Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Gary Rossington wrote "What's Your Name" while in Miami with producer Tom Dowd and Booker T. & the M.G.'s guitarist Steve Cropper. The lyrics depict life on tour for a band and its entourage, and one of the verses is based on a true story of the band drinking at their hotel bar during a tour when one of their roadies got into a fight. The band got kicked out of the bar, but they went into another room and ordered champagne. However, unlike the song suggests, the incident did not happen in the city of Boise, Idaho. Instead, when Van Zant found out that the band 38 Special (led by his younger brother Donnie) was starting its first national tour in that city, the lyric was changed.[3]
Receptionedit
Billboard praised the "strong, accessible melody" and the "excellent instrumentation."[4]Cash Box said that it "tells the standard 'rock and rollers on the road' story with a punchy lyric and a rousing beat."[5]Record World said that "it rocks with authority, powered by a driving brass section and Van Zant's ironic vocal work."[6]
Trade ad for the single in Billboard
Music videoedit
The music video, released after the plane crash that killed several band members, depicts Ronnie's brother Johnny along with a newly reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd live in concert (presumably at the Pensacola Civic Center as the video suggests). Interspersed within are shots of the road crew setting up for the show and the musicians tuning their instruments, having makeup done, meeting with fans, autographing albums and playing baseball together.[7] At the end of the video, a hat in the style of Ronnie's trademark "High Roller" look is seen atop a microphone stand as a tribute to him.
The song was made available to download on November 30, 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic and Pro mode, the latter of which takes advantage of the use of a real guitar or bass guitar and MIDI-compatible electronic drum kits and keyboards in addition to three-part harmony vocals.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
what, your, name, lynyrd, skynyrd, song, what, your, name, rock, song, lynyrd, skynyrd, opening, track, their, album, street, survivors, peaked, billboard, canada, what, your, name, single, lynyrd, skynyrdfrom, album, street, survivorsb, side, know, little, re. What s Your Name is a rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd the opening track on their album Street Survivors It peaked at No 13 on the U S Billboard Hot 100 and No 6 in Canada 1 2 What s Your Name Single by Lynyrd Skynyrdfrom the album Street SurvivorsB side I Know a Little ReleasedNovember 1977Recorded1977GenreSouthern rockLength3 31LabelMCASongwriter s Gary Rossington Ronnie Van ZantProducer s Tom DowdLynyrd Skynyrd singles chronology Free Bird live 1976 What s Your Name 1977 You Got That Right 1978 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 4 1 Year end charts 5 Rock Band music gaming platform 6 References 7 External linksBackground editLynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Gary Rossington wrote What s Your Name while in Miami with producer Tom Dowd and Booker T amp the M G s guitarist Steve Cropper The lyrics depict life on tour for a band and its entourage and one of the verses is based on a true story of the band drinking at their hotel bar during a tour when one of their roadies got into a fight The band got kicked out of the bar but they went into another room and ordered champagne However unlike the song suggests the incident did not happen in the city of Boise Idaho Instead when Van Zant found out that the band 38 Special led by his younger brother Donnie was starting its first national tour in that city the lyric was changed 3 Reception editBillboard praised the strong accessible melody and the excellent instrumentation 4 Cash Box said that it tells the standard rock and rollers on the road story with a punchy lyric and a rousing beat 5 Record World said that it rocks with authority powered by a driving brass section and Van Zant s ironic vocal work 6 nbsp Trade ad for the single in BillboardMusic video editThe music video released after the plane crash that killed several band members depicts Ronnie s brother Johnny along with a newly reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd live in concert presumably at the Pensacola Civic Center as the video suggests Interspersed within are shots of the road crew setting up for the show and the musicians tuning their instruments having makeup done meeting with fans autographing albums and playing baseball together 7 At the end of the video a hat in the style of Ronnie s trademark High Roller look is seen atop a microphone stand as a tribute to him Chart performance editChart 1977 1978 PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles 8 6U S Billboard Hot 100 9 13U S Cash Box Top 100 10 7 Year end charts edit Chart 1978 RankCanada 11 46US Billboard Hot 100 12 70US Cash Box 13 51Rock Band music gaming platform editThe song was made available to download on November 30 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic and Pro mode the latter of which takes advantage of the use of a real guitar or bass guitar and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits and keyboards in addition to three part harmony vocals citation needed References edit Top 100 Hits of 1978 Top 100 Songs of 1978 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 8 June 2021 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1978 03 18 Retrieved 2022 01 23 What s Your Name by Lynyrd Skynyrd Songfacts com Retrieved December 25 2011 Top Single Picks PDF Billboard November 26 1977 p 96 Retrieved 2020 07 11 CashBox Singles Reviews PDF Cash Box November 26 1977 p 24 Retrieved 2021 12 26 Hits of the Week PDF Record World November 26 1977 p 1 Retrieved 2023 02 16 What s Your Name YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 15 Retrieved 24 January 2013 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1978 03 18 Retrieved 2022 01 23 Whitburn Joel 2013 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 14th Edition 1955 2012 Record Research p 523 Cash Box Top 100 3 11 78 Tropicalglen com Retrieved 8 June 2021 Top 200 Singles of 78 Volume 30 No 14 December 30 1978 RPM Library and Archives Canada 17 July 2013 Retrieved February 9 2018 Top 100 Hits of 1978 Top 100 Songs of 1978 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 8 June 2021 Cash Box YE Pop Singles 1978 Tropicalglen com Retrieved 8 June 2021 External links editLynyrd Skynyrd What s Your Name on YouTube nbsp This 1970s rock song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What 27s Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd song amp oldid 1171507388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
