Take Me Home, Country Roads

"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971. The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971, and Platinum on April 10, 2017. The song became one of John Denver's most popular songs. It has continued to sell, with over 1.8 million digital copies sold in the United States.

Country Roads is played over P.A. systems and sung along to all over the world in sports stadiums, as a theme song before and after games. The song is considered a symbol of West Virginia. In March 2014, it became one of the four official state anthems of West Virginia.

In 1998, the 1971 recording by John Denver was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2023, the song was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.