" Stairway to Heaven " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was composed by the band's guitarist Jimmy Page with lyrics written by lead singer Robert Plant for the band's untitled fourth studio album (commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV ).
The "stairway to heaven" is another term for Jacob's ladder, which appears in a famous biblical story in Genesis 28:11-19. Deep Thought The story of Jacob's ladder is that Jacob falls asleep on his way between Beersheba and Haran and dreams of a ladder climbing up to heaven, with angels ascending and descending along it.