This 1968 hit rock song was recorded by the same Canadian band that is famous for “Born to be Wild”.  This song, released on the 5th October 1968 was their second biggest hit of all time, peaking at number three in the USA.

“Magic Carpet Ride” is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve better known as the hard core rock band,  Steppenwolf. The song was initially released in 1968 on the album The Second. It was the lead single from that album, peaking at No. 3 in the US, and becoming the band’s second-biggest hit, surpassed only by “Born to Be Wild”.

The single version differs noticeably from the album version with a different vocal take by Kay used for the first verse of the song and differing instrumental balances. The single version is also much shorter than the album version, with a running time of 2 minutes and 55 seconds (the album version is 4 minutes and 25 seconds long).