Hotel California
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"Hotel California" is a classic rock song by the Eagles, renowned for its haunting lyrics, iconic guitar solos, and enduring cultural impact since its 1976 release.
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single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Hotel California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| bSide | Pretty Maids All in a Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Don Felder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| firstReleasedOn | album Hotel California ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
classic rock
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rock ⓘ |
| guitarist |
Don Felder
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Joe Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcousticVersion | Hotel California (1994 acoustic version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely referenced in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasIconicGuitarSolo | true ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | often interpreted as metaphor for hedonism and entrapment ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Hotel California (Hell Freezes Over live version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dual guitar harmony outro
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extended guitar solo ⓘ haunting lyrics ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| label | Asylum Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Don Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 6:30 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Hotel California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bill Szymczyk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1976 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-12-08 ⓘ |
| releaseType | single from album Hotel California ⓘ |
| side | Side B of album Hotel California ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| theme |
excess and disillusionment in 1970s American life
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loss of innocence ⓘ |
| title | Hotel California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Don Felder
NERFINISHED
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Don Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Frey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Eagles
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Eagles
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Hotel California (album)
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Hotel California is one of the best-selling albums worldwide
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
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"Hotel California"
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Hotel California (album)
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“Hotel California”
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Hotel California (album, via Don Henley)