Will the Wolf Survive (song)
Encyclopedia
"Will the Wolf Survive" is a single by American Chicano rock
band Los Lobos
. Released in 1984, it was the second single from their album How Will the Wolf Survive?
The song reached number 26 on the Billboard
Top Rock Tracks chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
. Released in 1986, it was the second single and title track from the album Will the Wolf Survive
. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart.
Chicano rock
Chicano rock is rock music performed by Mexican American groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. Chicano Rock, to a great extent, does not refer to any single style or approach. Some of these groups do not sing in Spanish at all, or use many specifically Latin instruments or sounds...
band Los Lobos
Los Lobos
Los Lobos are a multiple Grammy Award–winning American Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños.-History:The...
. Released in 1984, it was the second single from their album How Will the Wolf Survive?
How Will the Wolf Survive?
How Will the Wolf Survive? is the major label debut album of Los Lobos. In 1989, it was ranked #30 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s...
The song reached number 26 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Rock Tracks chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
Waylon Jennings version
"Will the Wolf Survive" was also recorded by American country music artist Waylon JenningsWaylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
. Released in 1986, it was the second single and title track from the album Will the Wolf Survive
Will the Wolf Survive
Will the Wolf Survive is an album by Waylon Jennings, his debut for MCA Records after a twenty-year stay at RCA. First released in 1986, it proved a greater commercial success than the singer's previous several releases, the peak of Jennings' popularity having passed...
. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |