Modern Woman

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"Modern Woman"
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Single by Billy Joel
from the album The Bridge
B-side "Sleeping with the Television On"
Released1986
Genre Rock
Length3:48
Label Columbia
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 . It was the album's lead-off single and was featured on the soundtrack to the film Ruthless People . In the film, the song removes an instrumental break present in the original. It was a Top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986.

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Reception

Cash Box called it "a chugging, instantly appealing cut". [1] Billboard said: "phrases turn with top hat-and-tails flair, rhythm track barrels along like the last of the steam powered trains". [2]

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 21
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [4] 27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 28
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 10
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [7] 7
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] 34

References

  1. ↑ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 7, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Reviews". Billboard. June 7, 1986. p. 85. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM . Vol. 44, no. 21. 1986-08-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-07-02– via Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ↑ "Billy Joel – Modern Woman". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Billy Joel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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