This has been, according to some sources, one of the few times Dylan has officially authorized anybody to add or change the lyrics to one of his songs. In 1996 and with the consent of Dylan, Scottish musician Ted Christopher wrote a new verse for 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' in memory of the schoolchildren and teacher killed in the Dunblane school massacre. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.ĭunblane tribute 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'

Personnel ĭecade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) The music video for this version of the song was directed by Andy Morahan. Another version was released on the video Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 in Tokyo II. Their performance of the song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 was used as the B-side for the single release and was also included on their Live Era '87–'93 album, released in 1999. 1, it became Guns N' Roses' third (and to date last) number-one single as well as their ninth consecutive top-five hit. In Ireland, where the song also reached No. Elsewhere, the single topped the charts of Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands it was the best-selling song of 1992 in the latter country. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and the New Zealand Singles Chart. Released as the second single from the album, it reached No. This studio recording was slightly modified for the band's 1991 album Use Your Illusion II, discarding the responses in the second verse. 18 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and No. They recorded and released a studio version in 1990 for the soundtrack of the film Days of Thunder that reached No. A live version of the song was released on the 12-inch single of ' Welcome to the Jungle' the same year. In 1987, American hard rock band Guns N' Roses started performing the song. Guns N' Roses versions 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'įrom the album Days of Thunder (soundtrack) Several Clapton compilation albums also feature the song. There were also performances of the song included on the Journeyman (1990) and the One More Car, One More Rider (2003) world tours. Clapton's 1996 boxed set Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies features a performance of the song recorded in London in April 1977. where it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (although it reached on No. 38 on the UK charts, but the single was less successful in the U.S. This version was released on Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton. After the recording sessions with Louis, Clapton recorded his own version of the song which was released as a single in August 1975 two weeks after Louis's version. In January 1975 Eric Clapton played on Arthur Louis's recording of ' Knockin' on Heaven's Door' which was arranged in a cross-over reggae style. Thirty-Nine Years of Great Concert PerformancesĮric Clapton and Arthur Louis versions.The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration.

Some of these versions have appeared on Dylan's live and Bootleg Series albums including: ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.Īccording to his website, Dylan has performed the song in concert 460 times between its live debut in 1974 and its last outing in 2003. It was ranked number 190 in 2004 by Rolling Stone magazine, in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and number 192 in 2010. The song became one of Dylan's most popular and most covered post-1960s compositions, spawning covers from Eric Clapton, Guns N' Roses, Randy Crawford, and more.ĭescribed by Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin as 'an exercise in splendid simplicity', the song features two short verses, the lyrics of which comment directly on the scene in the film for which it was written: the death of a frontier lawman ( Slim Pickens) who refers to his wife ( Katy Jurado) as 'Mama'. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 10 in several countries.

' Knockin' on Heaven's Door' is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

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