The Long Run (song)

"The Long Run"
Single by Eagles
from the album The Long Run
B-side"The Disco Strangler"
ReleasedNovember 27, 1979
Genre
Length3:42
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bill Szymczyk
Eagles singles chronology
"Heartache Tonight"
(1979) 		"The Long Run"
(1979) 		"I Can't Tell You Why"
(1980)

"The Long Run" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded by the Eagles. The sound of the song is viewed as a tribute to the Stax / Memphis rhythm and blues sound.[2] It was the title track of their album The Long Run and was released as a single in November 1979. It reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1980.[3] It was the second of three singles released from The Long Run album, preceded by "Heartache Tonight," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1979, and followed by "I Can't Tell You Why," which also reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, in the spring of 1980.[3]

  1. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306274.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "The Long Run > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "The Long Run > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2010.