Holiday in Spain (song) explained

Holiday in Spain
Type:	song
Artist:	Counting Crows
Album:	Hard Candy
Length:	3:48
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Steve Lillywhite

Holiday in Spain
Cover:	Holiday in Spain Counting Crows.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Counting Crows with BLØF
Album:	Het eind van het begin
Recorded:	March 2004
Studio:	Wisseloord (Hilversum, Netherlands)
Length:	3:52
Label:	Geffen
Composer:	Adam F. Duritz
Chronology:	Counting Crows
Prev Title:	Accidentally in Love
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	1492
Next Year:	2008

"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 in 2004. 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. The duet version is included on BLØF's 2004 compilation album, Het eind van het begin.

Released as a single in Europe on May 28, 2004, the duet became a platinum-selling hit in the Netherlands, reaching number one on both the Dutch Top 40 and Single Top 100 charts. The three CD singles released include additional Counting Crows songs that were recorded live at Rotterdam Ahoy on March 10, 2004, including "Mr. Jones", "Daylight Fading", and "Hanginaround". The original version of "Holiday in Spain" also appears on Counting Crows' compilation album Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...) (2003).

Track listings

All live tracks were recorded on March 10, 2004, at Ahoy, Holland.European CD1^[1]

1. "Holiday in Spain" (with BLØF)
2. "Good Time" (live at Ahoy, Holland)
3. "Mr. Jones" (live at Ahoy, Holland)
4. "Round Here" (live at Ahoy, Holland)

European CD2^[2]

1. "Holiday in Spain" (with BLØF)
2. "Rain King" (live at Ahoy, Holland)
3. "St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream" (live at Ahoy, Holland)
4. "Hanginaround" (live at Ahoy, Holland)

European CD3^[3]

1. "Holiday in Spain" (with BLØF)
2. "Daylight Fading" (live at Ahoy, Holland)
3. "Hard Candy" (live at Ahoy, Holland)
4. "Holiday in Spain" (with BLØF live at Ahoy, Holland)

Credits and personnel

Original version

Credits are adapted from the Hard Candy booklet.^[4]

Studios

• Recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) and Westside Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)

Counting Crows

• Adam F. Duritz – words, music, vocals, piano, string sampler
• Dan Vickrey – electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, vocals
• Ben Mize – drums, percussion, loops, vocals
• Matt Malley – bass guitar, upright bass, vocals
• David Immerglück – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, bass, vocals
• Charles Gillingham – piano, other keys, synthesizer, vocals
• David Bryson – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals

Other personnel

• Steve Lillywhite – production
• Cindi Peters – production coordination
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
• Carl Glanville – recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Duet version

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

• Adam F. Duritz – words, music
• Peter Slager – words
• Counting Crows – production
• BLØF – production

• Holger Schwedt – recording, engineering, mixing
• Arjen Mensinga – additional engineering
• Marty Brugmans – additional engineering
• Peter Brussee – mastering

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	3

Decade-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Europe	May 28, 2004	CD: CD1	Geffen
	June 11, 2004	CD: CD2
	June 26, 2004	CD: CD3

Notes and References

1. Holiday in Spain. Counting Crows, BLØF. 2004. European CD1 liner notes. Geffen Records. 0602498625705.
2. Holiday in Spain. Counting Crows, BLØF. 2004. European CD2 liner notes. Geffen Records. 0602498626009.
3. Holiday in Spain. Counting Crows, BLØF. 2004. European CD3 liner notes. Geffen Records. 0602498626016.
4. Hard Candy. Counting Crows. 2002. US CD album booklet. Geffen Records. 069493356-2.
5. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004. Dutch Top 40. April 4, 2020.
6. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004. MegaCharts. nl. December 17, 2019.
7. Web site: Decennium Charts – Singles 2000–2009. MegaCharts. nl. May 3, 2022.