In 1977, Stevie Nicks was forced to dismiss her “best song”. In 2026, it has earned over 500,000,000 streams
Stevie Nicks’s song ‘Silver Springs’ was left off Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album *Rumours*, despite her belief that it was among her best work. The decision upset her, and the song’s later success shows how a track rejected during an album’s making can find a much larger audience over time.
The article says ‘Silver Springs’ was released as a B-side before Nicks performed it with the band at *The Dance* in the 1990s. That performance, in which she sang while looking at Lindsey Buckingham, helped renew interest in the song; it has since passed 500 million streams.
- ‘Silver Springs’ was cut from *Rumours*.
- Nicks called it probably her best song.
- A later performance helped it surpass 500 million streams.
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Fleetwood Mac were a British-American rock band whose 1977 album Rumours became one of the best-known records of its era. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were both singers and songwriters in the band, as well as a couple whose relationship had ended while the album was being made.
Songs considered for an album do not always make the final track list. Silver Springs was left off Rumours and released on the other side of a single, a format commonly used for an additional track. Its later performance by the band at the 1990s concert event The Dance brought it renewed attention, illustrating how a song can reach listeners long after its original release.