Been Down So Long

"Been Down So Long"
Song by the Doors
from the album L.A. Woman
ReleasedApril 19, 1971 (1971-04-19)
RecordedDecember 1970  January 1971
StudioThe Doors Workshop, Los Angeles
GenreBlues
Length4:40
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)The Doors
Producer(s)

"Been Down So Long" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It appears on L.A. Woman, the last studio album that lead singer Jim Morrison recorded with the group. It has been called, notably by critic Robert Christgau, as a "take-off" on the album.

A live version recorded on May 8, 1970, at Cobo Arena in Detroit, appears on the 2000 compilation album The Bright Midnight Sampler.