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"La Grange" is a song by the American rock group ZZ Top, from their 1973 album Tres Hombres. One of ZZ Top's most successful songs, it was released as a single in 1973 and received extensive radio play, rising to No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1974.[4] The song refers to a brothel on the outskirts of La Grange, Texas (later called the "Chicken Ranch"). The brothel is also the subject of the Broadway play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

"La Grange"
French 7" single
Single by ZZ Top
from the album Tres Hombres
B-side	"Just Got Paid"
Released	1973 (1973)
Studio	Brian & Ardent, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Blues rock[1] boogie rock[2] Southern rock[3]
Length	3:51
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard
Producer(s)	Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"Francene" (1972) "La Grange" (1973) "Tush" (1975)
Official audio
"La Grange" on YouTube

The first time ZZ Top played the song in La Grange, Texas was during the Fayette County Fair on September 5, 2015.[5] In March 2020 the song re-entered the Billboard charts following the release of the documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas.[6]

Composition

The initial groove of the song is based on a traditional boogie blues rhythm used by John Lee Hooker in "Boogie Chillen'".[7][8]

Background

A failed lawsuit by the copyright holder of "Boogie Chillen'" resulted in the court ruling that the rhythm was in the public domain.[9] The line "a-how-how-how-how" is quoted from John Lee Hooker's song "Boom Boom".

In March 2005, Q placed "La Grange" at 92nd of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.[10] The song is also ranked No. 74 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone called the song, "...a standard for guitarists to show off their chops."[11]

The single's B-side, "Just Got Paid", is from the band's second album Rio Grande Mud.

The song was produced by Bill Ham.[12][13]

Reception

Cash Box called it a "hard driving delight certain to satisfy those fans of heavy blues."[14]

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set National Top 40)[15]	15
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16]	21
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17]	34
France (IFOP)[18]	58
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	41
US Cash Box[19]	24
US Record World[20]	33

Chart (2020)	Peak position
	US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• ZZ Top - La Grange on YouTube

На других языках

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[de] La Grange (Lied)

La Grange ist ein Lied der amerikanischen Bluesrock-Band ZZ Top. Die drei Bandmitglieder Dusty Hill, Frank Beard und Billy Gibbons schrieben das Lied 1973 als Hommage an ein Bordell namens Chicken Ranch in der Nähe der texanischen Stadt La Grange. Es wurde im Juli 1973 auf dem dritten Studioalbum von ZZ Top Tres Hombres veröffentlicht.

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- [en] La Grange (song)

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[es] La Grange (canción)

«La Grange» es una canción de la banda estadounidense de blues rock y hard rock ZZ Top, publicado en 1973 como sencillo a través de London Records e incluida como la octava pista en el disco Tres Hombres. Fue escrita por Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill y Frank Beard, cuya letra trata sobre el burdel Chicken Ranch ubicado a las afueras de la ciudad de La Grange (Texas), de donde toma su nombre.[1] Cabe señalar que este mismo burdel es también el tema principal de la obra de Broadway, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.[2] Por otro lado, el 5 de septiembre de 2015 la banda tocó por primera vez la canción en la ciudad de La Grange, en el marco de la feria del condado de Fayette.[3]

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[ru] La Grange

La Grange (англ. Ла-Грейндж) — четвёртый сингл американской блюз-рок группы ZZ Top, первый сингл, достигший серьёзного успеха в чартах, одна из знаковых песен группы [4].

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