"Wild Thing" is a song written by American songwriter Chip Taylor and popularized by the English rock band the Troggs.

Their version of "Wild Thing" was ranked at number 257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

[10] Because both pressings were taken from the same master recording, Billboard combined the sales for both releases, making it the only single to simultaneously reach number one for two companies.

Comedian Bill Minkin sang it in the verbal style of Democratic Senator Bobby Kennedy, while a recording engineer is heard giving instructions.

[39] Described as a "deeply lascivious version .. with all the heavy breathing and suggestive orgasmic guitar and bass work", they were unable to release the song as a single in their native UK.

The all-girl band The Runaways, that launched the careers of Joan Jett and Lita Ford, performed a hard rock rendition of the song, with various alterations in lyrics, as part of their Live in Japan album in 1977.

[43] It was also included on the soundtrack of the feature film Major League as the entrance theme to Charlie Sheen's character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn.

After the track itself fades, it concludes with an excerpt from The Troggs Tapes In 1988, comedian Sam Kinison recorded a version of the song to close out his stand-up album Have You Seen Me Lately?

[46] The racy video, featuring actress and Playboy model Jessica Hahn got heavy airplay on MTV at the time.

The cover was created as a tribute to actor Charlie Sheen and references his acting role in the 1989 film Major League.