| "Two Tickets to Paradise" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Eddie Money | ||||
| from the album Eddie Money [1] | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Worry" | |||
| Released | June 1978 [2] | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length |
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Money | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Botnick | |||
| Eddie Money singles chronology | ||||
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"Two Tickets to Paradise" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money from his 1977 self-titled debut album, Eddie Money. It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has since become a staple of classic rock radio, and it was Eddie Money's signature song. [3]
Cash Box called it "an excellent, punchy rocker," saying that the guitars are "fluid and engaging" and the vocals are "rough and ready." [4]
Homer Simpson sings a part of this song in the episode “ Homer Loves Flanders” of The Simpsons.
The track was featured on fictional radio station K-DST in 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The song title was also used for the title of a musical play, the story of Eddie Money's life and musical career. [5] [6]
| Charts (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) | 86 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 20 |
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 443.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 24, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Eddie Money's Two Tickets To Paradise, The Musical". life.molloy.edu. January 16, 2015.
- ^ Jacobson, Aileen (May 6, 2009). "He's Eddie Money on Stage. Now Someone Else Will Be Too". The New York Times.
| "Two Tickets to Paradise" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Eddie Money | ||||
| from the album Eddie Money [1] | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Worry" | |||
| Released | June 1978 [2] | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length |
| |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Money | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Botnick | |||
| Eddie Money singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Two Tickets to Paradise" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money from his 1977 self-titled debut album, Eddie Money. It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has since become a staple of classic rock radio, and it was Eddie Money's signature song. [3]
Cash Box called it "an excellent, punchy rocker," saying that the guitars are "fluid and engaging" and the vocals are "rough and ready." [4]
Homer Simpson sings a part of this song in the episode “ Homer Loves Flanders” of The Simpsons.
The track was featured on fictional radio station K-DST in 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The song title was also used for the title of a musical play, the story of Eddie Money's life and musical career. [5] [6]
| Charts (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) | 86 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 20 |
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 443.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 24, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Eddie Money's Two Tickets To Paradise, The Musical". life.molloy.edu. January 16, 2015.
- ^ Jacobson, Aileen (May 6, 2009). "He's Eddie Money on Stage. Now Someone Else Will Be Too". The New York Times.