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The L.A. punk legends recorded a version for the film Major League , which became an iconic sports anthem played at ballparks across the U.S.. Cultural Impact

The Troggs recorded their version in roughly at Olympic Studios in London. Their take added a gritty, unpolished edge and an iconic ocarina solo (imitating a hand-whistle from Taylor's original demo) that gave the song its signature primitive charm. Wild Thing

Due to a distribution dispute, it remains the only single to ever reach #1 simultaneously for two different companies ( Atco and Fontana ). Wild Thing