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"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in December 1969 from his album Spirit in the Sky. [4] The single became a gold record in the United States, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 [ 6 ...
Although "Spirit in the Sky" has a clear Christian theme, Greenbaum is Jewish, having grown up in an observant Orthodox Jewish household, although he no longer practices the religion. [7] [4] [3] Greenbaum says he was inspired to write the song after watching a Christian-themed song performed by Porter Wagoner on television. [8]
In 1986, the band had an international hit with their next single, a cover of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky". The single reached number one in the UK. [9] Their subsequent singles were less successful; "Burn" and "Waterloo" (the latter of which was a cover of the ABBA hit, with Roy Wood on saxophone, backing vocals and in the video).
Spirit in the Sky is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum.It contains his popular hit song, the title track "Spirit in the Sky".Varèse Sarabande released it on CD in 2001, with seven bonus tracks, and on vinyl for Record Store Day, on April 19, 2014.
The music video of "Spirit in the Sky" was released on 4 April 2019. It contains some lyrics in the Northern Sami language, Čájet dan čuovgga ("Show me the light") and the non-lexical vocables , He lå e loi la as part of the yoiking segment.
All songs credited to The Doctor-Ritchie-McGuire-Searle-West , except "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. Singles. This album spawned two singles , with ...
Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 15, "Spirit in the Sky" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May.
Spirit in the Sky" is a 1969 song by Norman Greenbaum, later covered by other artists. Spirit in the Sky may also refer to: "Spirit in the Sky" (Keiino song), Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019; Spirit in the Sky, a 1969 album by Norman Greenbaum; Spirits in the Sky, a band formed in 2009, led by Billy Corgan