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| "Space Truckin'" | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the 1973 Philippines single | |
| Song by Deep Purple | |
| from the album Machine Head | |
| Released | March 1972 |
| Recorded | 6–21 December 1971 |
| Studio | Montreux, Switzerland |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:34 19:54 (Made in Japan version) 4:52 (The 1997 Remixes version) |
| Label | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Gillan Ritchie Blackmore Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
| Producer(s) | Deep Purple |
"Space Truckin'" is a song by English hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the seventh and final track on the Machine Head album and its lyrics talk of space travel.
Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore claims in Classic Albums: Deep Purple – The Making of Machine Head that the song composition started with the half-step riffs in the refrain, which were inspired by the theme music for the Batman TV programme composed by Neal Hefti. Blackmore asked singer Ian Gillan if he could write any lyrics over the riff, and the rest of the song evolved from there.