Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
~ Recording by Eric Clapton
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Knockin' on Heavens Door | ?:?? | Eric Clapton | Knocking on Heaven's Door / Someone Like You | Eric Clapton | Single |
| RSO | 2090 166 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | 2394 303 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | 2394 303 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 800 014-2, D-123385 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2, 800 014-2 YH |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:19 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | RX-1-3099, RSO – 2394 303 |
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:27 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin' | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Starblend Records, Ltd. | ERIC 1 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:27 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin' | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 821 937-2 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:27 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin’ | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Starblend Records, Ltd. | ERIC 1 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:27 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin’ | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | 821 937-2 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heavens Door | 4:27 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin’ | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 821 937-2 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:27 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin’ | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | P58W-20005/6 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 833 519-2 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 833 519-2 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 833 519-2 |
| 1.12 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | ?:?? | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 833 519‐1, ECTV 1 |
| 3.15 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 835 261-2, 835 268-2, 835 269-2, 835 270-2, 835 271-2 |
| 5.5 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 835 261-1 |
| 3.15 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 835261-2 |
| 3.15 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyGram | 835 261-2 |
| 1.11 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023) | P25P 25096 |
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| 1.11 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Story | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), Polystar (Germany) | 849 175-2 |
| 1.11 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Story | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 843 266-2 |
| 1.11 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:23 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyGram | 843 936-2 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | SPCD 4003 |
| 3.12 | Knocking on Heaven’s Door | 4:23 | Eric Clapton | More Than a Feeling | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tellydisc | Telcd 49 |
| 1.11 | Knockin’ on Heaven's Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Story | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 843 266-2 27 |
| 1.13 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 511072-2 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton (CRC ARC, club edition) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | P2-00014 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 521 881-2 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation | Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 521 881-2 | |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 521 881-2 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyGram | 521 881-2, PY 920 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton (grey medium label) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 521 881-2 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyTel | P2 21881 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:23 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division) | 31452 7116-2 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:23 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (British label, see annotation) | P2 27116 |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:23 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton (BMG club release) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 31452 7116-2, D 108241 |
| 3.15 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 835 261-2, 835 268-2, 835 269-2, 835 270-2, 835 271-2 |
| 1.10 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:23 | Eric Clapton | The Very Best: Blues and Ballads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:26 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds Gold (24 carat gold CDs) | 27330020 D |
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| 1.6 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | And the Times They Were A-Changin' | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Débutante | 555 431-2 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Reggae Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 314 565 654-2 |
| 1.3 | Knocking on Heaven's Door | 4:25 | Eric Clapton | A música do século, volume 12 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Editora Caras | SEC-0012 |
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | ?:?? | Eric Clapton | The Best of Eric Clapton (club edition) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | B0002759-02 |
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:25 | Eric Clapton | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (British label, see annotation) | B0002759-02 |
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | UICY-9737 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Classic Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America) | |
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 0602498305720 |
| 1.13 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 1746193 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton (Barnes & Noble exclusive) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records | 2312188 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven's Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records | |
| 3.15 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 0600753028094 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Japan (primary imprint of Warner Music Japan, Inc.; do not use for copyright/publisher/etc. relationships!) | WPCR-12775/6 |
| 2.4 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Duck Records (Eric Clapton's label), Reprise Records | 294332-1 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records | 294332-2 |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | |
| 1.13 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | SSTARCD 7162 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Icon | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | B0015401-02 |
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | 2 for 1: Time Pieces, Volume 1: The Best of Eric Clapton / Timepieces, Volume 2: 'Live' In the Seventies | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG) | 533 255-7 |
| 2.5 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Icon 2 | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | B0015402-02 |
| 2.16 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings (remastered, expanded) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 0602537545940 |
| 2.16 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings (super deluxe) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.16 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Give Me Strength - The '74/'75 Sessions | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 0602537618583 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:25 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 190 |
| 2.4 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:22 | Eric Clapton | Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records | 566004-1 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:26 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin’ (MQA x UHQCD) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | UICY-40303/4 |
| 1.16 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | There’s One in Every Crowd | Eric Clapton | Album |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | UICY-80567 |
| 1.2 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:27 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin’ | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), RSO | 821 937-2 |
| 1.10 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:26 | Eric Clapton | Classic Rock Tracks, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Concept Records (Australia) | CC0161CD |
| 1.2 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Collection | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.10 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:26 | Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton: Best Selection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.14 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation | Polydor (British label, see annotation) | ||
| 1.3 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 YH |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation | RSO | 800 014-2 | |
| 1.3 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 014-2 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.15 | Knockin’ on Heavens Door | 4:21 | Eric Clapton | The Very Best | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Invisible Halahup | HAL011 |
| 1.75 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | 100 Hits Mexico | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RMG Records | RMG 1402 MP3 |
| 1.5 | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | 4:24 | Eric Clapton | Greatest Hits | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), Star Mark | 16975-1/2 |
| 1.7 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 4:20 | Eric Clapton | Platinum | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| DV 430903 | |
Relationships
| producer: | Tom Dowd Albhy Galuten |
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| bass guitar: | Carl Radle (on 1975-06-16) |
| drums (drum set): | Jamie Oldaker (on 1975-06-16) |
| electronic organ: | Dick Sims (on 1975-06-16) |
| guitar: | Eric Clapton (on 1975-06-16) George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (on 1975-06-16) |
| additional vocals: | Yvonne Elliman (on 1975-06-16) Marcy Levy (on 1975-06-16) |
| lead vocals: | Eric Clapton (on 1975-06-16) |
| vocals: | Marcy Levy (on 1975-06-16) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1975) |
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| recorded at: | Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1975-06-16) |
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| recording of: | Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (on 1975-06-16: cover) |
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Related works
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
| additional lyricist: | Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23) |
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| lyricist and composer: | Bob Dylan |
| publisher: | Sony Music Publishers Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973) |
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| later translated parody versions: | Nagln mer nuch ans nei |
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| later translated versions: | Knock knock ouvre‐toi porte d’or Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Japanese version) Lockiget Hoor Mama kum aba Noggad am Himmestor Olen jäänyt oven taa |
| is the basis for: | No puedo enamorarme de ti |
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