Looking for Space
"Looking for Space" | ||||
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Single by John Denver | ||||
from the album Windsong | ||||
B-side | "Windsong" | |||
Released | February 1976 | |||
Format | 7" (45 rpm) | |||
Genre | Folk, country pop | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Denver | |||
Producer(s) | Milton Okun | |||
John Denver singles chronology | ||||
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"Looking for Space" is a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released as a single from his album Windsong, "Looking for Space" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1976. On the easy listening chart, the song reached #1 to become his seventh to top that chart.[1]
Denver described the themes of the song to Billboard magazine: "It's about looking for the definition of who you are, by finding out where you are, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally."[2] He has also credited his training in Erhard Seminars Training as inspiring the lyrics to the song.[3] Denver dedicated this song to Werner Erhard, and it was the theme song for the est organization.
The song experienced a brief resurgence in popularity in 1987 when it featured prominently in "Limbo", the last episode of Season 7 of the television series Magnum, P.I., playing in its entirety over the last four minutes of an episode that had originally been intended to serve as a series finale.
Chart performance
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Top Singles | 63 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 4 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 23 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 30 |
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ John Denver (2002-03-01). John Denver - The Complete Lyrics. Books.google.com. p. 137. ISBN 9781476864112. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
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