Led Zeppelin subsequently adapted aspects from both renditions for their 1969 hit "Whole Lotta Love", which prompted Dixon to file a lawsuit against them in 1985, after his daughter heard it.

[2][3][4][5] Similar to his previous single, "You Shook Me", Muddy Waters dubbed his vocals onto a backing track, a formula also followed for "Little Brown Bird" and "Black Angel".

The vocals are apparently derived from several earlier songs by Waters, such as "Rollin' Stone", "Still a Fool" and "She's Alright".

I’ve always said that that was the one he sort of built the story around me.Chess first released the song on a 7-inch single, backed with "Little Brown Bird" in 1962.

Although a November 10, 1962, review in Billboard indicated its sales potential,[10] the single failed to reach the magazine's charts.

In the United Kingdom, the single was subsequently withdrawn and replaced by a four-track EP with "Little Brown Bird", "You Shook Me" and "Muddy Waters Twist".

[2][13] The tune, which was a largely improvisational jam by the group, had been a part of their live repertoire along with other rhythm and blues songs since they formed, and was therefore popular with the mod subculture of the 1960s.

[14] At the time, their setlist consisted of about five songs, two originals by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, "E Too D and "Come On Children".

Every time we were on stage that was our opening number, unless we had a short set.The opening verse of the Muddy Waters' original was not included anywhere in "You Need Loving", with the Small Faces adding their own bits instead, such as "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" and "I can't monkey and I can't dog.

[17] Allegedly, this was a business tactic used by Small Faces manager Don Arden in order to get more royalties.

In fact, Arden kept the royalties himself, with the band earning only £20 a week, despite multiple top ten entries on the UK Singles Chart.

The group recorded the song live for Saturday Club and can be found on the compilation album The BBC Sessions.

[20] In 1969, Led Zeppelin recorded "Whole Lotta Love", a song with some similar lyrics and melody line.

"The case was eventually settled out of court and on all reissues of Led Zeppelin II, Dixon is credited as a co-writer on the track.