The Eagles have performed "Hotel California" well over 1,000 times live, and is the third most performed of all their songs, after " Desperado" and " Take It Easy".
Commercially, "Hotel California" reached the number one position on the Hot 100 and reached the top ten of several international charts. Julia Phillips proposed adapting the song into a film, but the members of the Eagles disliked the idea and it never came to fruition. Since its release, "Hotel California" has been covered by many artists.
The lyrics of the song have been interpreted by fans and critics alike, the Eagles themselves describing 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 . The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. The song is considered the best known recording by the band, and in 1998 its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist. The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing lead vocals and concludes with an electric guitar solo performed by Joe Walsh and Felder, in which they take turns of playing lead before harmonizing and playing the arpeggio toward the fade-out. Songwriting credits go to Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). " Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' Hotel California album, released as a single in February 1977.
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