Busy Being Fabulous

"Busy Being Fabulous" is the second single by the American rock band Eagles from their 2007 album Long Road out of Eden. Released in January 2008, it is their third Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Song

The song features Don Henley on lead vocals, and lyrically describes a strained love life between a frustrated male and a female who spends far too much time trying to climb the social ladder, hence the lyric "You were just too busy being fabulous/Too busy to think about us". The song has a similar sound to "The Long Run".

Video

The video for the song was released to YouTube in early February, and features the band performing the song at a dinner party in formal wear. Interspersed with the performance is the story of the song as it happens, featuring the band playing several different roles at once:

Timothy B. Schmit as a waiter
Glenn Frey as a bartender
Joe Walsh as both a policeman and a security guard (the cop and the guard are actually the same man). His sidekick for both roles is a monkey. At one point in the video, the monkey steals a wallet from a drunken party guest and gives it to Walsh.
Don Henley as both a party goer and Walsh's police partner (both are the same man).

The video also marks the first time Steuart Smith has appeared in any Eagles video.

Chart performance

"Busy Being Fabulous" entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts at number 40 on the chart week of February 23, 2008. It reached a peak of number 28 on the week of March 22 before falling the next week.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	28

References

External links

"Busy Being Fabulous" official music video on YouTube
Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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Glenn Frey Don Henley Joe Walsh Timothy B. Schmit Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder

Studio albums	Eagles Desperado On the Border One of These Nights Hotel California The Long Run Long Road Out of Eden

Live albums	Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne

Compilation albums	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Eagles Selected Works: 1972–1999 The Very Best Of Eagles

Singles	"Take It Easy" "Witchy Woman" "Peaceful Easy Feeling" "Tequila Sunrise" "Outlaw Man" "Already Gone" "James Dean" "Best of My Love" "One of These Nights" "Lyin' Eyes" "Take It to the Limit" "New Kid in Town" "Hotel California" "Life in the Fast Lane" "Please Come Home for Christmas" "Heartache Tonight" "The Long Run" "I Can't Tell You Why" "Seven Bridges Road" "Get Over It" "Love Will Keep Us Alive" "Hole in the World" "No More Cloudy Days" "How Long" "Busy Being Fabulous" "What Do I Do with My Heart" "I Don't Want to Hear Any More"

Tours	Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour

Related articles	Discography Poco Linda Ronstadt Flying Burrito Brothers Asylum Geffen Lost Highway Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles

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