Misty Mountain Hop

"Misty Mountain Hop"
French single sleeve
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin IV
A-side"Black Dog"
Released2 December 1971 (1971-12-02) (US)
Recorded1971
StudioHeadley Grange, Hampshire, England
GenreHard rock[1]
Length4:39
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"Immigrant Song"
(1970)
"Misty Mountain Hop"
(1971)
"Rock and Roll"
(1972)

"Misty Mountain Hop" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin that was released in 1971 by Atlantic Records.[2] The song appears on the band's untitled fourth album, and was released as the B-side to the single "Black Dog" and performed in most of the band's 1972 and 1973 concert tours. In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 10 on its list of the 40 greatest Led Zeppelin songs.[3]

  1. ^ Schuman, Michael A. (2009). Led Zeppelin: Legendary Rock Band. Enslow Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7660-3026-8. The fourth album also has its share of hard rock tracks. Three that received a lot of radio airplay are "Black Dog," "Misty Mountain Hop," and the appropriately named "Rock and Roll."
  2. ^ Tannenbaum, Rob (8 November 2016). "'Led Zeppelin IV': How Band Struck Back at Critics With 1971 Masterpiece". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "The 40 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.