Life in the Fast Lane
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| “Life in the Fast Lane” | |||||
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| Single by Eagles from the album Hotel California |
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| B-side | "The Last Resort" | ||||
| Released | May 3, 1977 | ||||
| Format | vinyl record | ||||
| Recorded | 1976 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:46 | ||||
| Label | Asylum | ||||
| Writer(s) | Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey, Don Henley | ||||
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | ||||
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"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley and recorded by the American rock band Eagles for their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was the third single released from this album, and peaked at #11 at the Billboard Hot 100. The song has remained a staple on Classic rock radio stations since its release.
The track tells of a couple that takes their excessive lifestyle to the edge. On In the Studio with Redbeard, Glenn Frey revealed that the title came to him one day when he was riding on the freeway with a drug dealer known as "The Count". Frey asked The Count to slow down and the response was, "What do you mean? It's life in the fast lane!" In that same interview, Frey indicated that the song's central riff was played by Joe Walsh while the band was warming up in rehearsals and Walsh was told to "keep that, it's a song".
[edit] Covers and references
In 2007, Jill Johnson covered the song on her album "Music Row".
The track Livin' It Up on Limp Bizkit's album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water samples the phrase life in the fast lane throughout. Frey, Henley, and Walsh are credited in the "lyrics by" portion of the liner notes.
The song's title was the inspiration for Life on the Fast Lane, an episode from the first season of the TV series The Simpsons.
The song will be used as the soundtrack for the roller coaster Eagles-Life in the Fast Lane, opening at Hard Rock Park in May 2008.
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