<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` Smoke on the Water '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of the 1973 German single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by Deep Purple </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album Machine Head </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> `` Smoke on the Water '' ( live ) ( From Made in Japan ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> May 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 7 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> December 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hard rock </Li> <Li> heavy metal </Li> </Ul> , Progressive rock , Blues rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 5 : 41 ( album version ) 3 : 54 ( single version ) 6 : 15 ( Roger Glover remix ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> EMI ( UK ) Warner . Bros ( U.S. ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ritchie Blackmore </Li> <Li> Ian Gillan </Li> <Li> Roger Glover </Li> <Li> Jon Lord </Li> <Li> Ian Paice </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Deep Purple </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Deep Purple singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Never Before '' ( 1972 ) </Td> <Td> `` Smoke on the Water '' ( 1973 ) </Td> <Td> `` Woman from Tokyo '' ( 1973 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Never Before '' ( 1972 ) </Td> <Td> `` Smoke on the Water '' ( 1973 ) </Td> <Td> `` Woman from Tokyo '' ( 1973 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Audio sample </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Machine Head track listing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 8 tracks ( show ) <Ol> <Li> `` Highway Star '' </Li> <Li> `` Maybe I 'm a Leo '' </Li> <Li> `` Pictures of Home '' </Li> <Li> `` Never Before '' </Li> <Li> `` Smoke on the Water '' </Li> <Li> `` Lazy '' </Li> <Li> `` Space Truckin ' '' </Li> <Li> `` When a Blind Man Cries '' </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` Smoke on the Water '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of the 1973 German single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by Deep Purple </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album Machine Head </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> `` Smoke on the Water '' ( live ) ( From Made in Japan ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> May 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 7 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> December 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hard rock </Li> <Li> heavy metal </Li> </Ul> , Progressive rock , Blues rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 5 : 41 ( album version ) 3 : 54 ( single version ) 6 : 15 ( Roger Glover remix ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> EMI ( UK ) Warner . Bros ( U.S. ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ritchie Blackmore </Li> <Li> Ian Gillan </Li> <Li> Roger Glover </Li> <Li> Jon Lord </Li> <Li> Ian Paice </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Deep Purple </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Deep Purple singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Never Before '' ( 1972 ) </Td> <Td> `` Smoke on the Water '' ( 1973 ) </Td> <Td> `` Woman from Tokyo '' ( 1973 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Never Before '' ( 1972 ) </Td> <Td> `` Smoke on the Water '' ( 1973 ) </Td> <Td> `` Woman from Tokyo '' ( 1973 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Audio sample </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Machine Head track listing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 8 tracks ( show ) <Ol> <Li> `` Highway Star '' </Li> <Li> `` Maybe I 'm a Leo '' </Li> <Li> `` Pictures of Home '' </Li> <Li> `` Never Before '' </Li> <Li> `` Smoke on the Water '' </Li> <Li> `` Lazy '' </Li> <Li> `` Space Truckin ' '' </Li> <Li> `` When a Blind Man Cries '' </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who wrote the lyrics to smoke on the water
who wrote the lyrics to smoke on the water
Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice
Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice