Blowin' in the Wind Trio, but their record company delayed release of the album containing it because the song included the word "death", so the trio lost out to Peter, Paul and Mary, who were represented by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman. The single sold a phenomenal 300,000 copies in the first week of release and made the song world-famous. On August 17, 1963, it reached number two on the "Billboard" pop chart, with sales exceeding one million copies. Peter Yarrow recalled that, when he told Dylan he would make more than $5,000 () from the publishing rights, Dylan was speechless. Peter, Paul and Mary's
Against the Wind (Bob Seger song) song was also covered by The Highwaymen on their debut album. In 1978, two years before the US release, the song was covered (translated to Spanish under the title "Contra el viento") by Argentine rock band Plus on their second album "Melancolica Muchacha". The Hold Steady released a their version of the song on their 2007 "Stuck Between Stations EP". Against the Wind (Bob Seger song) "Against the Wind" is a song by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band from the 1980 album "Against the Wind". Released as the second single from the album, it peaked at number 5