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"A Horse with No Name" is a song by American folk rock trio America. Written by Dewey Bunnell , it was released on the Warner Bros. label in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song was met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada, Finland, and on the US Billboard Hot 100 . [ 5 ]
America is the debut studio album by America, released in January 1972.It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in Europe in late 1971 and in the US in January 1972.
After several performances and a TV show, it was retitled "A Horse with No Name". The song became a major worldwide hit in early 1972. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in March 1972. [3] America's debut album was released in the U.S. that same month, with the hit song added, and quickly went platinum.
America's best-known song is their 1972 debut single, "A Horse with No Name". It was the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album and became their first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was also a Top 5 hit in the United Kingdom reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart .
Bunnell has explained that "A Horse with No Name" was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place", while "Sandman" was inspired by his casual talks with returning Vietnam veterans. Afraid that they might be attacked and killed in their sleep, many of them chose to stay awake as long as possible ...
In 1957, Warner Brothers released a low-budget teensploitation flick called Untamed Youth, which has the distinction of being the first movie to feature a woman singing rock and roll–at least ...
It appears on the live albums Live (1977), In Concert (1985), In Concert (King Biscuit), Horse with No Name – Live! (1995), and The Grand Cayman Concert (2002). The studio version is included on the compilation albums Highway (2000) and The Complete Greatest Hits (2001).
Horse With No Name is the fourth live album by American folk rock band America, released by MasterTone Records in Germany in 1995. The concert was recorded (without a live audience) for the German television program Musikladen in early 1975. This release was the first officially released live concert recording of America as a trio with Dan Peek.