Modern Woman

"Modern Woman"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album The Bridge
B-side "Sleeping with the Television On"
Released 1986
Format 7", CD single
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:48
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Billy Joel
Producer(s) Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"The Night Is Still Young"
(1985)		 "Modern Woman"
(1986)		 "A Matter of Trust"
(1986)

"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 is slower than the original. Presumably this was done by the films editing team.

Though the song was quite successful, Joel has since said in interviews he does not care for it, 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.

Chart positions

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 21
Canadian Singles Chart[1] 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

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0713&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=f87m9glvekttkl49hgpp37m5c4
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