Barracuda (song)
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| "Barracuda" | ||
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| Single by Heart | ||
| from the album Little Queen | ||
| B-side(s) | "Cry to Me" | |
| Released | 1977 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | 1977 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Label | Portrait Records | |
| Writer(s) | Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Michael DeRosier Sue Ennis Roger Fisher |
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| Producer(s) | Mike Flicker | |
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| Heart singles chronology | ||
| "Dreamboat Annie" (1976) |
"Barracuda" (1977) |
"Little Queen" (1977) |
"Barracuda" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's second album Little Queen in 1977. The song is an aggressive rock and roll number which immediately drew comparisons to Led Zeppelin, particularly with Ann Wilson's vocal delivery on the chorus: "...you're gonna burn, burn, burn to the wick..."
Upon its release "Barracuda" became Heart's second top-twenty hit in the U.S., peaking at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become one of the band's signature tunes and is still a staple on American classic rock radio playlists.
"Barracuda" has been featured on the soundtracks to both the film Charlie's Angels and the computer games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (on the in-game K-DST radio station), and Prey.
Rasputina has a cover version of the song, and has played it on recent tours and while opening for Primus.
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| Ann Wilson | Nancy Wilson |
| Heart discography |
| Studio albums: Dreamboat Annie | Little Queen | Magazine | Dog and Butterfly | Bebe Le Strange | Private Audition | Passionworks | Heart | Bad Animals | Brigade | Desire Walks On | Jupiter's Darling Compilations: Greatest Hits Live | The Road Home | These Dreams: Greatest Hits | The Essential Heart | Alive in Seattle Singles: Crazy on You | Magic Man | Dreamboat Annie | Barracuda | Little Queen | Kick it Out | Heartless | Straight On | Dog and Butterfly | Even It Up | Bebe Le Strange | Tell It Like It Is | Unchained Melody | This Man Is Mine | How Can I Refuse? | Allies | What About Love | Never | These Dreams | Nothin' at All | If Looks Could Kill | Alone | Who Will You Run To | There's the Girl | I Want You So Bad | All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You | I Didn't Want to Need You | Stranded | Secret | Will You Be There (In the Morning) |
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