Modern Woman

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"Modern Woman"
Modern Woman.jpg
Single by Billy Joel
from the album The Bridge
B-side"Sleeping with the Television On"
Released1986
GenreNew wave, power pop
Length3:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(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 removes an instrumental break present in the original. Presumably this was done by the film's editing team.

Background[]

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]

Personnel[]

Additional personnel

  • Rob Mounsey – orchestration
  • Jimmy Bralower – percussion

Chart positions[]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 21
Canadian Singles Chart[2] 27
New Zealand Singles Chart 28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[4] 7
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 34

References[]

  1. ^ ""Modern Woman (1st Time Live)" Billy Joel@Madison Square Garden New York 9/27/19". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-07-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 435.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 127.

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