Wishful Sinful

"Wishful Sinful"
Single by The Doors
from the album The Soft Parade
B-side "Who Scared You"
Released March 1969
Format 7" single
Recorded Autumn 1968-Early 1969
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 3:11
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Robby Krieger
Producer(s) Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"Touch Me"
(1968)
"Wishful Sinful"
(1969)
"Tell All the People"
(1969)
The Soft Parade track listing
"Runnin' Blue"
(7)
"Wishful Sinful"
(8)
"The Soft Parade"
(9)

"Wishful Sinful" is a song written by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and performed by The Doors. Released in March 1969 from the band's fourth album, The Soft Parade, "Wishful Sinful" follows the general theme of the album by incorporating elements of classical music. It reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969.

The single peaked at No. 3 in Denmark and stayed in the Top 10 for a month.[1]

B-side

The B-side of the single - "Who Scared You" - is one of only three non-album B-sides that the Doors released during their career. The other two are "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" and "Tree Trunk".

References

  1. "Wishful Sinful : The Doors". Danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
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