Rod Stewart “Maggie May” is a song co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, performed by Stewart for his album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it number 130 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2017, the Mercury Records single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The song is regarded as Stewart’s signature song and as one of the best songs ever written. Written from Stewart’s personal experience, “Maggie May” expresses the am