Back in the Saddle

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"Back in the Saddle"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Rocks
B-side	"Nobody's Fault"
Released	March 22, 1977
Recorded	February–March 1976 at Wherehouse and Record Plant Studios
Genre	Heavy metal[1]
Length	4:40
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Steven Tyler Joe Perry
Producer(s)	Jack Douglas
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Walk This Way" (1976) "Back in the Saddle" (1977) "Draw the Line" (1977)

"Back in the Saddle" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, it was the first track on Aerosmith's popular studio album Rocks, which the band released in 1976. "Back in the Saddle" was also released as the third single from the album in 1977.

It peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite being only a moderate success at first commercially, its stature grew over time to the extent that it has become one of the best known songs in the band's discography and has been a part of numerous live performances. In both lyrical and instrumental terms, "Back in the Saddle" is one of the group's most aggressive sounding releases (particularly in its openly sexual themes and forceful emotional tone) and has been compared to contemporary hard rock and heavy metal music during the late 1970s.