Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

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The song is often regarded as the most popular rock song of all time.[3][4] "Stairway to Heaven" was voted number three in 2000 by VH1 on its list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs,[6] and was placed at number 31 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was the most requested song on FM radio stations in the United States in the 1970s, despite never having been commercially released as a single there.[7] In November 2007, through download sales promoting Led Zeppelin's Mothership release, "Stairway to Heaven" reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[8] Led Zeppelin began recording "Stairway to Heaven" in December 1970 at Island Records' new Basing Street Studios in London.[1] The song was completed by the addition of lyrics by Plant during the sessions for Led Zeppelin IV at Headley Grange, Hampshire, in 1971.[2] Page then returned to Island Studios to record his guitar solo.[7] The song originated in 1970 when Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were spending time at Bron-Yr-Aur, a remote cottage in Wales, following Led Zeppelin's fifth American concert tour. According to Page, he wrote the music "over a long period, the first part coming at Bron-Yr-Aur one night".[9] Page always kept a cassette recorder around, and the idea for "Stairway to Heaven" came together from bits of taped music.[10] The first attempts at lyrics, written by Robert Plant next to an evening log fire at Headley Grange, were partly spontaneously improvised and Page claimed, "a huge percentage of the lyrics were written there and then".[10] Jimmy Page was strumming the chords, and Robert Plant had a pencil and paper. The complete studio recording was released on Led Zeppelin IV in November 1971. The band's record label, Atlantic Records, wanted to issue it as a single, but the band's manager Peter Grant refused requests to do so in both 1972 and 1973. This led many people to buy the fourth album as if it were the single. Spirit copyright infringement lawsuit Page's opening acoustic guitar arpeggios bear a resemblance to the 1968 instrumental "Taurus" by the Los Angeles-based rock band Spirit, written by Spirit guitarist Randy California.[9][33] In the liner notes to the 1996 reissue of Spirit's self-titled debut album, California wrote: "People always ask me why 'Stairway to Heaven' sounds exactly like 'Taurus,' which was released two years earlier. I know Led Zeppelin also played 'Fresh Garbage' in their live set. They opened up for us on their first American tour."[34][35] Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Italy (FIMI)[83] 2× Platinum 100,000double-dagger United Kingdom (BPI)[84] Platinum 600,000double-dagger double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Personnel Robert Plant – vocals Jimmy Page – electric and acoustic guitars, production, mastering, digital remastering John Paul Jones – bass guitar, electric piano, recorders John Bonham – drums Other versions A different version of this song by Led Zeppelin is featured on the remastered deluxe 2CD version of Led Zeppelin IV. Titled "Stairway to Heaven (Sunset Sound Mix)", it was recorded on 5 December 1970, at Island Studio, No. 1, in London with engineer Andy Johns and assistant engineer Diggs. This version runs 8:04, while the original version runs 8:02. 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