New Kid in Town

This article is about the Eagles song. For other uses, see New Kid in Town (disambiguation).
"New Kid in Town"
Spanish picture sleeve
Single by Eagles
from the album Hotel California
B-side"Victim of Love"
ReleasedDecember 7, 1976[1]
Genrecountry rock[2]
Length5:04 (Album Version)
4:49 (Single Version)
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)Don Henley, Glenn Frey, JD Souther
Producer(s)Bill Szymczyk
Eagles singles chronology
"Take It to the Limit"
(1975) 		"New Kid in Town"
(1976) 		"Hotel California"
(1977)

"New Kid in Town" is a song by the Eagles from their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and JD Souther. Released as the first single from the album, the song reached number one in the U.S. and number 20 in the UK. The single version has an earlier fade-out than the album version. Frey sings the lead vocals and plays acoustic guitar, with Henley providing the main harmony vocals and drums, Randy Meisner plays the guitarrón mexicano, which is a Mexican acoustic bass normally played in mariachi bands, Don Felder plays all the electric guitars, and Joe Walsh plays the electric piano and organ parts.[3] The song won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices.

  1. ^ Fong, Kevin. "Discography of Eagles". superseventies.com.
  2. ^ Gallucci, Michael (July 9, 2024). "Top 35 Country Rock Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Liner Notes - Hotel California (The Eagles)". Glennfreyonline.com. Retrieved May 24, 2014.