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Gomi & Escape Mix) – 9:03
  13. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Gomi & Escape's Dub) – 6:13

Other versions

Megadeth version

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") featured altered lyrics, and produced more as a parody than a true cover.

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". Megadeth guitarist and frontman Dave Mustaine made the point that Hazlewood had been paid royalties for years before he made the complaint, although Mustaine eventually omitted the song anyway from newer pressings of the album. When the album was remixed in 2002, a censored version of the song was included 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?. In 1987 Megadeth re-recorded the song as part of the soundtrack for Penelope Spheeris’ movie Dudes, changing the title to "These boots were made for walkin’"

Selected list of other recorded versions

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Nancy Sinatra version
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
February 26, 1966
(one week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
February 17, 1966 – March 16, 1966(four weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canada RPM number-one single
March 7, 1966 (one week) 		Succeeded by
"At the Scene" by The Dave Clark Five
Preceded by
"A Must to Avoid" by Herman's Hermits
 New Zealand Singles Chart number-one single
April 8, 1966, – April 21, 1966 (two weeks) 		Succeeded by
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