These
Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
is a hit song written by Lee
Hazlewood and
recorded by Nancy
Sinatra.
It charted on January 22, 1966,and
reached
No. 1 in the United States Billboard
Hot
100
and
in the UK
Singles Chart.
Subsequently,
many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of
styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial.
Among the more notable versions are the singles released by Megadeth,
Billy
Ray Cyrus and
Jessica
Simpson.
Lee
Hazlewood intended to record the song himself, saying that "it's
not really a girl's song", but Sinatra talked him out of it,
saying that "coming from a guy it was harsh and abusive, but was
perfect for a little girl to sing". Hazlewood agreed.
Sinatra's
recording of the song was made with hislOrchestra.
