Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who wrote and recorded "Spirit in the Sky," a one-hit wonder released in late 1969?"
"Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970 and reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (April 18, 1970), where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100.