| "Cheeseburger in Paradise" |
| Single by Jimmy Buffett |
| From the album Son of a Son of a Sailor |
| Released |
March 1978 |
| Format |
7" single |
| Genre |
Country rock |
| Length |
2:51 |
| Label |
MCA |
| Writers |
Jimmy Buffett |
| Producers |
Jimmy Buffett |
| Certification |
Uncertified |
"Cheeseburger In Paradise" is a song written and performed by Jimmy Buffett. It appeared on his 1978 album Son of a Son of a Sailor and was released as a single, reaching #32 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Cheeseburger in Paradise" has become one of Buffett's best-known songs and was selected as the first track on his greatest hits album Songs You Know by Heart.
According to Buffett's Margaritaville web site, the "myth of the cheeseburger in paradise" was inspired by a boat journey Buffett once took in the Caribbean. Buffett states that while subsisting on canned food and peanut butter, he envisioned eating a "piping hot cheeseburger". He reports that upon finally arriving in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, he was surprised to find a restaurant serving American cheeseburgers:
- ...we gave particular instructions to the waiter on how we wanted them cooked and what we wanted on them -- to which little attention was paid. It didn't matter. The overdone burgers on the burned, toasted buns tasted like manna from heaven, for they were the realization of my fantasy burgers on the trip. [1]
In 2002, Buffett's company Margaritaville Holdings Inc., in collaboration with Outback Steakhouse, Inc., founded a restaurant chain named Cheeseburger In Paradise, named after the song. As of 2006, the restaurant has 36 locations in 17 states in the United States.
A Cheeseburger in Paradise is also a menu item at Buffett's other restaurants, the Margaritaville Cafes located in the United States, Jamaica, and Cancun, Mexico.
External links
- Lyrics at Margaritaville.com
- Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant website
- Jimmy Buffett's website
- Margaritaville Cafe listings
Categories: Jimmy Buffett songs | 1978 singles | Casual dining restaurants | 2002 establishments | Hamburgers (food)
