%22Bad Moon Rising%22 is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was the lead single from their album Green River and was released in April 1969, four months before the album. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September 1969 (see 1969 in music). It was CCR's second gold single.The song has been recorded by at least 20 different artists, in styles ranging from folk to reggae to psychedelic rock.In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked it #364 on its %22500 Greatest Songs of All Time%22 list.