Top 10 Songs Recorded In One Take

The Top Ten

1 Lose Yourself - Eminem

One take, one Academy Award for Best Original Song

2 Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

One take, two Grammy Awards.

3 My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

One take, one Academy Award for Best Original Song

4 Twist & Shout - The Beatles

Nice list. I'm surprised that no one made it before.

5 House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

6 Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground

7 That's All Right Mama - Elvis Presley

8 Bodysnatchers - Radiohead

9 Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

10 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan

The one song on the list that sounds like it was done in one take, and I don't mean that as a criticism. It wouldn't be as good otherwise.

The Contenders

11 Hey God - Bon Jovi

12 Marquee Moon - Television

The entire song was recorded in one take; Billy Ficca, the drummer, assumed it was a rehearsal take. Producer Andy Johns tried to get the band to do another take, but bandleader Tom Verlaine told him to "Forget it".

13 Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang

14 Doubletime [freestyle] - Kollegah

15 Halftime (Freestyle) - Kollegah

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