In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

This article is about the song. For the album, see In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album).
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
Cover of the 1968 German single
Single by Iron Butterfly
from the album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
B-side"Iron Butterfly Theme"
ReleasedJune 14, 1968 (1968-06-14) (album)
July 31, 1968 (1968-07-31) (single)[1]
RecordedMay 27, 1968
StudioUltrasonic Studios, Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Genre

Heavy metal
Length
  • 17:05 (album version)
  • 2:52 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Doug Ingle
Producer(s)Jim Hilton
Iron Butterfly singles chronology
"Unconscious Power"
(1968) 		"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
(1968) 		"Soul Experience"
(1969)

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (derived from "In the Garden of Eden") is a song recorded by Iron Butterfly, written by band member Doug Ingle and released on their 1968 album of the same name.

At slightly over 17 minutes, it occupies the entire second side of the album. The lyrics, a love song from the biblical Adam to his mate Eve, are simple and are heard only at the beginning and the end. The middle of the song features a two-and-a-half-minute Ron Bushy drum solo.

A 2-minute-52-second 45-rpm version of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was Iron Butterfly's only song to reach the top 40, reaching number 30,[6] while the album itself reached number four on the album chart and has sold over 30 million copies.[a] An 8-minute-20-second edit of the song was included in the soundtrack to the 1986 film Manhunter.[14] In 2009, it was named the 24th-greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.[15] It is also often regarded as an influence on heavy metal music and one of the firsts of the genre.[16][17]

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  2. ^ Ray Broadus Browne; Pat Browne (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Popular Press. p. 431. ISBN 978-0-87972-821-2.
  3. ^ Robert Dimery (December 5, 2011). 1001 Songs: You Must Hear Before You Die. Octopus. p. 1076. ISBN 978-1-84403-717-9.
  4. ^ The Avant-garde and American Postmodernity. University Press of Mississippi. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-61703-490-9.
  5. ^ Folk Horror Revival: Harvest Hymns. Volume I- Twisted Roots. p. 55.
  6. ^ "Iron Butterfly". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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  8. ^ "Iron Butterfly's Lee Dorman dies in Laguna Niguel". Orange County Register. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  9. ^ Coleman, Miriam (2012-12-22). "Iron Butterfly Bassist Lee Dorman Dead at 70". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
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  11. ^ "Iron Butterfly bassist dies at 70". TODAY.com. December 22, 2012. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  12. ^ "Saturday Evening Post -Iron Butterfly brings Metal to the Charts". www.saturdayeveningpost.com. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  13. ^ "London Free Press- Iron Butterfly Bassist Lee Dorman Dead At 70". lfpress.com. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  14. ^ In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida at Discogs (list of releases)
  15. ^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". Spreadit.org. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  16. ^ Various staff of the publisher (2007). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Rock Guitar Songs. Alfred Publishing. ISBN 978-0739046289.
  17. ^ William Phillips (2008). Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. Greenwood Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0313348006.


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