Graceland (song)

"Graceland"
Single by Paul Simon
from the album Graceland
B-side"Hearts and Bones"
ReleasedNovember 1986[1]
RecordedNovember 1985
Genre
Length4:48
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Paul Simon
Producer(s)Paul Simon
Paul Simon singles chronology
"You Can Call Me Al"
(1986)
"Graceland"
(1986)
"The Boy in the Bubble"
(1987)

"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 follow the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage. Actress and author Carrie Fisher, Simon's ex-wife, said that the song referred in part to their relationship.[2]

  1. ^ 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."
  2. ^ Greene, Andy (28 November 2016). "Carrie Fisher on LSD, Death, and Sex with Han Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

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