Stages (song)
"Stages" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top. It was released as the second single from their ninth studio album "Afterburner" (1985). It peaked at number 21 on the United States "Billboard" Hot 100 and topped the "Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for two weeks. Reception. AllMusic called the song a "terrific post-new wave rocker" and that it is the poppiest thing they ever cut. Personnel. Credits for "Stages" adapted from "Afterburner" album liner notes.