| "And When I Die" | ||||
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| Single by Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||||
| from the album Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||||
| B-side | "Sometimes in Winter" | |||
| Released | 30 September 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 4:06 (Album version) 3:26 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Laura Nyro | |||
| Producer(s) | James William Guercio | |||
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"And When I Die" is a song written by American singer and songwriter Laura Nyro. It was first recorded by the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary in 1966. Nyro released her own version on her debut album More Than a New Discovery in February 1967.
The song is best known for the next version, recorded by the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears in late 1968. This recording reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a Gold record. In the US, it was kept from #1 by the double A-side "Come Together"/"Something" by The Beatles.[1] "And When I Die" also reached No. 1 in Canada in December 1969 after 3 weeks at No. 2 also due to The Beatles.