Back Door Man

"Back Door Man"
Single by Howlin' Wolf
from the album Howlin' Wolf
A-side"Wang Dang Doodle"
Released1961 (1961)
Recorded1960
StudioChess (Chicago)
GenreBlues
Length2:47
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)Willie Dixon
Producer(s)Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon
Howlin' Wolf singles chronology
"Spoonful"
(1960)
"Back Door Man"
(1961)
"Down in the Bottom"
(1961)

"Back Door Man" is a blues song written by American musician Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960. The lyrics draw on a Southern U.S. cultural term for an extramarital affair. The song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among rock musicians, including the Doors who recorded it for their 1967 self-titled debut album.