The Fleetwood Mac song released in December 1979 as the second single from Tusk was “Sara.”
Written by Stevie Nicks, “Sara” was one of her five contributions to Fleetwood Mac’s ambitious double album Tusk. The single was released on December 5, 1979, after the title track had already introduced the album’s unusually experimental direction. Its spacious arrangement and poetic lyrics contrasted with the sharper, more rhythmically unconventional sound heard elsewhere on Tusk.
Nicks drew on several people and experiences when writing “Sara,” which began as lyrics without instrumentation. The song’s references have prompted extensive fan discussion, including connections to Mick Fleetwood, Don Henley, and Nicks’s close friend Sara Recor. Nicks’s later explanations emphasized that the song combined multiple personal inspirations rather than representing only one literal story.
“Angel,” “Sisters of the Moon,” and “Storms” are also Nicks compositions associated with Fleetwood Mac, so they are understandable mix-ups. However, “Sara” is the one identified as Tusk’s second single, and it reached No. 7 in the United States.