"Looking for Space" is the title of a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 John Denver

John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...

. Released as a single

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 from his album Windsong, "Looking for Space" peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 chart in the April 1976. On the easy listening chart, the song reached number one to become Denver's seventh to top the chart.

Denver described the themes of the song to Billboard

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magazine: "It's about looking for the definition of who you are, by finding out where you are, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally." The song was inspired by and dedicated to Werner Erhard

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, whose Erhard Seminars Training

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 program John Denver was associated with at the time.

In the episode named "Limbo" of Magnum, P.I.

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in 1987, which was originally scheduled to be the series' final installment before the show was unexpectedly renewed for an eighth season, this song dramatically plays off and on during the entire episode and as Magnum

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walks away before the end credits.

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles	63
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	29
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	30