A Horse with No Name

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"A Horse with No Name"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by America
from the album America
B-side
  • "Everyone I Meet Is from California"
  • "Sandman"
Released
  • November 12, 1971 (UK)
  • January 19, 1972 (US)
Recorded1971
StudioMorgan Studios, London
Genre
Length4:08
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Dewey Bunnell
Producer(s)Ian Samwell
America singles chronology
"A Horse with No Name"
(1971) 		"I Need You"
(1972)
Audio sample
Licensed audio
"A Horse with No Name" on YouTube

"A Horse with No Name" is a song by American folk rock trio America. Written by Dewey Bunnell, it was released on the Warner Bros. label, in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song was met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada, Finland, and the United States.[5] It reached number 3 in the UK singles chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 24, 1972.[6] The song was quickly added to a rerelease of the bands' debut studio album, America (original release January 1972). The song is a staple of the group's discography and one of their most popular.

  1. ^ Micchelli, Thomas (March 9, 2019). "Painting Paradoxes of Family, Race, and Prison". Hyperallergic. Retrieved June 16, 2019. (both apparent references to the 1972 folk-rock song, 'A Horse with No Name,' by a band called, tellingly, America) beckon toward freedom.
  2. ^ a b Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 88. ISBN 978-1440865787.
  3. ^ "200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs". Entertainment.expertscolumn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "A Horse with No Name" USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  6. ^ RIAA. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2008.