Life in the Fast Lane - wikipedia Life in the Fast Lane `` Life in the Fast Lane '' Artwork for Spain release Single by the Eagles from the album Hotel California B - side `` The Last Resort '' Released May 3, 1977 Format Vinyl record Recorded 1976 Genre Rock Length 4 : 46 Label Asylum Songwriter ( s ) Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey, Don Henley Producer ( s ) Bill Szymczyk the Eagles singles chronology `` Hotel California '' ( 1977 ) `` Life in the Fast Lane '' ( 1977 ) `` Please Come Home for Christmas '' ( 1978 ) `` Hotel California '' ( 1977 ) `` Life in the Fast Lane '' ( 1977 ) `` Please Come Home for Christmas '' ( 1978 ) `` Life in the Fast Lane '' is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley and recorded by the American rock band the Eagles on their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was the third single released from this album, and peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Personnel 4 Covers and references 5 Charts 6 References 7 External links Content It tells the story of a couple that takes their excessive lifestyle to the edge. On In the Studio with Redbeard, Glenn Frey revealed that the title came to him one day when he was riding on the freeway with a drug dealer known as `` The Count ''. Frey asked the dealer to slow down and the response was, `` What do you mean ? It 's life in the fast lane ! '' In that same interview, Frey indicated that the song 's central riff was played by Walsh while the band was warming up in rehearsals and Walsh was told to `` keep that ; it 's a song. '' Don Henley recalled that the `` song actually sprang from the opening guitar riff. One day, at rehearsal, Joe ( Walsh ) just busted out that crazy riff and I said ' What the hell is that ? We 've got to figure out to make a song out of that. '' Henley and Frey then primarily wrote the lyrics. Critical reception In 2016, the editors of Rolling Stone rated `` Life in the Fast Lane '' as the Eagles ' 8th greatest song. Personnel Don Henley : Lead vocals, drums Glenn Frey : Clavinet, backing vocals Joe Walsh : Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar Don Felder : Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar Randy Meisner : Bass guitar, backing vocals Covers and references This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. ( October 2017 ) Garth Brooks for the 2013 `` Classic Rock '' album in the `` Blame It All on My Roots : Five Decades of Influences '' compilation. Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh plays the song on his solo tours. In 2007, Jill Johnson recorded the song on her album Music Row. The track `` Livin ' It Up '' on Limp Bizkit 's album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water samples the phrase life in the fast lane throughout. Frey, Henley, and Walsh are credited in the `` lyrics by '' portion of the liner notes. Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood sang the song at the 2007 Grammy Awards. The song was used as the soundtrack for the roller coaster The Eagles ' Life In The Fast Lane, opened at Hard Rock Park in May 2008. The country music group Williams Riley released their version of the song to country radio on August 23, 2010. The super group Metal Allegiance released a version of the song with vocals by Alissa White - Gluz. Charts Chart ( 1977 ) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 12 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 41 US Billboard Hot 100 11 References ^ Jump up to : Eagles : The Ultimate Guide. Rolling Stone. 2016. p. 87. Jump up ^ `` Music Row '' ( in Swedish ). Svensk mediedatabas. 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2011. Jump up ^ Cherney, Mike ( May 13, 2009 ). `` Freestyle Music Park Fills Out Offerings ''. The Sun News. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 13. Jump up ^ Jones, Steve ( August 11, 2014 ). `` Freestyle rides headed from Myrtle Beach to Vietnam ? ''. myrtlebeachonline. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 5238a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 5240. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Eagles Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Eagles Glenn Frey Don Henley Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder Joe Walsh Timothy B. Schmit Deacon Frey Vince Gill 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 Ca n't Tell You Why '' `` Seven Bridges Road '' `` Get Over It '' `` Love Will Keep Us Alive '' `` Hole in the World '' `` How Long '' `` Busy Being Fabulous '' Other songs `` Desperado '' `` Ol ' ' 55 '' `` The Last Resort '' `` In the City '' Tours Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour Related Discography Poco Linda Ronstadt Flying Burrito Brothers Common Thread : The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles Heaven and Hell : My Life in the Eagles ( 1974 -- 2001 ) Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Life_in_the_Fast_Lane&oldid=814293608 '' Categories : 1976 songs 1977 singles Eagles ( band ) songs Jill Johnson songs Songs written by Glenn Frey Songs written by Don Henley Songs written by Joe Walsh Asylum Records singles Song recordings produced by Bill Szymczyk Hidden categories : CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Wikipedia semi-protected pages Articles with hAudio microformats Articles with trivia sections from October 2017 All articles with trivia sections Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Português Slovenščina Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 7 December 2017, at 23 : 07. 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Question: who sang the song life in the fast lane
Answer: Eagles