"Going Up the Country '' (also Goin ' Up the Country) is a song adapted and recorded by American blues rock band Canned Heat. Called a "rural hippie anthem '', it became one of the band 's biggest hits and best - known songs. As with their previous single, "On the Road Again '', the song was adapted from a 1920s blues song and sung in a countertenor - style by Alan Wilson.
who made the song going up the country
Canned Heat