live versions of studio songs released as singles

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Coming back from the (crap) N.E.R.D. show last night, the local classic rock station played Pearl Jam's "Alive," which is a live recording. How many other live songs have been released as singles, not included singles drawn from live albums?

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 10 April 2004 03:21 (twenty-two years ago)

(That should be "not including," not "not included")

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 10 April 2004 03:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Iron Maiden havedone this a few times.

Also, I'm pretty sure a lot of early rock'n'roll was "live in the studio" if that counts.

― mei (mei), Saturday, 10 April 2004 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

As far as I know, McCartney did it twice. Maybe I'm Amazed and Coming Up. Both live versions are superior to the their studio counterparts.
Yet the biggest one I can think of: CHEAP TRICK I Want You To Want Me.

― bahtology shows his classic rock roots, Saturday, 10 April 2004 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

what about "Glad To Be Gay"? The only version i remember was live i think. same with "Godzilla" by BOC. and "My Dingaling" too.

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 10 April 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Frampton, no?

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Saturday, 10 April 2004 12:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Or were there never original studio versions of those Frampton Comes Alive hits?

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Saturday, 10 April 2004 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

was there a studio version of "The In Crowd"?

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 10 April 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Gn'R with Knockin' on Heaven's Door, right?

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 10 April 2004 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I want...you...to want...me!

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Saturday, 10 April 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Like The Way I Do
Wanted Dead Or Alive

― Siegbran (eofor), Saturday, 10 April 2004 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Was "Kick Out the Jams" released as a single?

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Saturday, 10 April 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Elton John had "Candle In The Wind" in like 1987 and that duet with George Michael a few years later, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down Me."

― billstevejim, Saturday, 10 April 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

the KLF's 3AM eternal!

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Saturday, 10 April 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

A lot of these were from live albums, like "I Want You to Want Me." "Wanted Dead or Alive" was a studio single, first, then a live single, later.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Sunday, 11 April 2004 00:15 (twenty-two years ago)

the specials 'too much too young', released as a live single and got to number 1 in the uk

― zappi (joni), Sunday, 11 April 2004 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"Kick Out the Jams" was indeed a single. Peaked at something like #76 in Billboard.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Sunday, 11 April 2004 07:04 (twenty-two years ago)

...mygod, I'd forgotten that live "Too Much Too Young" single, only heard it once (or twice) here in Canada! Never heard The Specials on the radio before that; only recognized the song because they'd performed it on "Saturday Night Live" about that time.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Sunday, 11 April 2004 07:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Simple Minds - 'Promised You A Miracle'

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:39 (twenty-two years ago)

The Who released "Summertime Blues" from Live At Leads as a single. True, the studio version wasn't available until over twenty years later, on the re-issed Odds and Sods CD, but still.

― Naz Nomad, Sunday, 11 April 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Morrissey with Sing your Life I think

― danh, Monday, 12 April 2004 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

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