Single:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door entered the Australian singles chart* on 15 October 1973 and peaked at #10. The song was #76 on the Top 100 of 1973.
Album:
The song is on the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid which entered the Australian albums chart* on 20 August 1973 and peaked at #28.
Songwriter:
Bob Dylan
Producer:
Gordon Carroll
Record label of Australian release:
CBS
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Released as a single two months after the film’s premiere, it became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 10 in several countries. The song became one of Dylan’s most popular and most covered post-1960s compositions, spawning covers from Guns N’ Roses, Eric Clapton, Randy Crawford and more.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockin’_on_Heaven’s_Door
Lyrics:
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see
I feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
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