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  1. A Horse with No Name - Wikipedia

    • "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 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It reached number 3 in the UK singles chart. It was certified … See more

    Development

    America's self-titled debut album was released initially in Europe, without "A Horse with No Name", and achieved only … See more

    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) with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drum kit, an… See more

    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), the song ascended to number one … See more