Chart Success and Live History
The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 22 November 1969. It remained on the chart for 15 weeks, peaking at #4 and becoming the band's only top 10 single in the US. Live, the song debuted 26 April 1969. It was described with details on the site . When performed live, "Whole Lotta Love" also occasionally included segments of other Led Zeppelin songs such as "I Can't Quit You Baby", "You Shook Me", "How Many More Times", "Your Time Is Gonna Come", "Good Times Bad Times", "The Lemon Song", "The Crunge", "D'yer Mak'er", "Black Dog", "Out on the Tiles" and "Ramble On". A famous show closer at Led Zeppelin concerts, it was since mid-1970 performed as a medley of blues and R&B interpolations favoured by the band. Many of these included classics by Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley and John Lee Hooker
Live versions of "Whole Lotta Love" were released officially on the following titles:
- The Song Remains the Same; 2xLP (28 September 1976; Swan Song #SS2-201; from a 1973 concert and movie soundtrack)
- Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions; 2xCD (11 November 1997; Atlantic #83061; from a 1971 concert)
- How the West Was Won; 3xCD (27 May 2003; Atlantic #83587; from a 1972 concert)
- Led Zeppelin; DVD (2003; from a 1979 and a 1970 concert)
"Whole Lotta Love" was the last song Led Zeppelin ever played live. It was however performed again at the band's reunions at Live Aid in 1985 (with drummers Phil Collins and Tony Thompson), at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert in 1988 (with drummer Jason Bonham), and at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena, London, on 10 December 2007 (with drummer Jason Bonham).
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