Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
Single by the 5th Dimension
from the album The Age of Aquarius
B-side"Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya"
ReleasedMarch 1969
Recorded1968
Genre
Length
  • 4:49 (album version)
  • 3:50 (promo single edit)
LabelSoul City
Composer(s)Galt MacDermot
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology
"California Soul"
(1969) 		"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
(1969) 		"Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
(1969)

"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (commonly called "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group the 5th Dimension. The song spent six weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the spring of 1969 and was eventually certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.[3] Instrumental backing was written by Bill Holman and provided by a group of session musicians commonly known as "the Wrecking Crew".[4][5]

The song is listed at number 66 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time".[6]

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  2. ^ Gordon, Alex (January 1, 1998). "The Fifth Dimension". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 172.
  3. ^ "The Age of Aquarius". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  4. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  5. ^ "None". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard. 1980-12-08. Retrieved 2014-05-24.