This Night (Billy Joel song)
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| "This Night" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (U.S.) |
| B-side | "I'll Cry Instead" (live) |
"This Night" is a song by Billy Joel and the fifth single from his album An Innocent Man.
The basis of the song's chorus uses the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata.[1] Beethoven is credited as one of the song's writers on the sleeve of the album as "L.V. Beethoven".
The song, released as a single only in the UK and Japan, reached #78 on the UK Singles Chart chart and #88 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart. Joel has said in interviews that "This Night" was written about his brief relationship with supermodel Elle Macpherson, whom he dated just prior to second wife Christie Brinkley.
In the United States, "This Night" was the B-side of "Leave a Tender Moment Alone".
Track listing
7" single
- "This Night"
- "I'll Cry Instead" (live)
Japanese 7" single / CBS 07SP 722
- "This Night"
- "Careless talk"
Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[2] | 21 |
| Japan Oricon Singles Chart | 88 |
| UK Singles Chart | 78 |
References
- ^ Billy Joel (2016). Billy Joel Channel (Radio station). Sirius XM.
- ^ "Billy Joel - This Night". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
