In 2004, the song was ranked #130 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list by "Rolling Stone". It has also been ranked at #53 on the 100 Hard Rock Songs list by VH1. The song was first featured in the 1969 movie "Easy Rider" and has since been featured in many movies, trailers, TV shows and commercials. It was ranked #29 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of the top songs in American cinema.