Country Roads
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. John Denver released it as a single on April 12, 1971; it peaked at number two on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles chart for the week ending August 28, 1971. The song was a success on its initial release and was certified gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971, and platinum on April 10, 2017. The song became one of Denver's most popular songs and it has continued to sell, with over 1.8 million digital copies sold in the United States.
The song is considered a symbol of West Virginia. In March 2014, it became one of the four official state anthems of West Virginia.
In 1998, Denver's 1971 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2023, the song was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
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