| "Me and Bobby McGee" | |
|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | |
| Single by Janis Joplin | |
| from the album Pearl | |
| B-side | "Half Moon" |
| Released | January 12, 1971 |
| Recorded | September 5 – October 1, 1970 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:09 (single version) 4:28 (album version) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Paul A. Rothchild |
| Music video | |
| "Me and Bobby McGee" on YouTube | |
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster.[1] A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Gordon Lightfoot released a version that reached number 1 on the Canadian country charts in 1970. Jerry Lee Lewis released a version that was number 1 on the country charts in December 1971/January 1972 as the "B" side of "Would You Take Another Chance on Me". Billboard ranked Joplin's version as the No. 11 song for 1971.
In 2002, the 1971 version of the song by Janis Joplin on Columbia Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]
- ^ Kristofferson, Kristoffer (March 17, 2019). "Ralph Emery Show". Youtube. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame | Hall of Fame Artists". Grammy.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.