Greenbaum first arranged the song for acoustic jug band, then he tried a folk version, and then a delta blues style, but none of these were satisfactory. Jacobsen had previously worked with the Lovin' Spoonful. When they split up he won a solo contract with producer Erik Jacobsen for Reprise Records. Greenbaum had previously been a member of psychedelic jug band Dr. I wrote the words in 15 minutes." The song is in the Key of A. ![]() Greenbaum said: "I thought, 'Yeah, I could do that,' knowing nothing about gospel music, so I sat down and wrote my own gospel song. In a 2006 interview with The New York Times, Greenbaum told a reporter he was inspired to write the song after watching Porter Wagoner singing a gospel song on TV. "Spirit in the Sky" makes several religious references to Jesus, although Greenbaum himself is Jewish. The song was voted one of the top ten one-hit wonders in a Rolling Stone reader's poll. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the No. ![]() 333 on its list of the " 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone ranked "Spirit in the Sky" No. ![]() 1 on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached No. " Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from the album of the same name.
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