Against the Wind (Bob Seger song)
- Against the Wind (Bob Seger song)
Infobox Single
Name = Against the Wind
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Artist = Bob Seger
from Album = Against the Wind
B-side = No Man's Land
Released = May, 1980 (US)
Format = 7" vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 05:34
Label = Capitol
Writer = Bob Seger
Producer =
Last single = "Fire Lake"
(1980)
This single = "Against the Wind"
(1980)
Next single = "You'll Accomp'ny Me"
(1980)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki
Lower caption = German cover
"Against the Wind" is a song by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. The song helped propel the 1980 album "Against the Wind" to number one on the Billboard 200. Other hits that helped made the album top the charts included"Fire Lake" (# 6), "You'll Accomp'ny Me" (# 14), and "The Horizontal Bop" (# 42). "Against the Wind" was the highest ranking of the singles coming in at # 5.
According to Timothy White, a writer for "Rolling Stone", "'Against the Wind' is about trying to move ahead, keeping your sanity and integrity at the same time." [ [http://www.segerfile.com/wind.html www.segerfile.com] ]
During an interview on 100 FM The Pike, Bob Seger said that "Against the Wind" came about from his days as a high-school cross country runner.
Glenn Frey of the Eagles sang background vocals on this song.
Cover versions
"Against the Wind" was covered by The Highwaymen on their first album, "The Highwaymen".
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