Today (Jefferson Airplane song)

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| name = Today

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| artist = Jefferson Airplane

| album = Surrealistic Pillow

| released = {{Start date|1967}}

| recorded = {{Start date|1966|11|02}}{{Cite AV media notes |last=Tamarkin |first=Jeff |title=Surrealistic Pillow |title-link=Surrealistic Pillow |others=Jefferson Airplane |date=2003 |type=Liner notes |publisher=BMG Heritage |id=82876 50351 2}}

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• Folk rock{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|authorlink=Richie Unterberger|title=Great Moments in Folk Rock: Lists of Author Favorites|publisher=www.richieunterberger.com|url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/turnlists.html|accessdate=7 May 2023}}
• psychedelic folk{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andre |title=Beyond "White Rabbit": Why Jefferson Airplane were one of psychedelic rock's greatest bands |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/beyond-white-rabbit-why-jefferson-airplane-were-one-of-psychedelic-rocks-greatest-bands/ |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=7 May 2023 |language=en}}
• progressive folk{{cite web |last1=Greenwald |first1=Matthew |title=Today by Jefferson Airplane - Track Info - AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/today-mt0031036174 |website=allmusic |access-date=19 December 2022}}

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=02}}

| label = RCA Victor

| writer = Marty Balin, Paul Kantner

| producer = Rick Jarrard

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"Today" is a folk rock ballad written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner from the band Jefferson Airplane. It first appeared on their album Surrealistic Pillow with a live version later appearing on the expanded rerelease of Bless Its Pointed Little Head. Marty Balin said, "I wrote it to try to meet Tony Bennett. He was recording in the next studio. I admired him, so I thought I'd write him a song. I never got to meet him, but the Airplane ended up doing it."Surrealistic Pillow 2003 re-release liner notes Jerry Garcia plays the simple, repetitive but poignant lead guitar riff on the song.