The Devil Went Down to Georgia - wikipedia The Devil Went Down to Georgia `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' Single by Charlie Daniels from the album Million Mile Reflections B - side `` Rainbow Ride '' Released May 21, 1979 Genre Bluegrass, country, country rock Length 3 : 34 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Charlie Daniels Tom Crain `` Taz '' DiGregorio Fred Edwards Charles Hayward James W. Marshall Producer ( s ) John Boylan Charlie Daniels singles chronology `` Trudy '' ( 1978 ) `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' ( 1979 ) `` Mississippi '' ( 1979 ) `` Trudy '' ( 1978 ) `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' ( 1979 ) `` Mississippi '' ( 1979 ) `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections. The song is written in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic melody an octave lower, in a tune called `` Lonesome Fiddle Blues '' released on Clements ' self - titled 1975 album on which Charlie Daniels played guitar. The Charlie Daniels Band moved it up an octave and put words to it. The song 's verses are closer to being spoken rather than sung ( i.e., recitation ), and tell the story of a boy named Johnny, in a variant on the classic deal with the Devil. The performances of Satan and Johnny are played as instrumental bridges. The song was the band 's biggest hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100, prevented from further chart movement by `` After The Love Has Gone '' by Earth, Wind and Fire and `` My Sharona '' by The Knack. It is featured in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, whose choreographer, Patsy Swayze, claims that she set the song 's tempo. `` How fast can you dance it ? '' Daniels asked. `` How fast can you play it ? '' Swayze replied, but considering that the song was recorded in December 1978 and Urban Cowboy was filmed in 1979, it would have been impossible for Swayze to set the recorded song 's tempo. Contents 1 Content 2 Musical references 3 Parodies and covers 4 Chart performance 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Sequel 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Content This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( July 2016 ) The song is an uptempo bluegrass song about the Devil 's failed attempt to `` steal '' a young man 's soul through a fiddle - playing contest that involved enticing the young man 's participation using a worldly prize. The song begins with a disappointed Devil arriving in Georgia, having stolen far fewer souls than expected, when he comes upon a fiddle - playing young man named Johnny. At that moment, Johnny happens to be playing his fiddle impressively `` hot. '' Out of desperation, the Devil, who as it turns out also plays the fiddle, offers Johnny the wager which involves challenging the young man to a fiddle - playing contest. The Devil offers to give Johnny a golden fiddle if the young man plays better than he does ; otherwise, the Devil will gain Johnny 's soul. Although Johnny believes taking the Devil 's bet might be a sin, he wagers his soul without fear, confidently boasting he is `` the best that 's ever been. '' The Devil plays his fiddle first, to a contemporary, rock music theme with the backing of demon musicians. When the Devil 's performance ends, Johnny compliments him and takes his own turn, making reference to four songs. Two are traditional songs of Appalachia -- `` Fire on the Mountain '' ( also the name of Daniels ' 1974 album ) and `` Granny Does Your Dog Bite ? '' ( the latter traditionally known as `` Granny Will Your Dog Bite ? '' ). The third is an unnamed square dance melody that includes the patter, `` Chicken in the bread pan pickin ' out dough. '' ( The country music standard `` Ida Red, '' as most famously recorded by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, includes the lyric `` Chicken in the bread pan pickin ' out dough / Granny will your dog bite, no child no. '' ) The last is a traditional American southern folk song `` The House of the Rising Sun. '' The four songs are not performed but are only mentioned by reference. The Devil is impressed, admits defeat, and lays a golden fiddle at Johnny 's feet. Johnny repeats his claim to be the best player ever and dares the Devil to a rematch in the future. Johnny 's final boast, as originally recorded for the Million Mile Reflections album, goes `` I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I 'm the best that 's ever been. '' To accommodate radio airplay ( both Country and Top 40 formats ), the 45 RPM single release overdubbed that portion of the lyric as `` ' Cause I told you once, you son of a gun, I 'm the best that 's ever been. '' ( The uncensored album version appears on the soundtrack of the movie Urban Cowboy, and it is this version that has been used on numerous music compilations since then. ) Thus, Johnny maintains his virtue, keeping his soul from the Devil by displaying his musical virtuosity in performing traditional songs of America 's South. Musical references The ballad 's story is a derivative of the traditional deal with the Devil motif. Charlie Daniels has stated in interviews, `` I do n't know where it came from, but it just did. Well, I think I might know where it came from, it may have come from an old poem called ' The Mountain Whippoorwill ' that Stephen Vincent Benét wrote many, many years ago ( 1925 ), that I had in high school. '' Parodies and covers This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2016 ) The Muppets performed a version of the song in The Muppet Show with special guest star Alan Arkin in 1980. The Levellers released a version of the song in 1991. Although it is frequently misattributed to David Allan Coe or `` Weird Al '' Yankovic, musician Travis Meyer performed a parody entitled `` The Devil Went Down to Jamaica, '' in which Johnny is recast as a Jamaican drug dealer who is challenged by the devil to a pot - smoking contest to see whose marijuana is best : his, or Johnny 's. It was also parodied by Cledus T. Judd as `` Cledus Went Down to Florida, '' and by a Christian parody group called ApologetiX as `` The Devil Went Down to Jordan '' Mexican country band Caballo Dorado recorded a Spanish version called `` El diablo bajó a Georgia '' on their album debut `` Carretera 54 ''. The rap group K.M.C. Kru released a hip hop re-imagining of the song entitled `` The Devil Came Up to Michigan '' in 1991, featuring the devil and a deejay competing for a turntable of gold. Rock / metal band Primus recorded a version of the song, which was released as a claymation music video on their 1998 Rhinoplasty EP and its companion Videoplasty video album, and also re-released on their 2003 EP Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People. The video was directed by Mike Johnson. Steve Ouimette ( with Ed DeGenaro ) performed a cover of the song for the 2007 video game Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock. This version uses electric guitars instead of fiddles, though the original lyrics are still performed. It is played as the conclusion of the game in a simulated guitar battle with the devil. Daniels objected to this version on the grounds that the devil often wins the contest, which he referred to as `` violating the very essence of the song ''. Boston - based alternative band the Adam Ezra Group released a parody of the song in 2013 called The Devil Came Up To Boston. It depicted the devil as a New Yorker who comes to Boston to have a fiddle - playing battle with a Bostonian youth. This premise itself is a play on the rivalry between Boston and New York. It parodies many other stereotypes and facets of Boston and its culture, such as its distinctive dialect, its Irish heritage, and its notoriously loud subway system, among other things. The song became a bit of a local legend in the Boston area, as many radio stations desired to play it, but could n't because of its extensive use of profanity, itself another stereotype of Bostonians. Screenshot of Michelle Lambert 's video in 2015 Pop singer and electric violinist Michelle Lambert recorded a version of the song in 2015, and released a music video. In her rendition `` Johnny '' is replaced by `` Michelle ''. A cappella group Home Free recorded a version of the song in collaboration with Taylor Davis and Charlie Daniels playing fiddle, released in September 2015. The narration is performed by Home Free bass singer Tim Foust. The rock band Blues Traveler often performs this song in concert, with John Popper playing the fiddle parts on harmonica. The band released a live version of the song on their 2006 EP ¡ Bastardos en Vivo !. Electric string quartet Stringfever recorded a cover of the song on their 2009 album Stringfever. Futurama featured a parody of the song in Episode 9 of Season 1. Robot Chicken featured a composite parody of the song along with the animated series Spawn in Episode 49 of Season 3, where Malebolgia, an infernal lord, is challenged by Spawn to a fiddle duel set to a similar tune. Ryan Kelly, a member of the Irish stage production Celtic Thunder, covered the song for their most recent CD / DVD set Celtic Thunder X. Gymnast Dominique Moceanu used this song during her floor exercise at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta to a raucous hometown applause. British punk band The Toy Dolls rendered their own version, `` The Devil went down to Scunthorpe '', in their 1997 album One More Megabyte. Chart performance The original version of the song spent fourteen weeks on the Hot Country Singles charts in 1979, peaking at number 1 and holding the position for one week. It spent two weeks at a peak of number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 20, 1989 for sales of over one million copies in the United States. Since it became available as a download in the digital era, it has also sold 2.297 million digital copies in the US as of November 2016. In June 1998, Epic Records re-released the song to country radio, but accidentally sent out the version in which the line `` son of a bitch '' was uncensored. This error was quickly corrected, and the song re-entered the country charts at number 62 for the chart dated June 20, 1998. It spent seven weeks on the chart and peaked at number 60. Weekly charts Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 12 Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 5 Ireland ( IRMA ) 14 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 25 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 13 UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 14 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 30 US Cash Box Top 100 Chart ( 1998 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 60 Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Rank Australia 100 Canada 56 US Billboard Hot 100 50 US Cash Box 49 Sequel In 1993, a sequel to the song, titled `` The Devil Comes Back to Georgia '', was recorded and released by Daniels and fiddle player Mark O'Connor, featuring guest performances by Travis Tritt ( as the devil ), Marty Stuart ( as Johnny ) and Johnny Cash as the narrator. The song can be found on Mark O'Connor's album, Heroes. In the sequel, the devil, his anger unabated ten years after his defeat at young Johnny 's hands, decides to take up the boy 's challenge to `` c'mon back if you ever wan na try again ''. With Johnny now an adult and married with an infant son, the devil is convinced that Johnny 's sinful pride will be his undoing, so he takes back the golden fiddle he lost to Johnny, and forces him to practice with his old fiddle before their rematch. Though the lyrics of the song state that `` Johnny 's the best that 's ever been '', reiterating his bold claim in the original song, the sequel 's lyrics do not reveal who won the rematch, but the music video persuasively shows that Johnny does not lose. See also Charlie Daniels Band Cross Road Blues The Devil and Daniel Webster Faust The Devil and Tom Walker References Jump up ^ `` Million Mile Reflections - Charlie Daniels, The Charlie Daniels Band Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel : `` The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits '', p. 92, ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7518 - 4 Jump up ^ `` RolandNote.com : The Ultimate Country Music Database ''. www.rolandnote.com. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Ida Red lyrics chords Bob Wills ''. www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 20. ^ Jump up to : Jessen, Wade ( 20 June 1998 ). `` Country Corner ''. Billboard. 110 ( 25 ) : 34. Jump up ^ `` Charlie Daniels : Songwriter Interviews ''. Songfacts.com. 2007 - 03 - 30. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` The Levellers - One Way ( CD ) ''. Discogs.com. 2012 - 09 - 28. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dgQzgNLmpA The Devil Went Down to Jamaica Jump up ^ `` K.M.C. Kru - The Devil Came Up to Michigan ( CD ) ''. Discogs.com. 2012 - 09 - 28. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Discography - Primus ''. Les Claypool. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2012 - 10 - 03. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 15. Jump up ^ `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Michelle Lambert ( Official Video ) ''. 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Devil Went Down To Georgia ''. Youtube.com. 19 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Blues Traveler - Devil Went Down To Georgia ''. YouTube. 2007 - 02 - 24. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Spawn Went Down to Georgia ''. Youtube.com. 19 December 2011. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 114. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Charlie Daniel Band -- The Devil Went Down to Georgia ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( November 8, 2016 ). `` Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report : November 8, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Irish Singles Chart -- Search for song ''. Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- ( ( ( artist ) ) ) -- The Devil Went Down to Georgia ''. Top 40 Singles. ^ Jump up to : `` Charlie Daniels Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Charlie Daniels Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Charlie Daniels Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 9 / 08 / 79 ''. tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Forum - 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016 - 06 - 02. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ Canada, Library and Archives ( 17 July 2013 ). `` Image : RPM Weekly ''. bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 1 April 2018. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Coca - Cola Cowboy '' by Mel Tillis Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single August 25, 1979 Succeeded by `` Heartbreak Hotel '' by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell Preceded by `` Suspicions '' by Eddie Rabbitt RPM Country Tracks number - one single September 8 - September 15, 1979 Succeeded by `` ' Til I Can Make It on My Own '' by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West hide Charlie Daniels Band Charlie Daniels Chris Wormer Charlie Hayward Bruce Brown Ron Gannaway Shannon Wickline former and original members Billy Cox Earl Grigsby Jeffrey Meyer Mark Fitzgerald Barry Barnes Gary Allen Joel DiGregorio Jim Marshall Fred Edwards Tom Crain Jack Gavin Mark Matejka Pat McDonald Studio albums Charlie Daniels ( 1971 ) Te John, Grease, & Wolfman ( 1972 ) Honey in the Rock ( 1973 ) Way Down Yonder ( 1974 ) Fire on the Mountain ( 1974 ) Nightrider ( 1975 ) Saddle Tramp ( 1976 ) High Lonesome ( 1976 ) Midnight Wind ( 1977 ) Million Mile Reflections ( 1979 ) Full Moon ( 1980 ) Windows ( 1982 ) Me and the Boys ( 1985 ) Powder Keg ( 1987 ) Homesick Heroes ( 1988 ) Simple Man ( 1989 ) Renegade ( 1991 ) The Devil Went Down to Georgia ( 1993 ) America, I Believe in You ( 1993 ) The Door ( 1994 ) Same Ol ' Me ( 1995 ) Steel Witness ( 1996 ) Blues Hat ( 1997 ) By the Light of the Moon ( 1997 ) Tailgate Party ( 1999 ) Road Dogs ( 2000 ) How Sweet the Sound : 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats ( 2002 ) Redneck Fiddlin ' Man ( 2002 ) Songs From the Longleaf Pines ( 2005 ) Deuces ( 2007 ) Off the Grid - Doin ' it Dylan ( 2014 ) Night Hawk ( 2016 ) Bootleg albums Corbitt & Daniels : Live from Carnegie Hall ( 1970 ) Compilation albums A Decade of Hits ( 1983 ) Super Hits ( 1994 ) The Roots Remain ( 1996 ) Fiddle Fire : 25 Years of the CDB ( 1998 ) Volunteer Jam / Classic Live Performances : Volume One ( 1999 ) Volunteer Jam / Classic Live Performances : Volume two ( 1999 ) Freedom and Justice for All ( 2003 ) Essential Super Hits ( 2004 ) 16 Biggest Hits ( 2006 ) Land That I Love ( 2010 ) Country : Charlie Daniels ( 2013 ) Hits of the South ( 2013 ) Live albums Volunteer Jam ( 1976 ) Volunteer Jam III and IV ( 1978 ) Volunteer Jam VI ( 1980 ) Volunteer Jam VII ( 1981 ) The Live Record ( 2001 ) Live from Iraq ( 2007 ) Christmas albums Christmas Time Down South ( 1990 ) A Merry Christmas to All ( 2002 ) Joy To The World : A Bluegrass Christmas ( 2009 ) Hallelujah It 's Christmas Time Again ( 2012 ) Singles `` Robot Romp '' ( 1961 ) `` Middle of a Heartache '' ( 1966 ) `` Great Big Bunches of Love '' ( 1972 ) `` Uneasy Rider '' ( 1973 ) `` Whiskey '' ( 1974 ) `` Way Down Yonder '' ( 1974 ) `` Land of Opportunity '' ( 1974 ) `` The South 's Gonna Do It '' ( 1975 ) `` Long Haired Country Boy '' ( 1975 ) `` Birmingham Blues '' ( 1975 ) `` Texas '' ( 1975 ) `` Wichita Jail '' ( 1976 ) `` Sweet Louisiana '' ( 1976 ) `` Billy the Kid '' ( 1976 ) `` Good Ole Boy '' ( 1977 ) `` Heaven Can Be Anywhere '' ( 1977 ) `` Sugar Hill Saturday Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Trudy '' ( 1978 ) `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' ( 1979 ) `` Mississippi '' ( 1979 ) `` Behind Your Eyes '' ( 1979 ) `` Long Haired Country Boy '' re-release ( 1980 ) `` In America '' ( 1980 ) `` The Legend of Wooley Swamp '' ( 1980 ) `` Carolina ( I Remember You ) '' ( 1980 ) `` Sweet Home Alabama '' ( 1981 ) `` Still in Saigon '' ( 1982 ) `` Ragin ' Cajun '' ( 1982 ) `` We Had it All One Time '' ( 1982 ) `` Stroker 's Theme '' from Stroker Ace ( 1983 ) `` American Farmer '' ( 1985 ) `` Still Hurtin ' Me '' ( 1985 ) `` Drinkin ' My Baby Goodbye '' ( 1986 ) `` Bogged Down in Love With You '' ( 1987 ) `` Powder Keg '' ( 1987 ) `` Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues '' ( 1988 ) `` Uneasy Rider ' 88 '' ( 1988 ) `` Cowboy Hat in Dallas '' ( 1989 ) `` Midnight Train '' ( 1989 ) `` Simple Man '' ( 1989 ) `` Mister DJ '' ( 1990 ) `` ( What This World Needs is ) A Few More Rednecks '' ( 1990 ) `` Oh Atlanta '' ( 1990 ) `` Honky Tonk Life '' ( 1991 ) `` Twang Factor '' ( 1991 ) `` Little Folks '' ( 1991 ) `` America I Believe in You '' ( 1993 ) `` Two Out of Three '' ( 1994 ) `` Long Haired Country Boy '' re-release ( 1997 ) `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' re-release ( 1998 ) `` Road Dogs '' ( 2000 ) `` This Ai n't No Rag, It 's a Flag '' ( 2001 ) `` Southern Boy '' with Travis Tritt ( 2003 ) `` My Beautiful America '' ( 2003 ) `` Let ' Em Win or Bring ' Em Home '' ( 2011 ) Guest singles `` Willie Jones '' with Bobby Bare ( 1980 ) `` The Devil Comes Back to Georgia '' Mark O'Connor with Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Travis Tritt ( 1993 ) `` All Night Long '' with Montgomery Gentry ( 2000 ) `` Country Boy '' Aaron Lewis with George Jones ( 2010 ) Video releases The Band ( 1981 ) The Saratoga Concert ( 1982 ) Homefolks and Highways ( 1993 ) Essential Super Hits ( 2004 ) CDB DVD Live ( 2005 ) Volunteer Jam : The Movie ( 2007 ) Live from Iraq ( 2007 ) Charlie Daniels & Friends : Preachin ', Prayin ', Singin ' ( 2008 ) Joy To The World : A Bluegrass Christmas ( 2009 ) Related articles Discography `` It Hurts Me '' Volunteer Jam Urban Cowboy hide Works based on Faust Folk legend Faust Johann Georg Faust Deal with the Devil in popular culture Simon Magus Theophilus of Adana Erdgeist Mephistopheles Pan Twardowski Stingy Jack Seminal works Historia von D. Johann Fausten ( 1587 chapbook ) Cenodoxus ( 1602, play ) Doctor Faustus ( 1604 play ) Goethe 's Faust ( 1808 play ) Faust, Part One Faust, Part Two Prose `` Bearskin '' `` Daniel and the Devil '' Melmoth the Wanderer ( 1820 ) `` The Devil and Tom Walker '' ( 1824 ) St. John 's Eve ( 1830 ) Auriol ( 1844 ) Chasse - galerie ( 1892 ) The Sorrows of Satan ( 1896 ) Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician ( 1898 ) The Master and Margarita ( 1929 -- 40 ) Mephisto ( 1936 ) The Devil and Daniel Webster ( 1937 ) None but Lucifer ( 1939 ) Doktor Faustus ( 1947 ) The Devil in Velvet ( 1951 ) The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant ( 1954 ) Gimmicks Three ( 1956 ) The Devil to Pay in the Backlands ( 1956 ) That Hell - Bound Train ( 1958 ) For a Breath I Tarry ( 1966 ) The Damnation Game ( 1986 ) Eric ( 1990 ) The Devil 's Own Work ( 1991 ) Jack Faust ( 1997 ) Johannes Cabal the Necromancer ( 2009 ) Plays Gretchen ( 1879 ) Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ? ( 1955 ) The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon ( 1965 ) Temptation ( 1986 ) Operas Faust ( 1816, Spohr ) La damnation de Faust ( 1846, Berlioz ) Faust ( 1859, Gounod ) Mefistofele ( 1868, Boito ) Faust and Marguerite ( 1855, Lutz ) Faust up to Date ( 1888, Lutz ) Doktor Faust ( 1916 -- 25, Busoni ) Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights ( 1938 ) The Rake 's Progress ( 1951, Stravinsky ) Reuben, Reuben ( 1955 ) Historia von D. Johann Fausten ( 1994 ) Faustus, the Last Night ( 2006 ) Classical music Gretchen am Spinnrade ( 1814, Schubert ) Faust Overture ( 1840, Wagner ) Grande sonate ' Les quatre âges ' 2nd movement `` Quasi-Faust '' ( 1847, Alkan ) Scenes from Goethe 's Faust ( 1853, Schumann ) Part II of Symphony No. 8 ( 1906 -- 07, Mahler ) Faust Symphony ( 1854 -- 57, Liszt ) Mephisto Waltzes ( Liszt ) Gothic Symphony ( Brian ) Bagatelle sans tonalité ( Liszt ) Other music Albums Epica Saga Epica The Black Halo Beethoven 's Last Night The Black Rider Songs `` Mephisto Polka '' ( 1859 -- 85 ) `` Cross Road Blues '' ( 1936 ) `` Sympathy for the Devil '' ( 1968 ) `` Friend of the Devil '' ( 1970 ) `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' ( 1975 ) `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' ( 1979 ) `` Faustian Echoes '' ( 2012 ) `` The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles '' ( 2015 ) Films Faust and Marguerite ( 1900 ) The Damnation of Faust ( 1903 ) Faust and Marguerite ( 1904 ) The Student of Prague ( 1913 ) Rapsodia satanica ( 1915 ) The Student of Prague ( 1926 ) Faust ( 1926 ) The Devil and Daniel Webster ( 1941 ) Alias Nick Beal ( 1949 ) The Legend of Faust ( 1949 ) Beauty and the Devil ( 1950 ) Marguerite de la nuit ( 1955 ) Damn Yankees ( 1958 ) Faust ( 1960 ) Bedazzled ( 1967 ) Doctor Faustus ( 1967 ) El extraño caso del doctor Fausto ( 1969 ) Mephisto ( 1981 ) Doctor Faustus ( 1982 ) Faust ( 1994 ) The Master and Margarita ( 1994 ) Bedazzled ( 2000 ) Faust : Love of the Damned ( 2001 ) Fausto 5.0 ( 2001 ) I Was a Teenage Faust ( 2002 ) Shortcut to Happiness ( 2003 ) Faust ( 2011 ) Television Episodes `` The Devil 's Hands Are Idle Playthings '' ( 2003 ) Other The Devil and Daniel Mouse ( 1978 ) Musicals Damn Yankees ( 1955 ) Randy Newman 's Faust ( 1993 ) Success ! 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Question: when was devil went down to georgia written
Answer: May 21, 1979