<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> German cover </Td> </Tr> <P> "Against the Wind" is a song by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band from the 1980 album Against the Wind . Released as the second single from the album, it peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Glenn Frey and Don Henley of the Eagles sang background vocals on this song . </P> <P> During an interview on WWFX, "100 FM The Pike", Bob Seger said that "Against the Wind" came about from his days as a high - school cross country runner . The line "Let the cowboys ride!" towards the song's end is a reference to the closing lyrics of the song "Santa Fe / Beautiful Obsession" by Van Morrison . </P> <P> Seger later said that the line "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" bothered him for a while, but that everyone he knew loved it, so he left it in . He also said that it has since appeared in several other hits by other artists, so that proved it was an acceptable lyric . </P>

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