Subterranean Homesick Blues

This article is about the single by Bob Dylan. For the album in which it appears, see Bringing It All Back Home.
"Subterranean Homesick Blues"
Norwegian picture sleeve
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album Bringing It All Back Home
B-side"She Belongs to Me"
ReleasedMarch 8, 1965
RecordedJanuary 14, 1965
StudioColumbia 30th Street, New York City
Genre
Length2:20
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"The Times They Are a-Changin'"
(1965) 		"Subterranean Homesick Blues"
(1965) 		"Maggie's Farm"
(1965)

"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 14, 1965, and released as a single by Columbia Records, catalogue number 43242, on March 8.[5] It is the first track on the album Bringing It All Back Home, released some two weeks later.[6] It was Dylan's first Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also entered the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. The song has subsequently been reissued on numerous compilations, the first being the 1967 singles compilation Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. One of Dylan's first electric recordings, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is also notable for its innovative music video, which first appeared in D. A. Pennebaker's documentary Dont Look Back. An acoustic version of the song, recorded the day before the single, was released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991.

"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is ranked 187th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.[7] In its contemporary review, Cash Box described it as a "rockin’-country folk blueser with a solid beat and catchy lyrics" and "wild" guitar and harmonica playing.[8]

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  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 74.
  3. ^ John Einarson (6 September 2011). Four Strong Winds: Ian and Sylvia. McClelland & Stewart. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7710-3040-6.
  4. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 30, 2010). "Is Bob Dylan Hip-Hop's Godfather?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ The Original Mono Recordings. Legacy Records, 2010, liner notes, p. 51.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference pc32 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Subterranean Homesick Blues ranked #187 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List". Rolling Stone. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 20, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.