"Marrakesh Express" | ||||
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Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash | ||||
from the album Crosby, Stills & Nash | ||||
B-side | "Helplessly Hoping" | |||
Released | July 1969 | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:38 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Graham Nash | |||
Producer(s) | David Crosby Graham Nash Stephen Stills | |||
Crosby, Stills & Nash singles chronology | ||||
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"Marrakesh Express" |
"Marrakesh Express" is a song written by Graham Nash and performed by the band Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN). It was first released in May 1969 on the self-titled album, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and released on a 45-RPM single in July of the same year, with another CSN song, "Helplessly Hoping",[2] as its backing side. The single reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 23, 1969.[3] It reached the same position on the Easy Listening chart.[4] The song was best received in the UK and Canada, reaching No. 17 in both nations.[5][6] As a trio or quartet, this remains their only single to make the UK top 40 chart.