Claim: The Eagles are a group.

`` Hotel California '' is the title track from the Eagles ' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977 . Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder -LRB- music -RRB- , Don Henley , and Glenn Frey -LRB- lyrics -RRB- . The Eagles ' original recording of the song features Henley singing the lead vocals and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between Felder and Joe Walsh .   The song is considered the most famous recording of the band , and its long guitar coda has been voted the best guitar solo of all time . The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978 . The lyrics of the song have been given various interpretations by fans and critics alike , the Eagles themselves described the song as their `` interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles '' . In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles , Henley said that the song was about `` a journey from innocence to experience ... that 's all ... ''