"New Kid in Town" | ||||
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Single by Eagles | ||||
from the album Hotel California | ||||
B-side | "Victim of Love" | |||
Released | December 7, 1976[1] | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 5:04 (album version) 4:49 (single version) | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Bill Szymczyk | |||
Eagles singles chronology | ||||
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"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.[2] The song won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices.