as "stunning material" with "an especially fine arrangement". Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Lawsuit In the 1980s, the song prompted litigation involving the British group New Order. The band's single "Run 2" (1989) was the subject of a lawsuit brought by Denver, who argued that its wordless guitar break was based on his "Leaving on a Jet Plane". The case was settled out of court, and Denver subsequently received a co-writer credit for the song. References External links Leaving On A Jet Plane at 45cat.com 1966 songs 1969 singles John Denver songs Peter, Paul and Mary songs Songs written by John Denver Song recordings produced by Milt Okun Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles RCA Records singles Warner Records singles Songs about parting