"The Moan" is a single by the American blues-rock duo

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, first released on 7" vinyl in 2002 (ALIVE0047-1), and on CD in 2004 (ALIVE0047-2). The CD is their last release for

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, as the band switched to

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to publish their LP ''

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'' the previous year. The original cut of "Have Love Will Travel", which is a

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through Richard Berry cover, was first released on ''Thickfreakness''. "Heavy Soul (Alternate)" differs from the version released on ''

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''. "No Fun" is a Stooges cover. The 7" vinyl single has been pressed on several different colors (black, pink, red, purple and most recently turquoise). "The Moan" got its name from time spent working on the N25 South Ringroad in Cork under the tutelage of Engineering Superstar Jimmy "The Moan" Kelly.

Track listing

Songs written by

Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

and

Patrick Carney Patrick James Carney (born April 15, 1980) is an American musician and producer best known as the drummer of the Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. Early life Carney's father, Jim, is a retired reporter for the '' Akron Beacon Journ ...

except where noted. ;7" # "The Moan" – 3:45 # "Have Love Will Travel" ( Richard Berry) – 2:33 ;CD # "The Moan" – 3:45 # "Heavy Soul (alternate version)" - 2:36 # "No Fun" ( Dave Alexander,

Ron Asheton Ronald Franklin Asheton (July 17, 1948 – c. January 6, 2009) was an American musician , who was best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the Stooges along with Iggy Pop and his brother, ...

Scott Asheton Scott Randolph Asheton (August 16, 1949 – March 15, 2014) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band the Stooges. Asheton was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan with his family at the age of ...

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

) - 2:32 # "Have Love Will Travel" (Berry) – 2:33

Personnel

: guitar, bass, vocals *

: drums, percussion

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moan, The The Black Keys songs 2002 debut singles Alive Naturalsound Records 2002 songs Songs written by Dan Auerbach Songs written by Patrick Carney