Two Tickets to Paradise

"Two Tickets to Paradise"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by Eddie Money
from the album Eddie Money
B-side"Don't Worry"
ReleasedJune 1978
Recorded1977
Genre
Length
  • 3:57 (Album Version)
  • 3:07 (Single Remix)
LabelColumbia
SongwriterEddie Money
ProducerBruce Botnick
Eddie Money singles chronology
"Baby Hold On"
(1977)		 "Two Tickets to Paradise"
(1978)		 "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
(1979)

"Two Tickets to Paradise" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money from his 1977 self-titled debut album. It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has since become a staple of classic rock radio, and it was Eddie Money's signature song.

Reception

Cash Box called it "an excellent, punchy rocker," saying that the guitars are "fluid and engaging" and the vocals are "rough and ready." The Atlantic said, "It sails off immediately on luxury spools of post–Steely Dan guitar, with a pattering of holiday bongos. Vacation! Getaway! But this is not a song about paradise—no piña colada, no porno sunset. This is a song about longing: longing to get out, to change your life, to be somewhere or somebody else."

Musical

The song title was also used for the title of a musical play, the story of Eddie Money's life and musical career.

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 86
Canada Top Singles (RPM)14
US Billboard Hot 10022
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 20

References

  1. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise".
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 443.
  4. ↑ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 24, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. ↑ James Parker. "50 Songs that Explain America". The Atlantic.
  6. ↑ "Eddie Money's Two Tickets To Paradise, The Musical". life.molloy.edu. January 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ Jacobson, Aileen (May 6, 2009). "He's Eddie Money on Stage. Now Someone Else Will Be Too". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ "Top Singles. Volume 29, Issue 25 (1978-09-16)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Eddie Money Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2025.