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Mars Bonfire composed this track, which Steppenwolf released as a single. The song gained significant cultural association with motorcycles and counterculture following its appearance in the 1969 film Easy Rider, despite the lyrics not explicitly referencing motorcycles. It is sometimes credited as pioneering heavy metal music, notably featuring the phrase "heavy metal thunder" in the second verse, representing the first documented use of this term in rock music.
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