Don Henley has singled out the Eagles’ 1973 song ‘Tequila Sunrise’ as one he could hear indefinitely without losing interest. His comment underlines the lasting appeal of the band’s early work and the importance of the song as an example of the songwriting partnership between Henley and Glenn Frey.

The track appeared on the Eagles’ second album, *Desperado*, and was among the first songs Henley and Frey wrote together. Henley praised Frey’s bridge changes and explained that its reference to a “shot of courage” reflected the pair’s youthful reliance on tequila to overcome shyness when speaking to women; the song was released as a single in April 1973.