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"New Kid in Town"
Song
B-side"Victim Of Love"

"New Kid in Town", written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther, is a song by the Eagles, from their 1976 album Hotel California. Released as the first single from the album, the song became a #1 hit in the USA, and #20 in the UK. The single version has an earlier fade-out than the album version does. On 26 February 1977, it reached the Billboard #1. The song features Glenn Frey singing the lead vocals, with Don Henley singing main harmony vocals. Randy Meisner plays the guitarrón mexicano, and Joe Walsh plays the electric piano and organ parts.[1]

In the liner notes of The Very Best of the Eagles (2003), Don Henley talked about the song's meaning:

It's about the fleeting, fickle nature of love and romance. It's also about the fleeting nature of fame, especially in the music business. We were basically saying, 'Look, we know we're red hot right now but we also know that somebody's going to come along and replace us-both in music and in love.'[2]

In 1977, the Eagles won a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices with "New Kid in Town".

On Henley's first solo album, I Can't Stand Still, he references the song by singing the line, "there's a new kid in town" over the rideout of "Johnny Can't Read".

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 43
Canadian RPM Top Singles 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 12
U.K. Singles Chart 20

Covers

References

  1. ^ http://www.glennfreyonline.com/eagles/hotelcalifornia/linernotes.htm
  2. ^ The Very Best of the Eagles (Media notes). Warner Music Group. 2003. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 26, 1977 – March 5, 1977 		Succeeded by
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