Left of Center (Suzanne Vega song)

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"Left of Center"
Single by Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson
from the album Pretty in Pink (soundtrack)
ReleasedMay 26, 1986 (1986-05-26) [1]
Length3:33
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Suzanne Vega, Steve Addabbo
Producer(s) Steve Addabbo, Arthur Baker
Suzanne Vega singles chronology
"Marlene on the Wall"
(1986)		"Left of Center"
(1986)		"Gypsy"
(1986)

"Left of Center" is a song written by Suzanne Vega and Steve Addabbo [2] which was released as part of the soundtrack to the 1986 film Pretty in Pink . It features Joe Jackson on piano and was released as a single in May 1986, reaching No. 35 in Australia, No. 28 in Ireland, and No. 32 in the United Kingdom.

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 35
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [4] 84
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 28
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [6] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 32

References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . May 24, 1986. p. 28.
  2. ↑ Left of Center page from Suzanne Vega's website (www.suzannevega.com). Posted January 25, 2010; retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 28. July 19, 1986. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Left of Centre". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson - Left of Center" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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