Marrakesh Express

"Marrakesh Express"
West German picture sleeve
Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash
from the album Crosby, Stills & Nash
B-side"Helplessly Hoping"
ReleasedJuly 1969
Recorded1969
GenrePop[1]
Length2:38
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Graham Nash
Producer(s)David Crosby
Graham Nash
Stephen Stills
Crosby, Stills & Nash singles chronology
"Marrakesh Express"
(1969)
"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
(1969)
Audio sample
"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.

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  2. ^ "Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express". Discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  3. ^ "Crosby, Stills & Nash | Crosby, Stills and Nash". Crosbystillsnash.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 61.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-08-30. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1969-08-16. Retrieved 2020-07-22.