The second single from Tango In The Night, "Seven Wonders" was written by Stevie Nicks' friend and sometime collaborator Sandy Stewart with some modifications by Nicks, who is credited for "additional lyrics" on the album. Stewart is a singer/songwriter who released a solo album in 1984 called Cat Dancer, which featured Nicks on backing vocals for three songs. She co-wrote three songs on Nicks' 1983 solo album Wild Heart: "If Anyone Falls," "Nightbird" and "Nothing Ever Changes," and also performed on several tracks.
The song is about a moment that is so special, nothing will ever approach its beauty. Stevie Nicks sings that even if she gets to see the seven wonders of the world, it won't match this moment.
The lyrics Stevie Nicks added and altered were improvised in the studio - the line "all the way down to Emmeline" was something she misheard from Sandy Stewart's original demo, which was really "end of the line." Stevie never wrote down her lyrics, she just sang them, and when Stewart gave her the real lyrics, she thought it was best to use the vocal she recorded, made-up words and all.
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