A 1971 Led Zeppelin track that opens with a fingerpicked acoustic guitar pattern, builds through electric instrumentation, and closes with a guitar solo by Jimmy Page.
Composition
Stairway to Heaven was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. The arrangement moves through three sections, an acoustic opening with recorder, a transitional middle, and a hard rock climax featuring Page’s guitar solo.
Recording
The track was recorded at Headley Grange in Hampshire, England, and at Island Studios in London in late 1970 and early 1971. Page’s guitar solo was assembled from three separate takes.
Reception
Although never released as a commercial single, Stairway to Heaven received heavy U.S. FM radio airplay and is one of the most-played tracks on classic rock radio. The song has been the subject of widely publicized copyright disputes regarding similarities to Spirit’s instrumental “Taurus.”
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