Editing Born to Be Wild (section)

==Release and reception==
"Born to Be Wild" was Steppenwolf's third single off their [[Steppenwolf (Steppenwolf album)|self-titled debut album]], and became their signature song, reaching number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot{{nbsp}}100]] singles charts. It was kept from the number-one spot by "[[People Got to Be Free]]" by [[the Rascals]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The Hot 100 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 24 August 1968 |access-date= 16 December 2018 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1968-08-24}}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placed "Born to Be Wild" at number{{nbsp}}129 on its [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time list]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title= The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (1–500) |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/2 |archive-date= August 20, 2006 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060820114448/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/2}}</ref> Also in 2004, it finished at number{{nbsp}}29 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]] survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2009, it was named the 53rd-best hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]] (It had ranked 40th in the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll by VH1 nine years earlier.).<ref>{{cite web|first= Andrew |last= Winistorfer |title= VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs list only slightly less annoying than their hip-hop list |website= Prefix Magazine |date= 5 January 2009 |access-date= 3 January 2021 |url= http://www.prefixmag.com/news/vh1s-100-greatest-hard-rock-songs-list-only-slight/24504/}}</ref> In 2018, the song was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in a new category for singles.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Gary |last= Graff |title= Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Songs for the First Time, Including 'Born to Be Wild' & 'Louie Louie' |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= April 14, 2018 |access-date= April 15, 2018 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8333912/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inducts-songs-born-to-be-wild-louie-louie}}</ref>