Edge of Seventeen
| "Edge of Seventeen" | ||||
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Artwork for US single | ||||
| Single by Stevie Nicks | ||||
| from the album Bella Donna | ||||
| B-side | Outside the Rain | |||
| Released | February 4, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:28 (album version) 4:10 (single version) | |||
| Label | Modern | |||
| Songwriter | Stevie Nicks | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Iovine | |||
| Stevie Nicks singles chronology | ||||
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| Performance video | ||||
| "Edge of Seventeen" (live) by Stevie Nicks on YouTube | ||||
| Audio | ||||
| "Edge of Seventeen" (album version) by Stevie Nicks on YouTube | ||||
"Edge of Seventeen" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks from her debut solo studio album Bella Donna (1981), released as the third single from the album on February 4, 1982. The lyrics were written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John Lennon during the same week of December 1980. The song features a distinctive, chugging 16th-note guitar riff, drum beat and a simple chord structure typical of Nicks' songs. The song's title for the single release was "Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)".
In the United States, "Edge of Seventeen" peaked at number 11 in the Billboard Hot 100. It became one of Nicks' most enduring and recognizable songs and has been covered by several artists. In 2021, it was ranked No. 217 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".