Spirit In The Sky Instant

: The song is famous for its fuzzy, growling guitar riff. Greenbaum used a Fender Telecaster with a custom "fuzz box" built directly into the guitar body to achieve the unique tone.

: Because he wasn't Christian, he included the line "Never been a sinner / I've never sinned," which contradicts the Christian belief that all are born with sin. He later joked that if he had known better, he would have written it differently, but it didn't stop the song from becoming a hit. Spirit In The Sky

: The title "Spirit in the Sky" came from a card he saw depicting Native Americans looking toward a "spirit in the sky". : The song is famous for its fuzzy, growling guitar riff