Holiday in Spain (song)

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"Holiday in Spain"
Holiday in Spain Counting Crows.jpg
Single by Counting Crows with BLØF
from the album Hard Candy
ReleasedJune 7, 2004
RecordedMarch 2004
StudioWisseloord (Hilversum, Netherlands)
Length3:52
LabelGeffen
Composer(s)Adam F. Duritz
Lyricist(s)
  • Adam F. Duritz
  • Peter Slager
Producer(s)
  • Counting Crows
  • BLØF
Counting Crows singles chronology
"If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)"
(2003) 		"Holiday in Spain"
(2004) 		"She Don't Want Nobody Near"
(2004)

"Holiday in Spain" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows from their fourth studio album, Hard Candy (2002), and later recorded as a duet with Dutch pop-rock group BLØF. This version features BLØF singing parts of the song in Dutch, whereas the parts performed by Counting Crows are sung in English. Regardless of language changes, the lyrics remain consistent throughout the song. It became a platinum-selling hit in the Netherlands, reaching number one on both the Dutch Top 40 and the Single Top 100 charts, and it briefly charted in the Flanders region of Belgium.

The European CD singles feature additional Counting Crows songs that were recorded live at Rotterdam Ahoy on March 10, 2004, including "Mr. Jones", "Daylight Fading", and "Hanginaround". The song is also featured on Counting Crows' compilation album Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...).

Track listings[]

All live tracks were recorded on March 10, 2004, at Ahoy, Holland.

Credits and personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the European CD2 liner notes.[2]

Studios

  • Recorded in March 2004 at Wisseloord Studios (Hilversum, Netherlands)
  • Mixed at Down Under Studio (Hilversum, Netherlands)
  • Mastered at Q Point Digital Audio (Hilversum, Netherlands)

Personnel

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[9] Platinum 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Holiday in Spain (European CD1 liner notes). Counting Crows, BLØF. Geffen Records. 2004. 0602498625705.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Holiday in Spain (European CD2 liner notes). Counting Crows, BLØF. Geffen Records. 2004. 0602498626009.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Holiday in Spain (European CD3 liner notes). Counting Crows, BLØF. Geffen Records. 2004. 0602498626016.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Counting Crows & BLØF – Holiday in Spain" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 25, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Counting Crows & BLØF – Holiday in Spain" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Counting Crows – Holiday in Spain" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved December 17, 2019. Enter Holiday in Spain in the "Artiest of titel" box.

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