I'm Tore Down

"I'm Tore Down", sometimes known as "Tore Down" is a blues song made popular by Freddie King, when he released his take on the track in 1961 for Federal Records. Although it is often believed that King himself wrote the song, Sonny Thompson is officially credited as the author of the tune.^[1] The song was successfully covered by several musicians including John Hammond, Alexis Korner and the music group Barrelhouse. In 1971, King released another take on the song, this time with a longer duration.^[2]

Eric Clapton's version

"I'm Tore Down"
Single by Eric Clapton
from the album From the Cradle
Released	1994 (1994)
Format	CD single
Genre	Blues rock
Length	3:02
Label	Reprise
Producer(s)	Eric Clapton · Russ Titelman

The British rock musician Eric Clapton brought the song to a much wider audience as he covered the tune for his 1994 hit album From the Cradle, which went on to sell more than 5,600,000 copies and reached number one on various national music charts.^[3] To promote the album, Reprise Records chose to release two singles of Clapton's take on the Freddie King tune. One promotional single in 1994 on compact disc format, followed by a second promotional release in 1995 with the B-side of "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "Someday After A While".^[4] The recording was produced by Clapton himself with the help of Russ Titelman.^[5] Clapton's single release reached number five on the Billboard Mainstream Rock singles chart and stayed there for thirdteen weeks.^[6] In addition to that, "I'm Tore Down" peaked at number 37 on the Polish Lista przebojów Trójki music chart.^[7] In Japan, the release reached position 98 on the nation's singles chart, compiled by Oricon Style in 1994, selling about 1,200 copies while on chart for two weeks.^[8]

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