| "The Wild Side of Life" | ||||
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| Single by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys | ||||
| B-side | "Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea" | |||
| Released | January 12, 1952 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | December 11, 1951 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Capitol F1942 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Arlie Carter, William Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson | |||
| Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys singles chronology | ||||
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| "Wild Side of Life" | ||||
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| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| B-side | "All Through the Night" | |||
| Released | 3 December 1976 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Arlie Carter William Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Roger Glover | |||
| Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard country chart,[1] solidified Thompson's status as a country music superstar and inspired the answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells.[2] In 1999, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3]