Born to Be Wild
"Born to Be Wild" is a song written by Mars Bonfire and first performed by the band Steppenwolf. It is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. It is most notably featured in the 1969 film Easy Rider. Sometimes, "Born to Be Wild" is described as the first heavy metal song, and the second-verse lyric "heavy metal thunder" marks the first use of this term in rock music (although not as a description of a musical style but rather a motorcycle).
| "Born to Be Wild" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
One of side-A labels of the US single | ||||
| Single by Steppenwolf | ||||
| from the album Steppenwolf | ||||
| B-side | "Everybody's Next One" | |||
| Released | May 9, 1968 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length |
| |||
| Label |
| |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mars Bonfire | |||
| Producer(s) | Gabriel Mekler | |||
| Steppenwolf singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Official audio | ||||
| "Born To Be Wild" on YouTube | ||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.