 "The Chain" was created from combinations of several previously rejected materials, including solo work by Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie.It was assembled, often manually by splicing tapes with a razor blade, at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California, with hired engineers Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut.Following the critical and commercial success of "Rumours", "The Chain" has become a staple of the band's live shows, typically the opening song.