Hole in the World

Eagles song

"Hole in the World"

Single by Eagles

from the album The Very Best Of

B-side

"Hole in the World" (video)

Released

July 15, 2003

Recorded

Early 2003

Length

4:30

Label

The Eagles Recording Company II

Songwriter(s)

Don Henley, Glenn Frey

Producer(s)

Eagles, Bill Szymczyk

Eagles singles chronology

"Love Will Keep Us Alive"
(1994)

"Hole in the World"
(2003)

"No More Cloudy Days"
(2006)

"Hole in the World" is a song by the Eagles, written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent war on Iraq,^[1] released in 2003.

This is the first Eagles recording without guitarist Don Felder since 1974, and it was released as a DVD single with some bonus tracks: the "Hole in the World" Stereo Mix & 5.1 Multichannel track, the video, outtakes from the video and a trailer for the DVD Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne.

"Hole in the World" appears on the 2003 compilation album The Very Best Of, as well as the DVD (only in the first edition). It was also included as a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of the 2007 album Long Road Out of Eden.

It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2004.

Track listing

"Hole in the World" (5.1 Multichannel Track) – 4:36
"Hole in the World" (Video) – 4:43
"Making the Video (Outtakes from the Hole in the World)" – 2:36
"Backstage Pass to Farewell 1" – 4:53
"Hole in the World" (Audio Stereo Mix) – 4:30

Personnel

Eagles

Don Henley: drums, lead and harmony vocals
Glenn Frey: Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
Timothy B. Schmit: bass guitar, harmony vocals
Joe Walsh: Hammond organ, harmony vocals

Additional musicians

Steuart Smith: electric guitar
Will Hollis: acoustic piano
Scott F. Crago: percussion

Production

Producer: Eagles, Bill Szymczyk
Engineer: Steve Churchyard
Additional engineers: Richard Davis, Mike Harlow, Andy Ackland
Video director: Martyn Atkins
Video editor: Randy Edwards, Manny Merchan, William Bullen
Camera operator: Cameron Duncan
Graphic design, camera operator: James Raitt
Photography director, production coordinator: James Meyer
Design, art direction: Jeri Heiden
Photography: James Minchin

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	69
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[3]	5
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[4]	38

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[5]	15

References

^ "Don Henley Slams Bush & Iraq War In Thailand". Scoop. October 14, 2004. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "Eagles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ "Eagles Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ "Eagles Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ "2003 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. 27 December 2003. p. YE-80. Retrieved October 26, 2021.