About Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Trailer Soun

As America celebrates Independence Day, a version of an American classic takes the lead on US iTunes. Copilot Music + Sound’s recording of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" sits at #1 on the store's single sales chart as of press time at 1:55PM ET. The recording first made waves in the trailer for forthcoming video game "Fallout 76." To date, that trailer has amassed nearly 30 million views on YouTube.

Bethesda Softworks finally made the recording available Wednesday, with proceeds benefiting Habitat For Humanity. Denver's own "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is currently sitting at #87 on the all-genre chart.

"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.[2] 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.

The song has a prominent status as an iconic symbol of West Virginia, which it describes as "almost Heaven", and it was played at the funeral memorial of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd in July 2010. In March 2014, it became one of several official state anthems of West Virginia.