Highway Song (Blackfoot song)

"Highway Song"
Single by Blackfoot
from the album Strikes
B-side	"Road Fever"
Released	June 12, 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Southern rock hard rock
Length	7:30 (album version); 3:59 (single version)
Label	Atco
Songwriter(s)	Rickey Medlocke Jackson Spires
Producer(s)	Al Nalli Henry Weck
Blackfoot singles chronology
"Railroad Man" (1975) "Highway Song" (1979) "Train, Train" (1979)
Music video
"Highway Song" on YouTube

"Highway Song" is a song recorded by the American southern rock band Blackfoot and the lead single from their third studio album Strikes (1979). It reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was recorded in the key of E minor with no key changes throughout. While the single version maintains its tempo throughout, the album version increases its speed at the close of the lyrical portion through the song's ending.

"Highway Song" has often been considered similar to the song "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, particularly because it closes out with a long guitar solo. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4]	26

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Strikes - Blackfoot | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 23, 2021.
2. "Blackfoot: Strikes - Album Of The Week Club review". Classic Rock . July 20, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
3. DeRiso, Nick (October 24, 2018). "Top 25 Southern Rock Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X