Changing of the Guards
| "Changing of the Guards" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Dylan | ||||
| from the album Street-Legal | ||||
| B-side | "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)" | |||
| Released | 24 October 1978 | |||
| Recorded | April 1978 | |||
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| Length | 6:41 (1978 original) 7:04 (1999 remix) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan | |||
| Producer(s) | Don DeVito | |||
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"Changing of the Guards" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 1978 as a single and as the first track on his album Street-Legal. As a single it failed to reach the Billboard Top 100. However, the song has been included on compilation albums: Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3, released in 1994, and the Deluxe Edition of Dylan, released in 2007.
A slightly longer version of "Changing of the Guards", including an extended ending, was included on remixed/remastered editions of Street-Legal released in 1999 and 2003.