Margaritaville

"Margaritaville" is a 1977 song by Jimmy Buffett and taken from his seventh studio album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. It went to number 4 in Canada, number 8 in the United States, number 33 in New Zealand and number 98 in Australia. It has been covered by country singer Alan Jackson for his 1999 album Under the Influence.

"Margaritaville"
Single by Jimmy Buffett
from Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
B-side"Miss You So Badly"
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1977
RecordedNovember 1976
Studio
Genre
Length4:09 (album)
3:20 (single)
LabelABC
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Buffett
Producer(s)Norbert Putnam
Jimmy Buffett singles chronology
"Woman Goin' Crazy on Caroline Street"
(1976)
"'"
(1977)
"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
(1977)

References

  1. "Index of /2012.03.10 - San Diego, CA". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  2. Freeman, Doug (July 21, 2017). "How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. Joseph Murrells (1984). Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory. B.T. Batsford. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-7134-3843-7.
  4. The U.S. single did not have a picture cover but was issued with a standard ABC Records cover.