Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

~ Song

Annotation

Work status:

  • First copyright date: 1973-06-01

The lyrics for this version of Knockin' on Heaven's Door were rewitten to feature anti-drug themes. Performed with Neil Young & The Band at 1975-03-23: SNACK Benefit, San Francisco, CA, USA.

  • The title of this work is an unofficial title. There is no known ASCAP registration, SESAC registration, or copyright filing which would cover this work.
Annotation last modified on 2020-06-19 07:00 UTC.

Relationships

additional lyricist:Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:Bob Dylan
publisher:Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
other databases:https://www.whosampled.com/Bob-Dylan/Knockin'-on-Heaven's-Door [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/249 [info]
Songfacts:https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bob-dylan/knockin-on-heavens-door [info]
Wikidata:Q743986 [info]
later translated parody versions:Nagln mer nuch ans nei
later translated versions:Knock knock ouvre‐toi porte d’or
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Japanese version)
Lockiget Hoor
Mama kum aba
Noggad am Himmestor
Olen jäänyt oven taa
is the basis for:No puedo enamorarme de ti

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1973-02Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorBob Dylan2:31
1974-01-04Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-01-04: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-01-06Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-01-14Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-01-14, evening show: Boston Gardens, Boston, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-01-14Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1974-01-14: Boston Gardens, Boston, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band4:24
1974-01-14Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band4:19
1974-01-14Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1974-01-14: Boston Garden, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band3:53
1974-01-15Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-01-15: Capitol Center, Largo, MD, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-01-19Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-01-19, evening show: Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-01-29Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-01-29: Nassau County Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-01-30Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (remix)liveBob Dylan & The Band3:53
1974-01-30Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band3:30
1974-01-30Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1974-01: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band3:52
1974-01-31Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band4:04
1974-01-31Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1974-01-21: Madison Square Garfden, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band3:50
1974-02-01Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1974-02-01: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, USA; alternate version)cover and liveFairport Convention5:25
1974-02-01Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1974-02-01: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, USA)cover and liveFairport Convention4:29
1974-02-09Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-02-09, afternoon show: Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-02-11Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-02-11, evening show: Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-02-11Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band3:59
1974-02-13Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band3:31
1974-02-14Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band4:13
1974-02-14Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band4:08
1974-02-14Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1974-02-14, afternoon show: Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan & The Band?:??
1974-02-14Knockin' on Heaven's Door (acoustic) (1974-02-14, evening show: Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1974-02-14Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan & The Band4:05
1975-06-16Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorcoverEric Clapton4:23
1975-10-29Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Seacrest Motel rehearsals)Bob Dylan4:30
1975-11-19Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1975-11: Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan4:51
1975-11-20Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1975-11: Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan4:03
1975-11-20Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan with Roger McGuinn4:22
1975-11-21Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1975-11-21 (evening): Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan4:10
1975-11-21Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1975-11-21 (afternoon): Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan3:59
1975-11-26Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1975-11-26: The Civic Center, Augusta, ME, USA)liveBob Dylan & GUAM?:??
1975-12-04Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1975-12: Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada)liveBob Dylan4:05
1976-02-15Knockin’ on Heaven’s Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band17:17
1976-05-21Knockin' on Heaven's Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band11:07
1976-07-29Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live: 1976-07-29: The Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, UK)cover and liveEric Clapton?:??
1976-11-08Knockin' on Heaven's Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band14:14
1976-11-15Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1976-11-15: Dallas County Convention Center, Dallas, TX, USA)cover and liveEric Clapton6:12
1977-04-27Knockin’ on Heaven’s Doorcover and liveEric Clapton5:20
1977-04-27Knocking on Heaven’s Door (live, 1977-04-27: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)cover and liveEric Clapton5:18
1977-04-29Knockin' on Heaven's Doorcover and liveEric Clapton?:??
1977Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorcoverBooker T. Jones4:37
1978-02-26Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan3:49
1978-03-01Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1978-03-01: Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan)liveBob Dylan4:03
1978-03-01Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan4:10
1978-03-15Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1978-03-15: Festival Hall, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (mono soundboard source))liveBob Dylan?:??
1978-03-18Knockin' on Heaven's Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band11:03
1978-04-01Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1978-04-01: Randwick Park, Sydney, Australia)liveBob Dylan?:??
1978-11-02Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Nov 02, 1978, The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA)cover and liveEric Clapton?:??
1980-02-28Knockin’ on Heaven’s Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band13:58
1981-06-26Knockin' On Heaven's Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band9:42
1981-06-27Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan5:01
1981-09 – 1981-12Knockin' on Heaven's DoorcoverJerry Garcia7:40
1981-11-10Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1981-11-10: Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, USA)liveBob Dylan?:??
1984-06-28Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1984-06-28: Minestadio del F.C. Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)liveBob Dylan & Carlos Santana?:??
1984-10-13Knockin' on Heaven's Door / Hey Joe / Purple Haze (live, 1984-10-13: Manchester University, Manchester, England, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy10:57
1984-10-13Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (medley, part 3, live, 1984-10-13: University, Manchester, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy?:??
1984-10-13Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (medley, part 1, live, 1984-10-13: University, Manchester, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy?:??
1984-10-13Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door / Hey Joe / Purple Haze / Stairway to Heaven / Ghost Rider / Louie Louie (live, 1984-10-13: University, Manchester, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy22:49
1984-10-13Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door / Hey Joe / Purple Haze / Stairway to Heaven / Ghost Rider / Louie Louie (live, 1984-10-13: University, Manchester, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy22:49
1984-10-20Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1984-10-20: Essex University, Colchester, England)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy6:13
1984-11-18Knockin' on Heavens Door (live, 1984-11-18: Zeche Bochum, Bochum, Germany)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy?:??
1985-02-04Knocking on Heaven's Door (live: 1985-02-04: Soundcheck, Teatro Tenda Lampugnano, Milano, Italy)cover and liveU25:06
1985-03-16Knocking on Heaven’s Door (live, 1985-03-16: Leeds University, Leeds, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy6:39
1985-03-21Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1985-03-21: University of Illinois Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA)cover and liveU24:00
1985-03-21Knockin’ on Heaven's Doorcover and liveU24:00
1985-03-25Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1985-03-25: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, USA)cover and liveU27:00
1985-03-28Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1985-03-28: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveU28:02
1985-04-19Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1985-04-19: The Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA)cover and liveU27:20
1985-04-25Knocking on Heaven’s Door (live)cover and liveThe Jazz Butcher4:55
1985-04-29Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live, 1985-04-29: Odissea 2001, Milan, Italy)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy6:30
1985-05-02Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1985-05-02: Teatro Espero, Rome, Italy)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy6:12
1985-05-10Knocking on Heaven’s Door (live, 1985-05-10: Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy6:54
1985-05-16Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1985-05-16: Mudd Club, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy8:51
1985-06-18Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1985-06-18: The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy6:45
1985-06-18Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1985-06-18: The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)cover and liveThe Sisters of Mercy?:??
1986-02-24Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & Tom Petty8:04
1986-02-24Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers8:04
1986-02-24Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1986-02-24: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia)liveBob Dylan7:57
1986-02-24 – 1986-02-25Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan & Tom Petty8:01
1986-02-24 – 1986-02-25Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan & Tom Petty7:47
1986-06-09 – 1986-08-06Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan7:58
1986-10-28Knocking on Heaven's Door (live, 1986-10-28: Acoustic in Reckless Records Shop, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveNick Cave & the Bad Seeds7:57
1986Knockin' on Heaven's DoorliveBob Dylan Featuring Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers & The Queens of Rhythm7:54
1987-04-20Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1987-04-20: Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveU2?:??
1987-04-20Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live)cover and liveU24:16
1987-06-28Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live at the Marquee Club, London / 1987)cover and liveGuns N’ Roses4:59
1987-06-28Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live) (live, 1987-06-28: London)cover and liveGuns N’ Roses4:39
1987-06-28Move to the City / Knockin' on Heavens Door / Whole Lot of Rosie (live, 1987-06-28: The Marquee, London, UK)cover and liveGuns N’ Roses12:57
1987-07-04Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live, 1987‐07‐04: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, MA, USA)liveBob Dylan & Grateful Dead6:44
1987-07-26Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveDylan & The Dead6:51
1987-07-26Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveBob Dylan & Grateful Dead6:51
1987-07Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorliveDylan & the Dead6:53
1987-08-30Knockin' on Heaven's Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band7:37
1987-09-18E: Heaven’s Door (live, 1987‐09‐18: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA)cover and liveGrateful Dead8:56
1987-09-18Knockin’ on Heaven's Doorcover and liveGrateful Dead9:03
1987-10-28Knockin’ on Heaven’s Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band10:13
1987-10-31Knockin' on Heavens Doorcover and liveJerry Garcia Band11:00
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