Modern Woman
"Modern Woman" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album The Bridge | ||||
B-side | "Sleeping with the Television On" | |||
Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | New wave, power pop | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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"Modern Woman" is a song performed by Billy Joel from his album The Bridge.
The song was the first single off the album and was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Ruthless People. In the film the song removes an instrumental break present in the original. Presumably this was done by the film's editing team.
Though the song was quite successful, Joel has since said in interviews he does not care for it, [citation needed] and subsequently it has been left off most of his compilation sets (the exceptions appear to be My Lives and The Ultimate Collection). The song (sung by Joel) also appears on the album The All Time Greatest Movie Songs. However, Billy did begin adding it to his live sets in 2019 during his monthly Madison Square Garden Shows. [1]
Chart positions
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart | 21 |
Canadian Singles Chart[2] | 27 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 28 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 34 |
References
- ^ ""Modern Woman (1st Time Live)" Billy Joel@Madison Square Garden New York 9/27/19". YouTube.
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