An Innocent Man (song)
"An Innocent Man" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album An Innocent Man | ||||
B-side | "I'll Cry Instead" (live) | |||
Released | December 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, soft rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 5:17 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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"An Innocent Man" is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel and the third single from his album of the same name.
The song, whose musical style is an homage to Ben E. King and The Drifters, reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the third consecutive top 10 single from the album.[1] It also spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[2]
Joel was quoted in a 1997 interview describing the high notes he sang during the song: "I had a suspicion that was going to be the last time I was going to be able to hit those notes, so why not go out in a blaze of glory? That was the end of Billy's high note."[2]
No music video was made for this song.[citation needed]
Chart positions[]
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 23 |
Canadian Singles Chart[4] | 16 |
Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 24 |
UK Singles Chart | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
Year-end chart (1984) | Rank |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[5] | 72 |
Certifications[]
Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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UK[6] | Silver | April 1, 1984 | 200,000 |
See also[]
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 96 no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-19.
- ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 2, 2008)
External links[]
Categories:
- 1983 singles
- Billy Joel songs
- Songs written by Billy Joel
- Song recordings produced by Phil Ramone
- Columbia Records singles
- 1983 songs