Heartache Tonight
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| “Heartache Tonight” | |||||
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| Single by Eagles from the album The Long Run |
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| B-side | "Teenage Jail" | ||||
| Released | September 18, 1979 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:25 | ||||
| Label | Asylum | ||||
| Writer(s) | Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J.D. Souther | ||||
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | ||||
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"Heartache Tonight" is a song written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J.D. Souther, and recorded by the Eagles. The track was included on their album The Long Run and released as a single in 1979. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in November of that year. Although it remained in the top position for only one week, the single sold 1 million copies.
The recording also received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
The song was covered by country music singer John Anderson on the tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles.
| Preceded by "Pop Muzik" by M |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 10, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Still" by Commodores |


