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"A Horse with No Name"
"A Horse with No Name"
	Side A of the US single
Single by America
from the album America
B-side	"Everyone I Meet Is from California"; "Sandman";
Released	November 12, 1971 (UK); January 12, 1972 (US);
Recorded	1971
Studio	Morgan Studios, London
Genre	Folk rock; soft rock; country rock;
Length	4:08
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Dewey Bunnell
Producer(s)	Ian Samwell
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"A Horse with No Name" is a song by American folk rock trio America. Written by Dewey Bunnell, it was released on the Warner Bros. label, in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song was met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada, Finland, and the United States.^[5] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 24, 1972.^[6] The song was quickly added to a rerelease of the bands' debut studio album, America (original release January 1972). The song is a staple of the group's discography and one of their most popular.

Development

America's self-titled debut album was released initially in Europe, without "A Horse with No Name", and achieved only moderate success. Originally called "Desert Song", "Horse" was written while the band was staying at the home of musician Arthur Brown, near Puddletown, Dorset, England.^[7] The first two demos were recorded there by Jeff Dexter and Dennis Elliott, which were intended to capture the sensation of the hot, dry desert that had been depicted in a Salvador Dalí painting, and in a picture by M. C. Escher which featured a horse. Writer Dewey Bunnell also says he remembered his childhood travels through the Arizona and New Mexico desert when his family lived at Vandenberg Air Force Base.^[8] Bunnell has explained that "A Horse with No Name" was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place".

Trying to find a song that would be popular in both the United States and Europe, Warner Bros. was reluctant to release the ballad "I Need You" as the first single from America. The label asked the band if it had any other material, then arranged for America to record four more songs at Morgan Studios, in Willesden, London.^[9] "A Horse with No Name" was released as the featured song on a three-track single in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy and the Netherlands in late 1971. On the release, "A Horse with No Name" shared the A-side with "Everyone I Meet Is from California", while "Sandman" featured on the B-side. However, its early-1972 two-track United States release did not include "Sandman", with "Everyone I Meet Is from California" appearing on the B-side.

Composition

"A Horse with No Name" was recorded in E Dorian (giving it a key signature with two sharps, F# and C#, although the defining Dorian note C# does not appear in the melody)^[10] with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drum kit, and bongo drums. The only other chord is a D, fretted on the low E and G strings, second fret. A 12-string guitar plays an added F♯ (second fret, high E string) on the back beat of the Em. A noted feature of the song is the driving bass line with a hammer-hook in each chorus. A "waterfall"-type solo completes the arrangement.^[11] Produced by Ian Samwell on the day of final recording at Morgan Studios, when at first the group thought it was too corny and took some convincing to actually play it. Gerry Beckley has explained in Acoustic Guitar magazine (March 2007) that the correct tuning for the guitar is D E D G B D, low to high. The chord pattern that repeats throughout the entire song is: 202002 (Em), then 020202 and 000202.^[12] The tuning is unique to this song; they did not use it on any other America song.

Reception

Despite the song being banned by some US radio stations, most notably WHB in Kansas City, because of supposed drug references to heroin use ("horse" is a common slang term for heroin),^[13] the song ascended to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the album quickly reached platinum status. The song charted earlier in Ireland (reaching number 4), the Netherlands (reaching number 11) and the UK (reaching number 3, the band's only Top 40 hit in the country^[14]) than it did in the United States.

The song's resemblance to some of Neil Young's work aroused some controversy. For example, in its review of "A Horse with No Name" Cash Box described America as "CSN&Y soundalikes."^[15] "I know that virtually everyone, on first hearing, assumed it was Neil", Bunnell said. "I never fully shied away from the fact that I was inspired by him. I think it's in the structure of the song as much as in the tone of his voice. It did hurt a little, because we got some pretty bad backlash. I've always attributed it more to people protecting their own heroes more than attacking me." By coincidence, it was "A Horse with No Name" that replaced Young's "Heart of Gold" at the number 1 spot on the US pop chart.^[16]

The single achieved sales of over 50,000 copies in Australia, being eligible for the award of a gold disc.^[17]

The song has received criticism for its lyrics, including "The heat was hot"; "There were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things"; and "'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain."^[18] According to an anecdote from Robert Christgau, Randy Newman dismissed "A Horse with No Name" as a "song about a kid who thinks he's taken acid".^[19]^[20]

Penn Jillette asked the band about their lyrics, "there were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things" after a show in Atlantic City, where America opened for Penn & Teller. According to Jillette, their explanation for the lyrics was that they were intoxicated with cannabis while writing it.^[21] In a 2012 interview, Beckley disputed Jillette's story, saying, "I don't think Dew was stoned."^[22]

Personnel

Credits adapted per back cover of a 1972 vinyl issue of America.

America

Dewey Bunnell – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Gerry Beckley – 12-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Dan Peek – bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Ray Cooper – percussion
Kim Haworth – drums

Cover versions

In the season 4 episode of BoJack Horseman "The Old Sugarman Place", the title character drives through the desert to Patrick Carney and Michelle Branch's interpretation of the song. This version also appears on the soundtrack album of the series.^[23]

Musical references

Michael Jackson's song "A Place with No Name" was released posthumously by TMZ as a 25-second snippet on July 16, 2009. The snippet closely resembles "A Horse with No Name". Jim Morey, both Jackson's and America's former band manager, has stated that "America was honored that Michael chose to do their song and they hope it becomes available for all Michael's fans to hear."^[24] The song was remastered and released in its entirety along with the original Michael Jackson recording on Jackson's 2014 album, Xscape.

The song was sampled by Milo in his song "Geometry and Theology" from his album Cavalcade, in which every song samples a song by America.^[25]

The song is name-checked in the 1991 Tin Machine song 'Stateside' on the Tin Machine II album.^[26]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971–1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[27]	29
Canada (RPM) Top Singles^[28]	1
Canada (RPM) Adult Contemporary^[29]	12
France (SNEP)^[30]	17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[31]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^[32]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[33]	12
Russia	3
New Zealand (Listener)^[34]	5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[35]	27
UK Singles (OCC)^[36]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[37]	1
US Easy Listening (Billboard)^[38]	3
US Cash Box Top 100^[39]	1
US Record World Singles Chart ^[39]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[40]	27

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[41]	Platinum	100,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[42]	Gold	30,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[43]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[44]	Gold	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Micchelli, Thomas (March 9, 2019). "Painting Paradoxes of Family, Race, and Prison". Hyperallergic. Retrieved June 16, 2019. (both apparent references to the 1972 folk-rock song, 'A Horse with No Name,' by a band called, tellingly, America) beckon toward freedom.
^ ^a ^b Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 88. ISBN 978-1440865787.
^ "200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs". Entertainment.expertscolumn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "A Horse with No Name" USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ RIAA. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
^ Nick Churchill. "Decadence and depravity…with added cheese - Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine". Dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet)". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
^ Rosen, Craig (September 30, 1996). The Billboard book of number one albums: the inside story behind pop music's blockbuster records. Billboard Books.
^ "A Horse With No Name by America Chords and Melody". Hooktheory. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ Hodge, David (January 13, 2012). "A Horse With No Name by America - Adding Some Personal Touches". Guitarnoise.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "Horse With No Name Guitar Lesson | Strumming Pattern & Chords". Guitarcoachmag.com. September 16, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ "Liner notes, Highway Highlight". Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2006.
^ "America singles charts history". Official Charts. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 5, 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Week of March 25, 1972". Billboard.com.
^ Book, Chart (6 April 2018). The Go Set Chart Book, Australia's First National Charts. Lulu Press, Incorporated. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-387-71246-5.
^ John Mendelsohn (1972). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2006.
^ Christau, Robert (April 16, 1972). "America's Imitation Worse Than Young's". Newsday – via RobertChristgau.com.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. p. 29. ISBN 0-89919-026-X – via the Internet Archive.
^ Jillette, Penn. (2012). Gilbert Gottfried Again! (Episode 14, 2012/05/21). Penn's Sunday School. Ace Broadcasting Network.
^ "Q&A With America Singer Gerry Beckley". Patch.com. December 19, 2012.
^ "Hear Patrick Carney, Michelle Branch's New Song for 'BoJack Horseman'". Rolling Stone. 28 August 2017.
^ "Place with No Name sounds like Horse with No Name". news.com.au. July 17, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
^ Breihan, Tom (February 22, 2019). "The Number Ones: America's "A Horse With No Name"". Stereogum. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
^ Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie. p. 265.
^ "America – A Horse With No Name" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 6 May 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-05-06. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
^ "America – A Horse With No Name" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "none". Billboard. October 7, 1972. p. 53.
^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie.
^ "America – A Horse With No Name" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Flavour of New Zealand, 27 March 1972". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "America – A Horse With No Name" Canciones Top 50.
^ "America: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "America Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "America Chart History (Easy Listening)". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
^ Musicoutfitters.com
^ "Italian single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Spanish single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "British single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ "American single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links

America's official website

[1] Micchelli, Thomas (March 9, 2019). "Painting Paradoxes of Family, Race, and Prison". Hyperallergic. Retrieved June 16, 2019. (both apparent references to the 1972 folk-rock song, 'A Horse with No Name,' by a band called, tellingly, America) beckon toward freedom.

[Dawn-2] Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 88. ISBN 978-1440865787.

[3] "200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs". Entertainment.expertscolumn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[4] "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[5] "A Horse with No Name" USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[6] RIAA. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2008.

[7] Nick Churchill. "Decadence and depravity…with added cheese - Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine". Dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[8] "Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet)". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.

[9] Rosen, Craig (September 30, 1996). The Billboard book of number one albums: the inside story behind pop music's blockbuster records. Billboard Books.

[10] "A Horse With No Name by America Chords and Melody". Hooktheory. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

[11] Hodge, David (January 13, 2012). "A Horse With No Name by America - Adding Some Personal Touches". Guitarnoise.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[12] "Horse With No Name Guitar Lesson | Strumming Pattern & Chords". Guitarcoachmag.com. September 16, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[13] "Liner notes, Highway Highlight". Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2006.

[14] "America singles charts history". Official Charts. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

[15] "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 5, 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-11.

[16] "Billboard Hot 100 - Week of March 25, 1972". Billboard.com.

[17] Book, Chart (6 April 2018). The Go Set Chart Book, Australia's First National Charts. Lulu Press, Incorporated. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-387-71246-5.

[18] John Mendelsohn (1972). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2006.

[19] Christau, Robert (April 16, 1972). "America's Imitation Worse Than Young's". Newsday – via RobertChristgau.com.

[20] Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. p. 29. ISBN 0-89919-026-X – via the Internet Archive.

[21] Jillette, Penn. (2012). Gilbert Gottfried Again! (Episode 14, 2012/05/21). Penn's Sunday School. Ace Broadcasting Network.

[22] "Q&A With America Singer Gerry Beckley". Patch.com. December 19, 2012.

[23] "Hear Patrick Carney, Michelle Branch's New Song for 'BoJack Horseman'". Rolling Stone. 28 August 2017.

[Place_with_No_Name_sounds_like_Horse_with_No_Name-24] "Place with No Name sounds like Horse with No Name". news.com.au. July 17, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2010.

[25] Breihan, Tom (February 22, 2019). "The Number Ones: America's "A Horse With No Name"". Stereogum. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

[26] Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie. p. 265.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_America-27] "America – A Horse With No Name" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[28] "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 6 May 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[29] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-05-06. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

[sc_France_America-30] "America – A Horse With No Name" (in French). Les classement single.

[31] "none". Billboard. October 7, 1972. p. 53.

[32] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie.

[sc_Dutch100_America-33] "America – A Horse With No Name" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[34] "Flavour of New Zealand, 27 March 1972". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[sc_Spain_America-35] "America – A Horse With No Name" Canciones Top 50.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_America-36] "America: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_America-37] "America Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[38] "America Chart History (Easy Listening)". Billboard.

[Whitburn-39] Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.

[40] Musicoutfitters.com

[ItalyAmericaA_Horse_with_No_NamesingleCertRef-41] "Italian single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[SpainAmericaA_Horse_with_No_NamesingleCertRef-42] "Spanish single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[United_KingdomAmericaA_Horse_with_No_NamesingleCertRef-43] "British single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[United_StatesAmericaA_Horse_with_No_NamesingleCertRef-44] "American single certifications – America – A Horse with No Name". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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+"'''A Horse with No Name'''" is a song by American folk rock trio [[America (band)|America]]. Written by [[Dewey Bunnell]], it was released on the [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]] label, in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song was met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada, Finland, and the United States.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=america|chart=all}} "A Horse with No Name" USA chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.</ref> It was [[RIAA certification|certified]] [[Music recording certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) on March 24, 1972.<ref>{{cite web|author=RIAA|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum Database|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=A%20horse%20with%20no%20name&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|access-date=September 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154107/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=A%20horse%20with%20no%20name&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> The song was quickly added to a rerelease of the bands' debut studio album,  ''[[America (America album)|America]]'' (original release January 1972). The song is a staple of the group's discography and one of their most popular.
 ==Development==
-America's [[America (America album)|self-titled debut album]] was released initially in Europe, without "A Horse with No Name", and achieved only moderate success. Originally called "Desert Song", "Horse" was written while the band was staying at the home of studio musician [[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]], near [[Puddletown]], [[Dorset]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2015/06/decadence-and-depravity-with-added-cheese/|title=Decadence and depravity…with added cheese - Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine|author=Nick Churchill|website=Dorsetlife.co.uk|access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> The first two demos were recorded there by [[Jeff Dexter (DJ)|Jeff Dexter]] and Dennis Elliott, which were intended to capture the sensation of the hot, dry desert that had been depicted in a [[Salvador Dalí]] painting, and in a picture by [[M. C. Escher]] which featured a horse. Writer [[Dewey Bunnell]] also says he remembered his childhood travels through the [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]] desert when his family lived at [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet)|url=http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm|access-date=June 20, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080602221148/http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm| archive-date= June 2, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>  [[Dewey Bunnell| Bunnell]] has explained that "A Horse with No Name" was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place".
+[[America (band)|America]]'s [[America (America album)|self-titled debut album]] was released initially in Europe, without "A Horse with No Name", and achieved only moderate success. Originally called "Desert Song", "Horse" was written while the band was staying at the home of musician [[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]], near [[Puddletown]], [[Dorset]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2015/06/decadence-and-depravity-with-added-cheese/|title=Decadence and depravity…with added cheese - Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine|author=Nick Churchill|website=Dorsetlife.co.uk|access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> The first two demos were recorded there by [[Jeff Dexter (DJ)|Jeff Dexter]] and Dennis Elliott, which were intended to capture the sensation of the hot, dry desert that had been depicted in a [[Salvador Dalí]] painting, and in a picture by [[M. C. Escher]] which featured a horse. Writer [[Dewey Bunnell]] also says he remembered his childhood travels through the [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]] desert when his family lived at [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet)|url=http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm|access-date=June 20, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080602221148/http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm| archive-date= June 2, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>  Bunnell has explained that "A Horse with No Name" was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place".
-Trying to find a song that would be popular in both the United States and Europe, Warner Brothers was reluctant to release Gerry Beckley's "[[I Need You (America song)|I Need You]]" ballad as the first single from ''America''. The label asked the band if it had any other material, then arranged for America to record four more songs at [[Morgan Studios]], in [[Willesden]], London.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Billboard book of number one albums: the inside story behind pop music's blockbuster records |last=Rosen |first=Craig |date=September 30, 1996 |publisher=Billboard Books }}</ref> "A Horse with No Name" was released as the featured song on a three-track single in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy and the Netherlands in late 1971. On the release, "A Horse with No Name" shared the A-side with "Everyone I Meet Is from California"; "Sandman" featured on the B-side. However, its early-1972 two-track US release did not include "Sandman", with "Everyone I Meet Is from California" appearing on the B-side.
+Trying to find a song that would be popular in both the United States and Europe, [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]] was reluctant to release the ballad "[[I Need You (America song)|I Need You]]" as the first single from ''America''. The label asked the band if it had any other material, then arranged for America to record four more songs at [[Morgan Studios]], in [[Willesden]], [[London]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Billboard book of number one albums: the inside story behind pop music's blockbuster records |last=Rosen |first=Craig |date=September 30, 1996 |publisher=Billboard Books }}</ref> "A Horse with No Name" was released as the featured song on a three-track single in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy and the Netherlands in late 1971. On the release, "A Horse with No Name" shared the A-side with "Everyone I Meet Is from California", while "Sandman" featured on the B-side. However, its early-1972 two-track United States release did not include "Sandman", with "Everyone I Meet Is from California" appearing on the B-side.
 ==Composition==
-"A Horse with No Name" was recorded in E [[Dorian mode|Dorian]] (giving it a key signature of F# and C#)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Horse With No Name by America Chords and Melody |url=https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/america/a-horse-with-no-name |website=Hooktheory |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref> with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drum kit, and bongo drums. The only other chord is a D, fretted on the low E and G strings, second fret. A [[12-string guitar]] plays an added F♯ (second fret, high E string) on the back beat of the Em. A noted feature of the song is the driving bass line with a [[clawhammer|hammer-hook]] in each chorus. A "waterfall"-type solo completes the arrangement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarnoise.com/lessons/horse-with-no-name-2/|title=A Horse With No Name by America - Adding Some Personal Touches|first=David|last=Hodge|website=Guitarnoise.com|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> Produced by [[Ian Samwell]] on the day of final recording at Morgan Studios, when at first the group thought it was too corny and took some convincing to actually play it. Gerry Beckley has explained in ''[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar]]'' magazine (March 2007) that the correct tuning for the guitar is D E D G B D, low to high. The chord pattern that repeats throughout the entire song is: 202002 (Em), then 020202 and 000202.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guitarcoachmag.com/easy-guitar-songs-2/horse-no-name/|title=Horse With No Name Guitar Lesson &#124; Strumming Pattern & Chords|date=September 16, 2013|website=Guitarcoachmag.com|access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> The tuning is unique to this song; they did not use it on any other America song.
+"A Horse with No Name" was recorded in E [[Dorian mode|Dorian]] (giving it a [[key signature]] with two sharps, F# and C#, although the defining Dorian note C# does not appear in the melody)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Horse With No Name by America Chords and Melody |url=https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/america/a-horse-with-no-name |website=Hooktheory |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref> with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drum kit, and bongo drums. The only other chord is a D, fretted on the low E and G strings, second fret. A [[12-string guitar]] plays an added F♯ (second fret, high E string) on the back beat of the Em. A noted feature of the song is the driving bass line with a [[clawhammer|hammer-hook]] in each chorus. A "waterfall"-type solo completes the arrangement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarnoise.com/lessons/horse-with-no-name-2/|title=A Horse With No Name by America - Adding Some Personal Touches|first=David|last=Hodge|website=Guitarnoise.com|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> Produced by [[Ian Samwell]] on the day of final recording at Morgan Studios, when at first the group thought it was too corny and took some convincing to actually play it. Gerry Beckley has explained in ''[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar]]'' magazine (March 2007) that the correct tuning for the guitar is D E D G B D, low to high. The chord pattern that repeats throughout the entire song is: 202002 (Em), then 020202 and 000202.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guitarcoachmag.com/easy-guitar-songs-2/horse-no-name/|title=Horse With No Name Guitar Lesson &#124; Strumming Pattern & Chords|date=September 16, 2013|website=Guitarcoachmag.com|access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> The tuning is unique to this song; they did not use it on any other America song.
 ==Reception==
-Despite the song being banned by some U.S. radio stations because of supposed drug references to [[heroin]] use ("horse" is a common slang term for heroin),<ref>{{cite web|title=Liner notes, ''Highway Highlight''|url=http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm| access-date=June 11, 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060615193629/http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm| archive-date= June 15, 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> the song ascended to number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and the album quickly reached [[RIAA certification|platinum]] status. The song charted earlier in Ireland (reaching number 4), the Netherlands (reaching number 11) and the UK (reaching number 3, the band's only Top 40 hit in the country<ref>{{cite web|title=America singles charts history |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/Artist/14505/AMERICA|website=Official Charts|publisher=The Official Charts Company|access-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref>) than it did in the United States.
+Despite the song being banned by some US radio stations, most notably [[WHB]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], because of supposed drug references to [[heroin]] use ("horse" is a common slang term for heroin),<ref>{{cite web|title=Liner notes, ''Highway Highlight''|url=http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm| access-date=June 11, 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060615193629/http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song005.htm| archive-date= June 15, 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> the song ascended to number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and the album quickly reached [[RIAA certification|platinum]] status. The song charted earlier in Ireland (reaching number 4), the Netherlands (reaching number 11) and the UK (reaching number 3, the band's only Top 40 hit in the country<ref>{{cite web|title=America singles charts history |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/Artist/14505/AMERICA|website=Official Charts|publisher=The Official Charts Company|access-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref>) than it did in the United States.
-The song's resemblance to some of [[Neil Young]]'s work aroused some controversy. For example, in their review of "A Horse with No Name" ''[[Cash Box]]'' described America as "[[Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young|CSN&Y]] soundalikes."<ref>{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=February 5, 1971|page=22|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1972/Cash-Box-1972-02-05.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}</ref> "I know that virtually everyone, on first hearing, assumed it was Neil", Bunnell said. "I never fully shied away from the fact that I was inspired by him. I think it's in the structure of the song as much as in the tone of his voice. It did hurt a little, because we got some pretty bad backlash. I've always attributed it more to people protecting their own heroes more than attacking me." By coincidence, it was "A Horse with No Name" that replaced Young's [[Heart of Gold (Neil Young song)|"Heart of Gold"]] at the number 1 spot on the U.S. pop chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1972-03-25/|title=Billboard Hot 100 - Week of March 25, 1972|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>
+The song's resemblance to some of [[Neil Young]]'s work aroused some controversy. For example, in its review of "A Horse with No Name" ''[[Cash Box]]'' described America as "[[Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young|CSN&Y]] soundalikes."<ref>{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=February 5, 1971|page=22|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1972/Cash-Box-1972-02-05.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}</ref> "I know that virtually everyone, on first hearing, assumed it was Neil", Bunnell said. "I never fully shied away from the fact that I was inspired by him. I think it's in the structure of the song as much as in the tone of his voice. It did hurt a little, because we got some pretty bad backlash. I've always attributed it more to people protecting their own heroes more than attacking me." By coincidence, it was "A Horse with No Name" that replaced Young's "[[Heart of Gold (Neil Young song)|Heart of Gold]]" at the number 1 spot on the US pop chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1972-03-25/|title=Billboard Hot 100 - Week of March 25, 1972|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>
-The single achieved sales of over 50,000 copies in Australia, being eligible for the award of a gold disc.<ref>{{cite book| title= The Go Set Chart Book, Australia's First National Charts|page=9|isbn=978-1-387-71246-5|last1=Book|first1=Chart|date=6 April 2018}}</ref>
+The single achieved sales of over 50,000 copies in Australia, being eligible for the award of a gold disc.<ref>{{cite book| title= The Go Set Chart Book, Australia's First National Charts|page=9|isbn=978-1-387-71246-5|last1=Book|first1=Chart|date=6 April 2018|publisher=Lulu Press, Incorporated}}</ref>
-The song has received criticism for its lyrics, including "The heat was hot"; "There were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things"; and "'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=John Mendelsohn |title=Rolling Stone Review |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |year=1972 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/america/albums/album/304443/rid/5942232 |access-date=March 12, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002034300/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/america/albums/album/304443/rid/5942232/ |archive-date=October 2, 2007 }}</ref> According to an anecdote from [[Robert Christgau]], [[Randy Newman]] dismissed "A Horse With No Name" as a "song about a kid who {{em|thinks}} he’s taken acid".<ref>{{cite journal | last=Christau | first=Robert | date=April 16, 1972 | url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/news/nd720416.php | title=America's Imitation Worse Than Young's | journal=Newsday | via=RobertChristgau.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Christgau | first=Robert | date=1981 | url=https://archive.org/details/christgausrecord00robe_1/page/29/ | title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies | publisher=Ticknor & Fields | page=29 | isbn=0-89919-026-X | via=the Internet Archive}}</ref>
+The song has received criticism for its lyrics, including "The heat was hot"; "There were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things"; and "'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=John Mendelsohn |title=Rolling Stone Review |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |year=1972 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/america/albums/album/304443/rid/5942232 |access-date=March 12, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002034300/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/america/albums/album/304443/rid/5942232/ |archive-date=October 2, 2007 }}</ref> According to an anecdote from [[Robert Christgau]], [[Randy Newman]] dismissed "A Horse with No Name" as a "song about a kid who {{em|thinks}} he's taken acid".<ref>{{cite journal | last=Christau | first=Robert | date=April 16, 1972 | url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/news/nd720416.php | title=America's Imitation Worse Than Young's | journal=Newsday | via=RobertChristgau.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Christgau | first=Robert | date=1981 | url=https://archive.org/details/christgausrecord00robe_1/page/29/ | title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies | publisher=Ticknor & Fields | page=29 | isbn=0-89919-026-X | via=the Internet Archive}}</ref>
 [[Penn Jillette]] asked the band about their lyrics, "there were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things" after a show in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], where America opened for [[Penn & Teller]]. According to Jillette, their explanation for the lyrics was that they were intoxicated with [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] while writing it.<ref>Jillette, Penn. (2012). [[Gilbert Gottfried]] Again! (Episode 14, 2012/05/21). ''Penn's Sunday School''. Ace Broadcasting Network.</ref> In a 2012 interview, Beckley disputed Jillette's story, saying, "I don't think Dew was stoned."<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A With America Singer Gerry Beckley|url=http://sanjuancapistrano.patch.com/articles/interview-with-america-singer-gerry-beckley|work= Patch.com |date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>
 == Personnel ==
-(Per back cover of 1972 vinyl issue of ''[[America (America album)|America]]''.)
+Credits adapted per back cover of a 1972 vinyl issue of ''[[America (America album)|America]]''.
-'''America'''
+=== America ===
-* [[Dewey Bunnell]] – lead vocals, [[acoustic guitar]]
+* [[Dewey Bunnell]] – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
 * [[Gerry Beckley]] – 12-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals
-* [[Dan Peek]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], backing vocals
+* [[Dan Peek]] – bass, backing vocals
+=== Additional personnel ===
-'''Session musicians'''
-* [[Ray Cooper]] – [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
+* [[Ray Cooper]] – percussion
-* Kim Haworth – [[drum kit|drums]]
+* Kim Haworth – drums
-==Cover version==
+==Cover versions==
 In the season 4 episode of ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' "The Old Sugarman Place", the title character drives through the desert to [[Patrick Carney]] and [[Michelle Branch]]'s interpretation of the song. This version also appears on the soundtrack album of the series.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hear Patrick Carney, Michelle Branch's New Song for 'BoJack Horseman'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/patrick-carney-michelle-branchs-song-for-bojack-horseman-w500002|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=28 August 2017}}</ref>
-===Musical references===
+==Musical references==
 [[Michael Jackson]]'s song "[[A Place with No Name]]" was released posthumously by TMZ as a 25-second snippet on July 16, 2009. The snippet closely resembles "A Horse with No Name". Jim Morey, both Jackson's and America's former [[band manager]], has stated that "America was honored that Michael chose to do their song and they hope it becomes available for all Michael's fans to hear."<ref name="Place with No Name sounds like Horse with No Name">{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/place-with-no-name-sounds-like-horse-with-no-name/story-e6frea93-1225751274972|title=Place with No Name sounds like Horse with No Name|date=July 17, 2009|publisher=news.com.au|access-date=March 5, 2010}}</ref> The song was remastered and released in its entirety along with the original Michael Jackson recording on Jackson's 2014 album, ''[[Xscape (album)|Xscape]]''.
 The song was sampled by [[Milo (musician)|Milo]] in his song "Geometry and Theology" from his album ''Cavalcade'', in which every song samples a song by America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2033026/the-number-ones-americas-a-horse-with-no-name/franchises/the-number-ones/|title=The Number Ones: America's "A Horse With No Name"|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=February 22, 2019|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref>
-The song is name-checked in the 1991 [[Tin Machine]] song 'Stateside' on the [[Tin Machine II]] album.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pegg |first1=Nicholas |title=The Complete David Bowie |date=2016 |page=265}}</ref>
+The song is name-checked in the 1991 [[Tin Machine]] song 'Stateside' on the ''[[Tin Machine II]]'' album.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pegg |first1=Nicholas |title=The Complete David Bowie |date=2016 |page=265}}</ref>
 ==Charts==
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+===Weekly charts===
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+! Peak<br />position
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 | Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])
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 | Russia
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-|New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Listener]]'')<ref>[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=860#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 27 March 1972]</ref>
+|New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Listener]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=860#n_view_location |title=Flavour of New Zealand, 27 March 1972 |access-date=20 February 2022 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820221824/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=860#n_view_location |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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-|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>[http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1972.htm Musicoutfitters.com]</ref>
+|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>[http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1972.htm Musicoutfitters.com]</ref>
 | style="text-align:center;"|27
-|}
-===All-time charts===
-{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
-|-
-! Chart (1958–2018)
-! Position
-|-
-|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>
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 ==Certifications==
 {{Certification Table Top}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=America|title=A Horse with No Name|award=Gold|relyear=1971|certyear=2019|access-date=January 21, 2020}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=America|title=A Horse with No Name|award=Platinum|relyear=1971|certyear=2024|access-date=July 22, 2024|id=6259}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=America|title=A Horse with No Name|award=Gold|relyear=1971|certyear=2024|access-date=February 22, 2024|id=america-a-horse-with-no-name}}
 {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=America|title=A Horse with No Name|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|id=13894-159-1|access-date=June 7, 2022}}
 {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=America|title=A Horse with No Name|award=Gold|relyear=1972|certyear=1972|access-date=January 21, 2020}}
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 ==See also==
-* [[List of fictional horses]]
+* [[Caballo sin Nombre]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.venturahighway.com/ Official America Homepage]
+* [http://www.venturahighway.com/ America's official website]
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 [[Category:Songs about horses]]
+[[category:soft rock songs]]
+[[category:folk rock songs]]
+[[category:country rock songs]]

v t e America
Gerry Beckley Dewey Bunnell Dan Peek
Studio albums	America Homecoming Hat Trick Holiday Hearts Hideaway Harbor Silent Letter Alibi View from the Ground Your Move Perspective Hourglass Human Nature Holiday Harmony Here & Now Back Pages Lost & Found
Compilations	History: America's Greatest Hits Encore: More Greatest Hits Highway The Definitive America The Complete Greatest Hits
Live albums	America Live In Concert (1985) In Concert (1995) Horse with No Name The Grand Cayman Concert
Soundtracks	The Last Unicorn
Singles	"A Horse with No Name" "I Need You" "Ventura Highway" "Muskrat Love" "Tin Man" "Lonely People" "Sister Golden Hair" "Daisy Jane" "Today's the Day" "Amber Cascades" "You Can Do Magic" "Right Before Your Eyes" "The Border" "Your Move"
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