These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

The track was recorded in Hollywood in 1965 with Nancy Sinatra working with songwriter and producer Lee Hazlewood. Billy Strange arranged the session, whose musicians included Los Angeles studio players and Chuck Berghofer on the descending double bass line. Released as a single in 1965, it became Sinatra breakthrough hit and a defining record of mid 1960s pop attitude. The single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains Nancy Sinatra signature song and one of the most recognizable pop singles of the 1960s. The track has been widely covered, sampled and used in film, television and advertising, keeping its vocal stance and bassline in popular culture.