Riders on the Storm

For the album by Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, see Riders on the Storm (album).
Not to be confused with Riders in the Sky or Riders of the Storm.
"Riders on the Storm"
Single by the Doors
from the album L.A. Woman
B-side"The Changeling"
ReleasedJune 1971 (1971-06)
RecordedDecember 1970 – January 1971
Genre
Length
  • 7:14 (album version)[1]
  • 4:35 (single version)[2]
  • 7:43 (Apple Music version)[3]
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Doors singles chronology
"Love Her Madly"
(1971) 		"Riders on the Storm"
(1971) 		"Tightrope Ride"
(1971)

"Riders on the Storm" is a song by American rock band the Doors, released in June 1971 by Elektra Records as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, L.A. Woman. It is known for being the last song that Jim Morrison recorded prior to his sudden death in Paris on July 3, 1971.

The song reached number 14 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100,[4][5] number 22 on the UK Singles Chart,[6] and number seven in the Netherlands.[7]

  1. ^ L.A. Woman (Liner notes). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1971. Back cover. EKS-75011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Riders on the Storm" / "Changeling" (single label). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1971. EKS-45738-B.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "L.A. Woman by the Doors on Apple Music".
  4. ^ "The Doors Riders on the Storm Chart History | Hot 100". Billboard. September 4, 1971. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Disco Top 100". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 36. September 4, 1971. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ "Riders on the Storm – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference NdChart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).