After completing the lyrics and recording the vocal track, Kay overdubbed a falsetto, and sound engineer Bill Cooper spliced an extra chorus at the end of the track. John Kay had recently bought a new top-quality hi-fi system, and started writing lyrics "about how great our new stereo system sounded," adding imagery about making a wish. For the introduction, guitarist Michael Monarch created feedback which was spliced on to the beginning of the band's recording. Band member Jerry Edmonton's brother, Mars Bonfire, started playing guitar, and the band developed the riff. When preparing to record the band's second album, The Second, bassist Rushton Moreve came up with a "bouncy riff". Despite the single's popularity, the album version enjoyed heavy airplay on FM radio and is still the preferred version on most classic rock stations, as well as the one most commonly included on compilations and in popular media. The 45 rpm version is not only an edit of the album version, but contains a different vocal take on the first verse. It was the lead single from that album, peaking at number three in the US, and staying in the charts for 16 weeks, longer than any other Steppenwolf song. The song was initially released in 1968 on the album The Second. " Magic Carpet Ride" is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the Canadian- American hard rock band Steppenwolf.
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