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"Hole in the World"
Single by Eagles
from the album The Very Best Of
B-side	"Hole in the World" (video)
Released	July 15, 2003
Recorded	Early 2003
Length	4:30
Label	The Eagles Recording Company II
Songwriter(s)	Don Henley, Glenn Frey
Producer(s)	Eagles, Bill Szymczyk
Eagles singles chronology
"Love Will Keep Us Alive" (1994) "Hole in the World" (2003) "No More Cloudy Days" (2006)

"Hole in the World" is a song by the Eagles, written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent war on Iraq, released in 2003.

This is the first Eagles recording without guitarist Don Felder since 1974, and it was released as a DVD single with some bonus tracks: the "Hole in the World" Stereo Mix & 5.1 Multichannel track, the video, outtakes from the video and a trailer for the DVD Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne.

"Hole in the World" appears on the 2003 compilation album The Very Best Of, as well as the DVD (only in the first edition). It was also included as a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of the 2007 album Long Road Out of Eden.

It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2004.

Track listing

1. "Hole in the World" (5.1 Multichannel Track) – 4:36
2. "Hole in the World" (Video) – 4:43
3. "Making the Video (Outtakes from the Hole in the World)" – 2:36
4. "Backstage Pass to Farewell 1" – 4:53
5. "Hole in the World" (Audio Stereo Mix) – 4:30

Personnel

Eagles

• Don Henley: drums, lead and harmony vocals
• Glenn Frey: Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
• Timothy B. Schmit: bass guitar, harmony vocals
• Joe Walsh: Hammond organ, harmony vocals

Additional musicians

• Steuart Smith: electric guitar
• Will Hollis: acoustic piano
• Scott F. Crago: percussion

Production

• Producer: Eagles, Bill Szymczyk
• Engineer: Steve Churchyard
• Additional engineers: Richard Davis, Mike Harlow, Andy Ackland
• Video director: Martyn Atkins
• Video editor: Randy Edwards, Manny Merchan, William Bullen
• Camera operator: Cameron Duncan
• Graphic design, camera operator: James Raitt
• Photography director, production coordinator: James Meyer
• Design, art direction: Jeri Heiden
• Photography: James Minchin

Charts

References

1. "Don Henley Slams Bush & Iraq War In Thailand". Scoop. October 14, 2004. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
2. "Eagles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
3. "Eagles Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
4. "Eagles Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
5. "2003 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. 27 December 2003. p. YE-80. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

• 2003 singles
• Eagles (band) songs
• Music about the September 11 attacks
• Songs written by Glenn Frey
• Songs written by Don Henley
• Song recordings produced by Bill Szymczyk