<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Leather and Lace" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Edge of Seventeen" (1982) </Td> <Td> "After the Glitter Fades" (1982) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Leather and Lace" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Edge of Seventeen" (1982) </Td> <Td> "After the Glitter Fades" (1982) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Edge of Seventeen" is a song by American singer - songwriter Stevie Nicks from her solo debut studio album Bella Donna (1981), released as the third single from Bella Donna on February 4, 1982 . The song was written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John Lennon during the same week of December 1980 and features a distinctive, chugging 16th - note guitar riff, and a simple chord structure typical of Nicks' songs . </P> <P> In the United States, "Edge of Seventeen" just missed out on the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eleven . Despite not reaching the top ten, it became one of Nicks' most enduring and recognizable songs and has been covered by many artists, notably American actress and singer Lindsay Lohan on her second studio album A Little More Personal (Raw) (2005). The distinctive riff was sampled by American R&B trio Destiny's Child in their number - one song "Bootylicious" (2001), with Nicks making a cameo appearance in the "Bootylicious" music video playing a guitar . </P>

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