Leaving On A Jet Plane (4:00)

93,726 plays (27,250 listeners)

Listening now: Pimmy70

37 shouts

Get Ringtone

Buy at Amazon MP3 ($1.29)

Download Track
Amazon MP3 ($1.29)

7digital ($1.29)

iTunes ($1.29)

Add to my Library Share More

“Leaving on a Jet Plane” is a song written by John Denver in 1967 and recorded by the Mitchell Trio that year. The original title of the song was “Oh Babe I Hate To Go” but Denver’s then producer, Milt Okun, convinced him to change the title. Denver wrote the song after his flight was delayed. John Denver’s version of his song, “Leaving on a Jet Plane”, was included on his 1969 debut solo album, Rhymes and Reasons.

Other artists recorded the song in 1967, including Spanky & Our Gang and Peter, Paul and Mary on Album 1700. It did not become a hit until Peter, Paul and Mary released it as a single in 1969. It turned out to be their biggest (and final) hit, becoming their only #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song also spent three weeks atop the easy listening chart.

Tagged as:

country, folk, john denver, singer-songwriter, oldies
See more…

Video

Added by mitzy1234

John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane

Share Video

Flag as incorrect

See 5 more

Related Tracks

Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
68 shouts
Sunshine On My Shoulders
John Denver
43 shouts
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
251 shouts
Jolene
Dolly Parton
196 shouts
Fire And Rain
James Taylor
173 shouts
I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash
229 shouts

Albums featuring this track

The Best of John Denver
John Denver
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $2.98
- eBay Search
Favourites
John Denver
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
The Best of the Rocky Mountain Collection
John Denver
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Voice Of America
John Denver
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $21.99
- eBay Search

See all 39 albums

Shouts

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

lucy1379 wrote:
last month

I miss you ! Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ L4e*

View Profile | Leave lucy1379 a shout
lucy1379 wrote:
last month

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ L4e*

View Profile | Leave lucy1379 a shout
malungo100 wrote:
September 2009

einfach wunderschön.........

View Profile | Leave malungo100 a shout
den85730 wrote:
September 2009

In 1971, I played this song for my wife when I was on my way to S. E. Asia. Little did I know that all the harm I had done was after returning to the "world" two and a half years later and before. God forgive me my trespasses.

View Profile | Leave den85730 a shout
xtreme001 wrote:
August 2009

this is one of the campfire songs that we use for our scout camps, awesome song

View Profile | Leave xtreme001 a shout
TawaranoTodha wrote:
August 2009

Tears are in my eyes, Thank you John Denver, it's been too long since thats happened

View Profile | Leave TawaranoTodha a shout
friertier wrote:
August 2009

R.I.P. I miss you.

View Profile | Leave friertier a shout
django-ch wrote:
August 2009

super, schön melankolisch, melodisch, einfach nur super

View Profile | Leave django-ch a shout
leo23gemini wrote:
August 2009

LOVE THIS SONG... WHO ELSE DOES THIS SONG- A WOMAN???

View Profile | Leave leo23gemini a shout
Aspendos07 wrote:
August 2009

GREAT!!!

View Profile | Leave Aspendos07 a shout
Ponanza wrote:
July 2009

so good ;_;

View Profile | Leave Ponanza a shout
Der-Troll wrote:
June 2009

wunderbares lied.....

View Profile | Leave Der-Troll a shout
Ocko1st wrote:
April 2009

Really love this song, although I don`t know exactly why.... ;-)

View Profile | Leave Ocko1st a shout
crazykaz02 wrote:
February 2009

wish i could for sure

View Profile | Leave crazykaz02 a shout
HansOwurst wrote:
February 2009

so schön !

View Profile | Leave HansOwurst a shout
momoninja wrote:
February 2009

evergreen... :)

View Profile | Leave momoninja a shout
stormsat7w wrote:
February 2009

yea peter paul and mary's was what i grew up on. but thank you john.

View Profile | Leave stormsat7w a shout
karenatasha wrote:
February 2009

Absolutely heartfelt .. is all i can say to describe this !!

View Profile | Leave karenatasha a shout
Lindsch wrote:
January 2009

strange, this one sounds a lot different than the one i have as "leaving on a jet plane" from "greatest hits"

View Profile | Leave Lindsch a shout
eli7k0338 wrote:
January 2009

a song which has been sung by a multitude of folk singers not the least of which was Peter,Paul,&Mary.

View Profile | Leave eli7k0338 a shout