Graceland (song)
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| "Graceland" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Simon | ||||
| from the album Graceland | ||||
| Released | 1986[1] | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Folk-pop, worldbeat | |||
| Length | 4:48 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Simon | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Simon | |||
| Paul Simon singles chronology | ||||
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"Graceland" is the title song of the album Graceland, released in 1986 by Paul Simon. The song features vocals by The Everly Brothers.
The lyrics deal with the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage to actress and author Carrie Fisher.
Reception
The song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Record of the Year. It was the lowest-charting song on any of the world music charts to win Record of the Year until the Robert Plant and Alison Krauss US non-charting song "Please Read the Letter" won the same award in 2009. "Graceland" has been covered by artists such as Hot Chip, Grizzly Bear, El Vez, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, and The Tallest Man on Earth. A cover by Willie Nelson peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1993.[2]
It was listed at #485 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs in 2003.[3]
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report | 62 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[4] | 35 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 70 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 79 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 27 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 37 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 98 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 81 |
References
- ↑ Grammy Awards Honor U2 "...despite the fact that the Graceland album, released in 1986, had been named album of the year at the 1987 awards. The single had been released after Oct. 1, 1986, qualifying it for [the 1988] awards."
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- ↑ "The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rock List Music. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Paul Simon - Graceland". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
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