Holiday Road
| "Holiday Road" |
| Single by Lindsey Buckingham |
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2:13 |
| Writer(s) |
Lindsey Buckingham |
| Lindsey Buckingham singles chronology |
"It Was I"
(1981) |
"Holiday Road"
(1983) |
"Go Insane"
(1984) |
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"Holiday Road"
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"Holiday Road" is a 1983 single written and recorded by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The song was featured in the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation and was played during the opening titles. The song was also used in the sequels National Lampoon's European Vacation and Vegas Vacation. The song peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983.
Lindsey Buckingham has released a live version of the song on his 2008 album Live at the Bass Performance Hall.
Indie band Matt Pond PA covered the song on their 2005 EP Winter Songs.
The song has also been covered by pop punk bands Limp, Whippersnapper, Die Coverlire, and Dirt Bike Annie.
Jimmy Fallon, guest Rashida Jones, and The Roots performed the song live on the November 26, 2009 episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
At The Aquabats' holiday shows in 2009, the band distributed a free CD single of a cover of the song to all attendees. In 2011, the song was used as the music on television advertising for Teletext Holidays in the United Kingdom[1] and subsequently made UK #168 from the live download of the song; it became Buckingham's first UK "hit" of sorts in nearly 30 years[2]
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| Singles |
" Trouble" • "It Was I" • "Holiday Road" • " Go Insane" • "Slow Dancing" • "Wrong" • "Countdown" • "Show You How" • "Did You Miss Me?" • "Seeds We Sow" |
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