She's Tight

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1982 single by Cheap Trick

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::summary 1982 single by Cheap Trick ::

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FieldValue
nameShe's Tight
coverCheaptricksingle-shestight.jpeg
typesingle
artistCheap Trick
albumOne on One
B-sideAll I Really Want to Do
releasedSeptember 1982
* Rock<ref nameRS/
* power pop<ref name"RS 1983"
length2:59
labelEpic
writerRick Nielsen
producerRoy Thomas Baker
prev_titleI Want You
prev_year1982
next_titleSaturday at Midnight
next_year1983
misc{{Extra album cover
headerAlternative Cover
typesingle
coverCheap Trick Single 1982 She's Tight Dutch.jpeg
captionDutch cover of "She's Tight"
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| name = She's Tight | cover = Cheaptricksingle-shestight.jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = Cheap Trick | album = One on One | B-side = All I Really Want to Do | released = September 1982 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre =

  • Rock
  • power pop | length = 2:59 | label = Epic | writer = Rick Nielsen | producer = Roy Thomas Baker | prev_title = I Want You | prev_year = 1982 | next_title = Saturday at Midnight | next_year = 1983 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative Cover | type = single | cover = Cheap Trick Single 1982 She's Tight Dutch.jpeg | border = | alt = | caption = Dutch cover of "She's Tight" "She's Tight" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick, which was released in 1982 as the third single from their studio album One on One. It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen and produced by Roy Thomas Baker. It reached No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

History

A music video was filmed to promote the single, which received regular airing on MTV. The band also performed the song on the show Laugh Trax, along with "Saturday at Midnight".

A live version of "She's Tight" was performed at the band's 25th-anniversary concert in Rockford, Illinois, during 1999. The performance saw Brant rejoining Cheap Trick on stage to play bass on the track, along with "If You Want My Love". The concert was later released in 2001 as Silver.

"All I Really Want to Do"

The single's B-side, "All I Really Want to Do", was a non-album track exclusive to the single. It was written by Nielsen and would later appear on the 1996 box-set Sex, America, Cheap Trick.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the song as being "good and sleazy". Christopher Connelly of Rolling Stone said the song was a "spirited, though moderated, rocker," and remarked on the similarity of the song's guitar part to Eddie Cochran's "Somethin' Else." Classic Rock History critic Michael Quinn rated it Cheap Trick's 6th best song, saying that "Cheap Trick presented fans with some great riffs in the tradition of band like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones but with that sweet-sounding Beatles' type harmonies and the punk edge of a Ramones."

John Serba, entertainment reporter and film critic for MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press, describes it as his all-time favorite Cheap Trick song, praising the keyboard and guitar riffs (which he claims "would rot Elvis Costello's teeth"), the beat, and the call and response. In the 2007 book Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. "She's Tight" was included, with the author John M. Borack writing: "Guitar riffs don't come any simpler than this one, but the keyboard squiggles, horny lyrics and head-bobbing rhythms on this one are undeniably fun."

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1982) | Peak position | |---|---| | US Billboard Hot 100 | 65 | ::

Track listing

;7" single

  1. "She's Tight" – 2:59
  2. "All I Really Want to Do" – 2:27

;7" single (Dutch release)

  1. "She's Tight" – 2:59
  2. "All I Really Want to Do" – 2:27

Personnel

;Cheap Trick

;Additional personnel

  • Roy Thomas Baker – producer
  • Ian Taylor – engineer
  • Paul Klingberg – assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • David Michael Kennedy – photographer

Cover versions

| name = She's Tight | cover = She's Tight.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Steel Panther | album = Lower the Bar | released = September 29, 2016 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 2:59 | label = Open E Entertainment | writer = Rick Nielsen | producer = | prev_title = Party Like Tomorrow is the End of the World | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = Anything Goes | next_year = 2016 | misc =

References

References

  1. "Cheap Trick - She's Tight / All I Really Want To Do - Epic - USA - 34-03233". 45cat.
  2. Sheffield, Rob. (February 24, 2023). "The 100 Best Songs of 1983, the Year Pop Went Crazy".
  3. Reesman, Bryan. (June 2, 2024). "6 Essential Power Pop Tracks from the Early 1980s".
  4. "Cheap Trick Chart History".
  5. (2017-11-13). "Still Competition: The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick - Robert Lawson - Google Books". FriesenPress.
  6. "Silver - Cheap Trick | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
  7. (10 May 2009). "Saturday At Midnight - Cheap Trick - from Laugh Trax 1982". YouTube.
  8. (9 May 2009). "She's Tight - Cheap Trick - from Laugh Trax 1982". YouTube.
  9. "Cheap Trick - Silver at Discogs". Discogs.com.
  10. "Cheap Trick - Sex, America, Cheap Trick at Discogs". Discogs.com.
  11. Erlewine, S.T.. "One on One".
  12. Connelly, C.. (July 8, 1992). "One on One".
  13. Quinn, Michael. "Top 10 Cheap Trick Songs". Classic Rock History.
  14. Serba, J.. (June 22, 2012). "Cheap Trick: Celebrating the band's 8 greatest earworms, in anticipation of its impending Van Andel Arena concert". Booth Newspapers.
  15. (2007). "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide - John M. Borack - Google Books". Shake Some Action - PowerPop.
  16. Campbell, A.. "Cheap Dream: A Tribute to Cheap Trick".
  17. (29 September 2016). "Steel Panther - She's Tight, A.". [[YouTube]].

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