Ride a White Swan
1970 single by T. Rex / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ride a White Swan" is a song by English band T. Rex. It was released as a stand-alone single on 9 October 1970 by record label Fly, and was the first single credited under the band's new, shorter name. Like all of the band's songs, it was written by the group's singer, guitarist and founder Marc Bolan. The song was included on the US version of the 1970 album, T. Rex.
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Released | 9 October 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1 July 1970 | |||
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Length | 2:14 | |||
Label | Fly | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |||
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The song was the band's first hit, and, according to Ned Raggett of AllMusic, the song "inadvertently founded glam rock mania"[2] although Bolan did not wear characteristic glam stage clothing until the promotion of follow up single "Hot Love".[3]