The 1982 Fleetwood Mac single from Mirage written by Stevie Nicks was “Gypsy.”
Nicks wrote “Gypsy” around 1979, before Fleetwood Mac recorded Mirage. She initially considered it for her debut solo album Bella Donna, but the song ultimately became part of Fleetwood Mac’s 1982 studio album. It was released as Mirage’s second single on August 18, 1982, following Christine McVie and Robbie Patton’s “Hold Me.”
The song looks back toward Nicks’s life before fame, especially the period when she and Lindsey Buckingham were musical and romantic partners. Nicks has described living with Buckingham on a mattress placed directly on the floor, an image reflected in the song’s lyrics. She also connected the song with the San Francisco clothing store Velvet Underground and with the loss of her friend Robin Anderson, who died of leukemia.
The remaining choices are all Mirage tracks or singles, making the distinction easy to miss. “Love in Store” was written by Christine McVie and Eddy Quintela, “Oh Diane” by Buckingham and Richard Dashut, and “Hold Me” by McVie and Robbie Patton. “Gypsy” is the Nicks composition.