<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "Tribute" is the first single of Tenacious D's self - titled debut album . It was released July 16, 2002 . The song is a tribute to what Gass and Black refer to as "The Greatest Song in the World" (often confused as the song's title), which Tenacious D themselves came up with, but have since forgotten . It was released as a downloadable track for Rock Band in addition to appearing as a playable track for Guitar Hero Live . </P> <P> Tribute was the first song Black and Gass played live as Tenacious D . The song, like many other songs that were recorded on Tenacious D, was originally performed on their short - lived HBO TV series . During earlier performances of this song Kyle Gass played the opening to "Stairway to Heaven". The two songs are both in A minor and have very similar chord progressions, and critics have said the songs sound alike . </P>

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