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Spirit in the Sky

Norman Greenbaum

1969

RockPsychedelic Rock

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#3655 no Ranking TopSongs

Spirit in the Sky

Norman Greenbaum

1969

RockPsychedelic Rock

#3655

Ranking Geral

#67

Rank 1969

#477

Rank 1960s

Videoclipe

Letra

When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best

Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
Gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best

Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky
Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Go to the place that's the best

Videoclipe

Letra

When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best

Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
Gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best

Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky
Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Go to the place that's the best

Curiosidades

“Spirit in the Sky” foi escrita e gravada por Norman Greenbaum e lançada em dezembro de 1969, tornando‑se rapidamente um sucesso internacional.

O single alcançou a posição nº 3 na Billboard Hot 100 dos EUA, permanecendo 15 semanas na lista e foi certificado como disco de ouro, vendendo dois milhões de cópias entre 1969 e 1970.

Em 1970 a música chegou ao topo das paradas no Reino Unido, Austrália e Canadá, além de ser classificada pela Billboard como a 22ª canção do ano nos Estados Unidos.

A Rolling Stone a incluiu na lista dos “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, ocupando a posição 333, e a considerou um dos maiores “one‑hit wonders” segundo uma enquete de leitores.

Versões cover de Doctor and the Medics e de Gareth Gates também chegaram ao nº 1 nas paradas britânicas, demonstrando a durabilidade do refrão ao longo das décadas.

Em 2025 a Craft Recordings lançou o primeiro videoclipe oficial da canção, ambientado no sul da Califórnia, dirigido por Laurence Harlan Jacobs e com participação especial de Norman Greenbaum.