According to Page, he wrote the music "over a long period, the first part coming at Bron-Yr-Aur one night". The song originated in 1970 when Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were spending time at Bron-Yr-Aur, a remote cottage in Wales, following Led Zeppelin's fifth American concert tour. Page then returned to Island Studios to record his guitar solo. The song was completed by the addition of lyrics by Plant during the sessions for Led Zeppelin IV at Headley Grange, Hampshire, in 1971. Led Zeppelin began recording "Stairway to Heaven" in December 1970 at Island Records' new recording studios on Basing Street in London. In November 2007, through download sales promoting Led Zeppelin's Mothership release, "Stairway to Heaven" reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the most requested song on FM radio stations in the United States at the time, despite never having been commercially released as a single in the US. "Stairway to Heaven" was voted number three in 2000 by VH1 on its list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs, in 2004 Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Stairway to Heaven" number 31 on its list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The final section is an uptempo hard rock arrangement, highlighted by Page's guitar solo and Plant's vocals, which ends with the plaintive a cappella line: "And she's buying a stairway to heaven." The song begins in a slow tempo with acoustic instruments (guitar and recorders) before introducing electric instruments.
The song has three sections, each one progressively increasing in tempo and volume. The song is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time.
It was composed by the band's guitarist Jimmy Page and lead singer Robert Plant for their untitled fourth studio album (often titled Led Zeppelin IV).
" Stairway to Heaven" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971.
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