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  B-side "Sookie Sookie"
  Artist Steppenwolf
  From Album Steppenwolf The Second
  Released September , 1968
  Track No 7
  Recorded 1968
  Genre Psychedelic Rock
  Length 4:30 (album version)
  Writer John Kay
  Label ABC Dunhill Records
  Producer Gabriel Mekler
  Chart Position
  Misc {{Extra tracklisting
  Type studio
  Album Steppenwolf The Second
  Prev Track "28"
  Prev No 6
  Track No 7
  Next Track "Disappointment Number (Unknown)"
  Next No 8




"Magic Carpet Ride" is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the band Steppenwolf . The song was initially released on the album '' Steppenwolf The Second ''. It was the lead single from that album, peaking at #3 in the US, and becoming the band's second-biggest hit, surpassed only by " Born To Be Wild ". The single version differs noticably from the album version with a different vocal take by Kay used for the first verse of the song and differing instrumental balances. The single version is also much shorter than the album version, with a running time of two minutes and fifty five seconds (the album version is around four and a half minutes long).


IN POPULAR CULTURE

"Magic Carpet Ride" is one of Steppenwolf's most famous songs, having been used in numerous locations.
  • A cover version of the song performed by Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks and guitarist Slash was used in the movie '' Coneheads ''.

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  • It is played in the 2000 Australian feature The Dish , as a '60s time/mood setting song.

  • It is heard in '''' in the scene where Austin travels to 1969.

  • It is heard in the title screen of the EA Sports Video Games '' NASCAR Thunder 2003 '' and '' NASCAR Thunder 2004 '' on every platform for which the game is available.

  • It was used as the theme song in a commercial for ''EA Sports Nascar 99'', which featured in-game footage of Dale Earnhardt driving his GM Goodwrench Plus car on a road course.

  • Chevrolet used "Magic Carpet Ride" as the song for their An American Revolution advertising campaign, that started on New Year's Eve 2003. It should be noted that the song is usually used only in commercials that feature Chevy cars on a car carrier.

  • It is heard in the title screen of the EA Sports Video Game '' Triple Play 2001 '' during the main menu.

  • It is also heard as background music in the film "Beavis and Butthead Do America".

  • It is featured in the 2004 movie '''' in a scene in which the team is celebrating a successful operation by holding a party at their headquarters.

  • It was used in the film '' Sahara '' during the scene in which Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino use the wings and wheels of a crashed plane to create a makeshift Skate Sail .

  • It's played in the film '' The Limey '' during a driving scene featuring Peter Fonda, intended to invoke images of his earlier movies, especially '' Easy Rider ''.

  • It is used in the film '' Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back '' during Jay's dream about meeting the characters from Scooby Doo.

  • A cover version by Bedlam is used in the film Reservoir Dogs in the bar scene

  • An adaptation of the song was featured in the 1999 film '' Go ''.

  • It is used as the background music in one scene of the Cold Case Episode Debut (#313)

  • A cover of this song was used in a Wendy's commercial. The cover was a pop version of the song.

  • It is mistakenly credited to be written by a member(s) of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

  • Inspired a popular San Francisco tourist attraction, Studio 39 Magic Carpet Ride. The ride features a carpet on a swivelling platform in a green room. Customers are encouraged to try the "free ride" by sitting on the carpet while performing gestures at the command of the "director". The combination of the moving platform, gestures and green screen technology produce the end result of a 2-minute video of the customer flying over San Francisco on a "magic carpet". The video also features pre-recorded sound effects and the Steppenwolf song as the score. Customers are encouraged to purchase the DVD anywhere from $20 to $50. Studio 39 was started near (and later at) Pier 39 in the early 2000s. Four other Magic Carpet Rides were started in Las Vegas. The original Pier 39 location closed in early 2007, along with at least one Las Vegas location. Rumored explanations for the closings of the Studio 39 (a private, non-union business) range from theft to corporate mismanagement.

  • It has been used in many Chevrolet commercials, usually heard at the ending of the commercial.

  • A remixed version of this song by Philip Steir was used in Dance Dance Revolution Universe for the XBox 360 .



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