Stairway to Heaven (Neil Sedaka song)
| "Stairway to Heaven" | ||||
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| Single by Neil Sedaka | ||||
| from the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Forty Winks Away" | |||
| Released | March 1960 | |||
| Recorded | February 5, 1960 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio A, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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"Stairway to Heaven" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It was released as a 45 rpm single and appeared on Sedaka's 1961 album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits.
Sedaka's "Stairway to Heaven" predates by 11 years Led Zeppelin's song of the same name, which was released in 1971 and written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Sedaka remarked in 2021: "You can't copyright a title, so Led Zeppelin, I forgive you!"