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"Thank You" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin from their second studio album Led Zeppelin II (1969). It was written by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, and produced by Page.

"Thank You"
Song by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin II
Released	22 October 1969 (1969-10-22)
Recorded	1969
Studio	Morgan, London[1]
Genre	Rock
Length	3:50[lower-alpha 1]
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jimmy Page Robert Plant
Producer(s)	Jimmy Page

Composition and recording

"Thank You" is notated in the key of D major in common time with a tempo of 76 beats per minute.[4]

The song features a Hammond organ, played by John Paul Jones, which fades into a false ending before concluding with a crescendo roughly ten seconds later. For the recording of this track, Page played on a Vox 12-string guitar.[5]

Reception

In a retrospective review of Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition) (2014), Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound praised the remastering of "Thank You", believing the track now sounds "mellow and well-balanced".[6] Madden further praised the remastering, writing the track "breathes easy during the verses and ascends elsewhere in the song", along with "illuminating Page's touch and Bonham's haymakers".[6] When reviewing the added bonus tracks of the Deluxe Edition, Madden further praised the new version of "Thank You", titled "Thank You (Backing Track)", writing the track "magnifies the song's tasteful sheen, popping with Bonham’s drums and Jones' organ, which seems to have a mind of its own."[6]

Record producer Rick Rubin remarked on the song's structure: "The delicacy of the vocals is incredible; the acoustic guitar and the organ work together to create an otherworldly presence."[7]

Mark Richardson of Pitchfork found "Thank You" to be "musically brilliant", and that it "mix[es] folk with proto-metal" via "chiming acoustic guitars" which "provide the contrast to the crunch in a whole new way".[8]

Recognition and legacy

In November 2010, "Thank You" topped Gibson's list of "Top 10 Thanksgiving Songs".[9] Rolling Stone ranked it number 29 on "The 40 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time" in November 2012.[10] In November 2017, "the song was ranked number 28 on Fuse's list of "35 Thank You Songs".[11] Page and Plant recorded it for the No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded album (1994).

See also

• List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs – "Thank You" entries

Footnotes

References

На других языках

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- [en] Thank You (Led Zeppelin song)

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[es] Thank You (canción de Led Zeppelin)

«Thank You» es el cuarto tema del disco Led Zeppelin II del grupo Led Zeppelin, escrito por Robert Plant y Jimmy Page y editado en el año 1969. Es una balada lenta que marcó una implicación más profunda de Plant en la composición de canciones, siendo ésta la primera canción cuya letra fue escrita íntegramente por él, si bien las primeras líneas guardan cierta semejanza con "If 6 was 9", de Jimi Hendrix. Robert Plant la dedicó a su esposa.

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[ru] Thank You (песня Led Zeppelin)

Thank You — песня британской рок-группы Led Zeppelin, она была выпущена на их альбоме Led Zeppelin II.

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