Wheel in the Sky

"Wheel in the Sky" is a song by the American rock band Journey, recorded in 1977 and included on their fourth studio album, Infinity. It was written and composed by Robert Fleischman, Neal Schon and Diane Valory.

At the time of the song's composition, the band had decided to follow a new direction into an edgier sound and began recording simple hard rock pieces with new lead vocalist Fleischman, who was replaced by Steve Perry by the time work on Infinity began in earnest.

"Wheel In The Sky" reached #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, becoming Journey's first song to chart on the Hot 100, and also reached #45 on the Canadian RPM 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1978)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[1]	57
Canadian RPM 100	45

Structure

The song opens with a short instrumental that lasts for 28 seconds. Perry then sings the first verse, which is followed by the chorus, and the second verse with the chorus repeated once again. Neal Schon joins the song with a guitar solo which is filled with Perry's vocals, which can be briefly heard in the background. Finally, the chorus is repeated four times before the short outro that closes the song.

Lyrics content

The song's lyrics are sung from a scorned lover who "Can't take it very much longer".

The video can be found on the infomercial for "The Heart of Classic Rock".

In popular culture

The song can be heard blaring in the background of the closing scene of HBO's The Sopranos season 2, episode 23 "Bust Out," and also in the third episode of the second season of Supernatural. Klaus sings the song on a mix tape in "Stan's Best Friend", an episode of American Dad!. The song was mentioned in the Glee episode "The Hurt Locker, Part One".

Personnel

Steve Perry–lead vocals
Neal Schon–guitars, backing vocals
Gregg Rolie–keyboards, backing vocals
Ross Valory–bass guitar, backing vocals
Aynsley Dunbar–drums

References

↑ Wheel In The Sky Billboard #57

Note

1.^ The wheel in the sky can also be equated with the wheel Ezekiel is described as having seen in the Old Testament book about him.

Journey singles discography

1970s	1975 "To Play Some Music" "Of a Lifetime" "In My Lonely Feeling" "Mystery Mountain" 1976 "Midnight Dreamer" "On a Saturday Nite" "I'm Gonna Leave You" "She Makes Me (Feel Alright)" "Anyway" 1977 "Look into the Future" "Spaceman" "People" "Nickel and Dime" "I Would Find You" 1978 "Wheel in the Sky" "Feeling That Way" / "Anytime" "Lights" 1979 "Just the Same Way" "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" "Lovin' You is Easy"

1980s	1980 "Too Late" "Any Way You Want It" "Walks Like a Lady" "Good Morning Girl" / "Stay Awhile" 1981 "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)" "Dixie Highway" "Who's Crying Now" "Stone in Love" "Don't Stop Believin'" 1982 "Open Arms" "Still They Ride" "Only Solutions" 1983 "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" "Faithfully" "After the Fall" "Send Her My Love" "Ask the Lonely" 1984 "Chain Reaction" 1985 "Only the Young" 1986 "Be Good to Yourself" "Suzanne" "Girl Can't Help It" "Raised on Radio" 1987 "I'll Be Alright Without You" "Why Can't This Night Go on Forever" 1989 "Who's Crying Now" (re-issue)

1990s	1993 "Lights" (live) "Natural Thing" 1996 "When You Love a Woman" "Message of Love" "Can't Tame the Lion" "If He Should Break Your Heart"

2000s	2001 "Higher Place" "All the Way" "With Your Love" 2005 "The Place in Your Heart" 2008 "After All These Years" "Never Walk Away" "Where Did I Lose Your Love"

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