"Hole in the World" is a song by the

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, written by

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Despe ...

and

Glenn Frey Glenn Lewis Frey (; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don ...

, in response to the

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and subsequent

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, released in 2003. This is the first Eagles recording without guitarist

Don Felder Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 until his termination from the band in 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with th ...

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 ''

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''. "Hole in the World" appears on the 2003 compilation album '' The Very Best Of'', as well as the

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(only in the first edition). It was also included as a bonus track on the ''Deluxe Edition'' of the 2007 album ''

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''. It was nominated for the

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in 2004.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Eagles *

: drums, lead and harmony vocals *

: Fender Rhodes electric piano,

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, harmony vocals *

Timothy B. Schmit Timothy Bruce Schmit (born October 30, 1947) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He has performed as the bassist and vocalist for Poco and the Eagles (band), Eagles, having replaced bassist and vocalist Randy Meisner in both cases ...

: bass guitar, harmony vocals *

Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr B ...

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, harmony vocals Additional musicians *

Steuart Smith Steuart Smith (born 24 June 1952) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer from Arlington, Virginia, United States. He is a touring member of the American rock band Eagles, where he has performed as one of ...

: electric guitar *Will Hollis: acoustic piano * Scott F. Crago: percussion

Production

*Producer: Eagles,

Bill Szymczyk William Frank Szymczyk (; born February 13, 1943) is an American music producer and technical engineer best known for working with rock and blues musicians, most notably the Eagles in the 1970s. He produced many top albums and singles of th ...

*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

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hole In The World 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