Communication Breakdown

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. {{Infobox Single	name = Communication Breakdown	image =	caption =	album = [[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin	published = Superhype Music	registration = ASCAP 330171185	released = 12 January 1969	recorded = October 1968	genre = Hard rock, blues-rock	language = English	length = 2 minutes 28 seconds	composer = [[Jimmy Page, [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones, and [[John Bonham	label = Atlantic Records	producer = Jimmy Page	engineer = Glyn Johns }} 'Communication Breakdown' is a song by the [[England|English [[Rock music|rock band, [[Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album [[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin. Overview The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked [[Supro [[amplifier throughout, and ran his [[Fender Telecaster through a fully closed Vox wah pedal to create the 'guitar in a shoebox' sound on the lead. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few songs that Page sang a [[Backup vocalist|backing vocal on. The tightly-constructed song would prove to be influential in rock, metal, and alternative music. In the [[United States of America|US, the track was released as the B-side of the single '[[Good Times Bad Times'. On the [[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)‎|BBC Sessions, released in 1997, this song was featured three times, each with a slightly different improvisation by the musicians. Two live versions taken from performances at the TV program [[Tous En Scene in [[Paris in 1969 and at the [[Royal Albert Hall in 1970 can also be seen on the [[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few Zeppelin songs in which the group did a proper lip-sync video for which is also available on the Led Zeppelin DVD. The song was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Small Soldiers. Live history The song was a popular live number at [[Led Zeppelin concerts, and was the only song to be played during every year that the band toured. It usually either opened shows or was played as an [[Encore (concert)|encore. 'Communication Breakdown' was the last song performed in the year of 1975 and 1979 for the band at [[Earls Court 1975|Earls Court on 25 May 1975 and [[Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth on 11 August 1979. Formats and track listings See '[[Good Times Bad Times' single. Credits Personnel Musicians: Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering [[Robert Plant – vocals John Paul Jones – bass guitar John Bonham - drums, percussion Production: [[Peter Grant – executive producer Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) Notes