Holiday Road - wikipedia Holiday Road This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2016 ) `` Holiday Road '' European picture sleeve Single by Lindsey Buckingham from the album National Lampoon 's Vacation Original Motion Picture Sound Track B - side `` The Trip ( Theme from Vacation ) '' Released June 24, 1983 Format 7 '' Genre Rock Length 2 : 11 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Lindsey Buckingham Producer ( s ) Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut Lindsey Buckingham singles chronology `` It Was I '' ( 1981 ) `` Holiday Road '' ( 1983 ) `` Go Insane '' ( 1984 ) `` It Was I '' ( 1981 ) `` Holiday Road '' ( 1983 ) `` Go Insane '' ( 1984 ) Audio sample file help `` Holiday Road '' is a 1983 single written and recorded by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The song was featured in the 1983 film National Lampoon 's Vacation. The song was also used in the sequels National Lampoon 's European Vacation, Vegas Vacation and Vacation. While the song only peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it has since become one of Buckingham 's best known songs. Buckingham released a live version of the song on his 2008 album Live at the Bass Performance Hall. In July 2015, a remastered edition of `` Holiday Road '' was re-released on the Vacation soundtrack album and as a digital download along with `` Dancin ' Across the USA '' from the original National Lampoon 's Vacation soundtrack. Contents 1 Cover versions 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External links Cover versions The song has been covered by pop punk bands Limp, the Dahlmans, the Aquabats, Whippersnapper, Die Coverlire, Marble, Matt Pond PA, and Dirt Bike Annie. The indie rock band the Walkmen performed a version of the song in November 2010 for The A.V. Club 's Holiday Undercover series. In 2015, country group the Zac Brown Band covered the song for the soundtrack to the sequel Vacation. In 2013, `` Holiday Road '' was adopted as the unofficial playoff victory song of the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks, who went on to win the Stanley Cup on June 24, the 30th anniversary of the song 's release. In 2014, the song was used as the music on television advertising for Teletext Holidays, a British travel agency. Personnel Lindsey Buckingham -- guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, vocals References Jump up ^ Trust, Gary. `` Mac Attack : Five Fleetwood Mac Solo Hits ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Walkmen cover `` Holiday Road '' ``. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 6 April 2013. Jump up ^ Baffoe, Tim ( 24 June 2013 ). `` A Guide To Celebrating A Blackhawks Win Tonight ''. CBS Chicago. Retrieved 25 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Our TV Ad ''. Teletextholidays.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2014. External links Holiday Road Lyrics National Lampoon 's Vacation Films National Lampoon 's Vacation ( 1983 ) National Lampoon 's European Vacation ( 1985 ) National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation ( 1989 ) Vegas Vacation ( 1997 ) Vacation ( 2015 ) Other `` Holiday Road '' National Lampoon National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation 2 ( 2003 ) Hotel Hell Vacation ( 2010 ) Lindsey Buckingham Studio albums Law and Order Go Insane Out of the Cradle Under the Skin Gift of Screws Seeds We Sow Live albums Live at the Bass Performance Hall Songs from the Small Machine : Live in L.A. One Man Show Singles `` Trouble '' `` It Was I '' `` Holiday Road '' `` Go Insane '' Related Buckingham Nicks Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac Chicago Blackhawks Founded in 1926 Based in Chicago, Illinois Franchise Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Records Award winners Seasons Current season History Original Six Records Award winners Retired numbers Personnel Owner Wirtz Corporation ( Rocky Wirtz, chairman ) General manager Stan Bowman Head coach Joel Quenneville Team captain Jonathan Toews Current roster Arenas Chicago Coliseum Chicago Stadium United Center Rivalries St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings Affiliates AHL Rockford IceHogs ECHL Indy Fuel Media Broadcasters NBC Sports Chicago WGN Sports WGN Radio Hawkvision FSN Chicago Culture and lore Ashland Green / Pink Line Station `` Chelsea Dagger '' Curse of Muldoon Eddie Olczyk Gene Honda `` Here Come the Hawks '' `` Holiday Road '' Jim Cornelison The `` Madhouse on Madison '' Nancy Faust Pat Foley Sudden Death Wayne Messmer 86th Infantry Division The Dilemma 17 seconds 2009 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Stadium Series 2015 NHL Winter Classic 2016 NHL Stadium Series 2017 NHL Winter Classic Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holiday_Road&oldid=773189216 '' Categories : 1983 songs 1983 singles Chicago Blackhawks Songs written for films Songs written by Lindsey Buckingham National Lampoon 's Vacation ( film series ) Lindsey Buckingham songs Song recordings produced by Richard Dashut Warner Bros. 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Question: who sang the theme song for national lampoon vacation
Answer: Lindsey Buckingham