Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.785635 By Eric Clapton. By Bob Dylan. Arranged by Timothy Stapay. Contemporary,Rock. Score. 8 pages. Timothy Stapay #6736759. Published by Timothy Stapay (A0.785635). Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 10 in several countries. The song became one of Dylan's most popular and most covered post-1960s compositions, spawning covers from Guns N' Roses, Eric Clapton, Randy Crawford and more.