Editing Born to Be Wild (section)

==Composition==
Mars Bonfire wrote "Born to Be Wild" as a [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]].<ref name="AM">{{cite web|first= Hal |last= Horowitz |title= Born to Be Wild – Song Review |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |url= http://www.allmusic.com/song/born-to-be-wild-mt0002632723}}</ref> Bonfire was previously a member of [[The Sparrows (band)|the Sparrows]], the predecessor band to Steppenwolf, and his brother was Steppenwolf's drummer. Although he initially offered the song to other bands — [[The Human Expression]], for one<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title= The Human Expression: Love at Psychedelic Velocity |year= 1994 |publisher= Collectables Records}}</ref> — "Born to Be Wild" was first recorded by Steppenwolf in a sped-up and rearranged version that [[AllMusic]]'s Hal Horowitz described as "a roaring anthem of turbo-charged riff rock" and "a timeless radio classic as well as a slice of '60s revolt that at once defines Steppenwolf's sound and provided them with their shot at [[AM broadcasting|AM]] immortality".<ref name="AM"/>