Claim: The Eagles are a group.

`` New Kid in Town '' is a song by the Eagles from their 1976 studio album Hotel California . It was written by Don Henley , Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther . Released as the first single from the album , the song became a number-one hit in the US , and number 20 in the UK . The single version has an earlier fade-out than the album version . The song features Glenn Frey singing the lead vocals , with Don Henley singing main harmony vocals . Randy Meisner plays the guitarrón mexicano , Don Felder plays electric guitars , and Joe Walsh plays the electric piano and organ parts . The song won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices .