(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction / Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)

(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction / Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting) is the second released single by New Wave band DEVO.

Background
DEVO first wrote the instrumental to Satisfaction in the spring of 1977, with it originating out of a jam session between the band. Mark Mothersbaugh began to sing the lyrics to 'Paint It Black' over the instrumental, but changed to Satisfaction at the suggestion of his bandmates. They first performed the song live on May 19th at Pirate's Cove, Cleveland, Ohio. Sloppy, which had been written around the same time, was debuted at the same show.

The single versions of the tracks were recorded in July, after the band had moved to California, and were released in September that same year. First pressings of the single featured a misprint, the writing credits were swapped. This was fixed on later pressings. European distribution initially was handled by Barclay Records, but were later bought out by Stiff Records.

Tour
In order to promote the single, the band continued their extensive performances and touring, starting in September and October they played local clubs in California, before expanding out to the rest of the US and Canada from November 1977 to January of 1978, after which they flew to Germany to record their debut album. The sessions of which, produced re-recordings of the singles two tracks. In March, following the recording of the album, but prior to it's release, Stiff Records booked the band for a brief tour of the U.K in order to promote the single. Following the tour, the single was released worldwide in April, when it entered the U.K charts. It remained there until June 4th, and peaked at #41. As a result of the success of the single, one final show was added to the Satisfaction tour, a June 24th performance at The Knebworth Festival, in Stevenage, funded by Virgin Records, who were courting the band for a record deal at the time. The setlist of these live shows greatly resembled the Are We Not Men tour, which began in October.

The album version of the track was later re-released as a single with several alternative B-Sides.

Track Listing

 * 1) (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction (Jagger-Richard) (2:58)
 * 2) Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting) (DEVO) (2:18)

Credits

 * Photos: Moishe Brakha
 * Engineering Assistance: Gary Friedlander
 * Production & Graphic Concept: DEVO
 * Assistance: David Allen
 * (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction Written by: Jagger-Richard
 * Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting) Written by: DEVO

Uncredited Roles

 * Mark Mothersbaugh:
 * Lead Vocals
 * Additonal Guitar & Synths on 'Satisfaction'
 * Gerald Casale
 * Bass Guitar
 * Backing Vocals on 'Satisfaction'
 * Bob Mothersbaugh
 * Lead Guitar
 * Backing Vocals on 'Satisfaction'
 * Bob Casale
 * Rythmn Guitar
 * Synths on 'Sloppy'
 * Alan Myers:
 * Drums