For What It's Worth (Stevie Nicks song)

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"For What It's Worth"
Single by Stevie Nicks
from the album In Your Dreams
ReleasedJuly 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)
Recorded2010
GenreFolk rock
Length4:32
LabelReprise Records
Songwriter(s)Stevie Nicks, Mike Campbell
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"Secret Love"
(2011)
"For What It's Worth"
(2011)
"The Dealer"
(2014)

"For What It's Worth" is the second single from Stevie Nicks' 2011 album In Your Dreams. The song was released to radio on July 11, 2011 and debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart during the week of September 19, 2011.[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "For What It's Worth" (edit) (Nicks, Campbell) — 4:03 [2]
  2. "For What It's Worth" (album version) (Nicks, Campbell) — 4:31

Music video[edit]

The music video for the single was released on August 24, 2011.[3] It features Nicks, Mike Campbell, and David A. Stewart riding Nicks' tour bus in the desert. Nicks is featured in various desert scenes in one of her trademark outfits.

Live performances[edit]

Nicks appeared on America's Got Talent on July 27, 2011, making the televised debut of "For What It's Worth" as well as performed her song "Edge of Seventeen".[4] She also performed the single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 28.[5] On August 26, 2011, Nicks performed "For What It's Worth", "Landslide", and "Rhiannon" on Good Morning America as part of its Summer Concert Series.[6]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[1] 25

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Chart Highlights: Rodney Atkins Takes 'Back Road' to No. 1 on Country Songs". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Hey Radio... "For What It's Worth" is Worth Playing!".
  3. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! New Stevie Nicks Video, For What It's Worth!". PerezHilton.com. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  4. ^ Video on YouTube[dead link]
  5. ^ "Video: 'For What It's Worth' on 'Leno'". Rolling Stone. 2011-07-29. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  6. ^ "Stevie Nicks Performs and Discusses Fleetwood Mac Reunion on 'Good Morning America'". Ultimateclassicrock.com. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-10-10.