\"My Sweet Lord\" is a song by English musician and Beatle, George Harrison. It was released in November 1970 on his triple album All Things Must Pass. Also issued as a single, Harrison's first as a solo artist, \"My Sweet Lord\" topped charts worldwide and was the biggest-selling single of 1971 in the UK. In America and Britain, the song was the first number-one single by an ex-Beatle.
Harrison performed \"My Sweet Lord\" at the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971, and it remains the most popular composition from his post-Beatles career. He reworked the song as \"My Sweet Lord (2000)\" for inclusion as a bonus track on the 30th anniversary reissue of All Things Must Pass. Many artists have covered the song including Andy Williams, Peggy Lee, Edwin Starr, Johnny Mathis, Nina Simone, Julio Iglesias, Richie Havens, Megadeth, Boy George, Elton John, Jim James, Bonnie Bramlett and Elliott Smith. \"My Sweet Lord\" is ranked 460th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of \"the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time\".[4] The song reached number 1 in Britain for a second time when re-released in January 2002, two months after Harrison's death.
