Maggie May

This article is about the Rod Stewart song. For the musically unrelated folk song also known as "Maggie Mae", see Maggie May (folk song). For other uses, see Maggie May (disambiguation).

"Maggie May"
German picture sleeve
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Every Picture Tells a Story
A-side"Reason to Believe"
ReleasedJuly 1971
Recorded1970
Genre
Length5:50 (Album version W/ Henry Intro)
5:14 (Single version)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton
Producer(s)Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"It's All Over Now"
(1970) 		"Reason to Believe" / "Maggie May"
(1971) 		"(I Know) I'm Losing You"
(1971)

"Maggie May" is a song cowritten by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, performed by Stewart for his album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it number 130 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3] In 2017, the Mercury Records single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[4]

  1. ^ Reed, Ryan (18 September 2019). "Rod Stewart Preps New Orchestral LP 'You're in My Heart'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Best of Love: 16 Great Soft Rock Hits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time 2004 101-200". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#m [bare URL]