| "Looking for Space" | ||||
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| Single by John Denver | ||||
| from the album Windsong | ||||
| B-side | "Windsong" | |||
| Released | February 1976 | |||
| Genre | Folk, country pop | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Denver | |||
| Producer(s) | Milton Okun | |||
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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 No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1976. On the easy listening chart, the song reached No. 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. The song played in its entirety over the last four minutes of the episode, which had originally been intended to serve as the series finale.
Olivia Newton-John recorded the song in 1976 for her album Don't Stop Believin'. The track remained unreleased until a 2010 Japanese re-issue of the album where it was included as a bonus track.