In the 1980s, the song prompted litigation involving the British group New Order.
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The song was used on various TV shows and movies, such as The Rock (1996), Girls' Night (1998), Armageddon (1998), Superstar (1999), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and in the end credits of the 2011 Irish film The Guard. In fact, it was the only version of the song that charted.Ĭash Box described this version as "stunning material" with "an especially fine arrangement." Īll-time charts Chart (1958-2018) 2 in both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart in February 1970. The song also topped the charts in Canada, and reached No. The song also spent three weeks atop the easy listening chart and was used in commercials for United Airlines in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. It was Peter, Paul and Mary's biggest (and final) hit, becoming their only No. John Denver was a close friend of theirs and they shared the same producer in that time, Milt Okun. The most well known version was recorded by American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, for their 1967 studio album, Album 1700, and Warner Bros.- Seven Arts released it as a single in 1969. Peter, Paul and Mary version "Leaving on a Jet Plane" Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. I was fortunate to have Peter, Paul and Mary record it and have it become a hit, but it still strikes a lonely and anguished chord in me, because the separation still continues, although not so long and not so often nowadays. Bags packed and standing by the front door, taxi pulling up in the early morning hours, the sound of a door closing behind you, and the thought of leaving someone that you care for very much. It doesn’t conjure up Boeing 707s or 747s for me as much as it does the simple scenes of leaving. This is a very personal and very special song for me. In one of BBC Radio specials, Denver said about the song: John Denver, then a relatively unknown musician in the Los Angeles folk scene of 23 years old, had written the song during a layover at Washington Airport in 1966. "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was re-recorded for the third and final time in 1973 for John Denver's Greatest Hits, version that also appears on most of his compilation albums. Although it is one of John Denver's best known songs, his single failed to enter the charts. In 1969, simultaneous to the success of the Peter, Paul and Mary version, Denver recorded the song again for his debut studio album, Rhymes & Reasons, and was released as a single in October 1969 through RCA Records. Denver's then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title and was renamed "Leaving on a Jet Plane" in 1967.
He made several copies and gave them out as presents for Christmas of that year. " Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter John Denver in 1966, originally included on his debut demo recording John Denver Sings as "Babe I Hate To Go". 1966 song written and performed by John Denver "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
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