Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride 😎 ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the Canadian-American hard rock band Steppenwolf. The song was initially released in 1968 on the album The Second. It was the lead single from that album, peaking at number three in the US, and staying in the charts for 16 weeks. The 45-rpm version is not only an edit of the album version, but contains a different vocal take on the first verse. Despite the single's popularity, the al