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The song was written by Kris Kristofferson with co-writing credit to Fred Foster, who suggested the concept. Roger Miller originally performed it. Janis Joplin's posthumous version became a major chart success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 and ranking as the year's eleventh-best song. This made it only the second posthumous number one single in U.S. history.
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