Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
Single by the 5th Dimension
from the album The Age of Aquarius
B-side	"Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya"
Released	March 1969
Recorded	1968
Genre	Psychedelic soul; sunshine pop; bubblegum pop;
Length	4:49 (album version); 3:50 (promo single edit);
Label	Soul City
Composer(s)	Galt MacDermot
Lyricist(s)	James Rado; Gerome Ragni;
Producer(s)	Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology

"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (commonly called "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group the 5th Dimension. The song spent six weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the spring of 1969 and was eventually certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.^[2] Instrumental backing was written by Bill Holman and provided by session musicians commonly known as the Wrecking Crew.^[3]^[4] The actual recording was novel at the time, being recorded in two cities, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and being mixed down to a final version later.

The song is listed at number 66 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time".^[5]

^ Gordon, Alex (January 1, 1998). "The Fifth Dimension". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 172.
^ AllMusic.com The Age of Aquarius page Accessed: November 8, 2013
^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
^ Discogs credits for Bill Holman 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In'
^ "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard. 1980-12-08. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

[1] Gordon, Alex (January 1, 1998). "The Fifth Dimension". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 172.

[2] AllMusic.com The Age of Aquarius page Accessed: November 8, 2013

[3] Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.

[4] Discogs credits for Bill Holman 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In'

[5] "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard. 1980-12-08. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

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