Released: January 1, 1977
Songwriter: Nancy Wilson (Heart) Michael Derosier Roger Fisher Ann Wilson
Producer: Mike Flicker
"Barracuda" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's second album "Little Queen". The song is an aggressive hard rock number notable for a galloping guitar riff. It has been noted for its use of natural harmonics, particularly in the intro where the harmonics are bent using the tremolo arm of the guitar. Upon its release, "Barracuda" became Heart's second top-twenty hit in the U. Read more on Last.fm.
Length: 5:43
[Verse 1]
So this ain't the end, I saw you again today
I had to turn my heart away
Smile like the sun, kisses for everyone
And tales, it never fails!
[Chorus]
You lying so low into the weeds
I bet you gonna ambush me
You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees
Now won't you, Barracuda?
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 2]
Back over time, we were all trying for free
You met the porpoise and me
No right, no wrong, you're selling a song, a name
Whisper game
[Chorus]
And if the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
Ooh, Barracuda
[Bridge]
"Sell me sell you" the porpoise said
Dive down deep to save my head
I think that you got the blues, too
All that night and all the next
Swam without looking back
Made for the western pools, silly, silly fools!
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
If the real thing don't do the trick, no
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
Oh, Bara-Barracuda
[Outro]
- Little Queen (1977)
- Charlie’s Angels: Music from the Motion Picture (2000)
- The Essential Heart (2002)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack (2004)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Soundtrack (2007)
- Pure...Hard Rock (2011)
- 21 Rock Favorites (2015)
- 100 Hits - Power Ballads (2017)
- I, Tonya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017)
- 100 Hits The Best Rock Album (2018)
- Music Inspired by the Umbrella Academy (2019)
- Alone
- Barracuda
- Crazy on You
- Magic Man
- These Dreams
- What About Love?
- Dreamboat Annie
- All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
- Dog And Butterfly
- Never
- Move On
- Down on Me
- I Love You
- Bring A Torch
- How Beautiful
- The Road Home (edit)
- Go On Cry
- Stranded
- Too Long A Time
- Devil Delight
- Unchained Melody
- Heartless (live 1978)
- How Can I Refuse
- WTF