Against the Wind (Bob Seger song)
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| Single by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | ||||||||
| from the album Against the Wind | ||||||||
| B-side | No Man's Land | |||||||
| Released | April 1980 | |||||||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||||||
| Genre | Heartland rock, soft rock | |||||||
| Length | 5:34 (album version) 3:45 (single version) |
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| Label | Capitol | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Bob Seger | |||||||
| Producer(s) | Bill Szymczyk | |||||||
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"Against the Wind" is a song by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band from the 1980 album Against the Wind. "Against the Wind" is the highest ranking single from the album, peaking at #5.Glenn Frey of the Eagles sang background vocals on this song.
During an interview on WWFX, "100 FM The Pike", Bob Seger said that "Against the Wind" came about from his days as a high-school cross country runner. The line "Let the cowboys ride!" towards the song's end is a reference to the closing lyrics of the song "Santa Fe/Beautiful Obsession" by Van Morrison.
Seger later said that the line "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" bothered him for a while, but that everyone he knew loved it, so he left it in. He also said that it has since appeared in several other hits by other artists, so that proved it was an acceptable lyric.
In 1999, Brooks & Dunn covered this song on the television soundtrack to King of the Hill. This version peaked at #55 on the Hot Country Songs charts based on unsolicited airplay.
The song was also covered by The Highwaymen on their debut album.
In 1978, two years before the US release, the song was covered (translated to Spanish under the title "Contra el viento") by Argentine rock band Plus in their second album "Melancolica Muchacha".
The Hold Steady released a their version of the song on their 2007 Stuck Between Stations EP.
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