when did steppenwolf release born to be wild
Born to Be Wild was the band's third single off their 1968 debut album Steppenwolf and became their most successful single, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts.In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed Born to Be Wild at No. 129 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.Also in 2004, it finished at #29 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.he Pusher , was also used in the film). When the movie was in production, Born to Be Wild was used simply as a placeholder, since Peter Fonda had wanted Crosby, Stills & Nash to do the movie's soundtrack. Eventually, it became clear that the song was well suited for the movie.