<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Audio </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (audio) on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known as "Country Roads, Take Me Home" or "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver . It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number 2 on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971 . The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971, and Platinum on April 10, 2017 . The song became one of John Denver's most popular and beloved songs . It has continued to sell, with over a million digital copies sold in the United States . It is considered to be Denver's signature song . </P> <P> The song has a prominent status as an iconic symbol of West Virginia, which it describes as "almost Heaven". In March 2014, it became one of several official state anthems of West Virginia . </P>

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