The Troggs (originally called the Troglodytes) are an English rock band formed in Andover, Hampshire, in May 1964. Their most famous songs include the US chart‑topper Wild Thing, With a Girl Like You, and Love Is All Around, all of which sold over one million copies and were awarded gold discs. Wild Thing is ranked No. 257 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock. Reg Presley (lead vocals) and Ronnie Bond (drums) were childhood friends and formed an R&B band in their hometown of Andover in the early 1960s. In 1964 they were joined by Pete Staples (bass) and Chris Britton (guitar) and became the Troggs. They were signed by Larry Page, manager of the Kinks, in February 1966. They recorded on Page’s Page One Records, and Page also leased them to CBS for their debut single Lost Girl. Their most famous hit was the single Wild Thing, which—with the help of television exposure on Thank Your Lucky Stars—reached No. 2 in the UK (Reg Presley’s song From Home was the B‑side) and No. 1 in the United States in July 1966. Its combination of a simple heavy guitar riff and flirtatious lyrics helped it quickly become a garage‑rock standard; the recording also features an ocarina solo. Despite having a No. 1 single, the band’s success in the US was limited because they did not tour there until 1968.
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Wild Thing
With a girl like you
I Can’t Control Myself
Louie Louie (1966)
Love Is All Around
I Want You
Give It To Me (All Your Love) (1967)
Night Of The Long Grass
Lost Girl
Night Of The Long Grass
Walking The Dog
Hip Hip Hooray (1968)
Give Me Something
Good Vibrations (1975)
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