Just a song before I Go - wikipedia Just a song before I Go `` Just a Song Before I Go '' Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash from the album CSN B - side `` Dark Star '' Released June 17, 1977 Genre Folk rock, Soft rock Length 2 : 14 Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Graham Nash Producer ( s ) David Crosby Stephen Stills Graham Nash The Albert Brothers `` Just a Song Before I Go '' is a song from Crosby, Stills and Nash that appeared on the 1977 album CSN. It was also released as a single and made it to number seven on the Billboard singles charts, becoming the band 's highest charting hit. It is also one of the band 's shortest songs, with a running time of only 2 : 14. In Canada, it peaked at number 10. The song was written by Graham Nash about leaving loved ones behind before going on a concert tour. It was written in Hawaii in about 20 minutes at the piano while Nash and Leslie Morris were staying with a friend, waiting for the rain to stop before leaving the house. The opening line came from the question : `` You 've got half an hour, why do n't you just write a song before you go ? '' In a February 25, 2016 interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nash stated that the homeowner bet him $500 that he could n't write a song before he left. Nash said he still has that $500. `` Just a Song Before I Go '' is lyrically straightforward about the situation Nash was in at the moment he wrote it, and there is also an undercurrent of regret towards rootlessness, a feeling that Nash -- born and raised in England, a resident of the United States who had lived in California and was now living in Hawaii -- might very well have had at the time. Crosby, Stills and Nash arranged `` Just a Song Before I Go '' as a straight ballad, with mostly acoustic textures anchored by two electric guitar solos from Stephen Stills. In 2008, drummer Russ Kunkel and the group Chateau Beach covered the song on their album `` Rivage. '' Personnel David Crosby -- harmony vocals, acoustic guitar Stephen Stills -- harmony vocals, guitars Graham Nash -- lead vocals, piano Additional musicians Joe Vitale -- electric piano Tim Drummond -- bass Russ Kunkel -- drums Sources Jump up ^ Zimmer, Dave and Diltz, Henry, Crosby, Stills & Nash : The Authorized Biography, Da Capo Press, 2000 ISBN 0 - 306 - 80974 - 5, ISBN 978 - 0 - 306 - 80974 - 3 p 190 Jump up ^ `` Rivage overview ''. Allmusic.com. Liner notes from the 1991 box set Crosby, Stills and Nash : CSN. The commentary on the songs 's genesis is from David Crosby. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young David Crosby Stephen Stills Graham Nash Neil Young Studio albums Crosby, Stills & Nash Déjà Vu CSN Daylight Again American Dream Live It Up After the Storm Looking Forward Live albums 4 Way Street Allies Déjà Vu Live CSN 2012 CSNY 1974 Compilation albums So Far Replay CSN Carry On Greatest Hits Demos Songs `` Suite : Judy Blue Eyes '' `` Marrakesh Express '' `` Guinnevere '' `` Wooden Ships '' `` Lady of the Island '' `` Helplessly Hoping '' `` Woodstock '' `` Helpless '' `` Teach Your Children '' `` Almost Cut My Hair '' `` Our House '' `` Ohio '' `` Just a Song Before I Go '' `` Wasted on the Way '' `` Southern Cross '' Related bands The Byrds Buffalo Springfield The Hollies CPR Crosby & Nash The Stills - Young Band Manassas Crazy Horse Related people Joni Mitchell Judy Collins Chris Hillman Cass Elliot Timothy B. Schmit Greg Reeves Dallas Taylor Other related articles Discography CSNY / Déjà Vu Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_a_Song_Before_I_Go&oldid=801254485 '' Categories : 1977 songs Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young songs Songs written by Graham Nash Songs about aviation Atlantic Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Brezhoneg Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 18 September 2017, at 16 : 33. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang just a song before i go
Answer: Crosby, Stills and Nash