Modern Woman
Template:For2 Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "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.
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
- Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers
- David Brown – guitar
- Russell Javors – guitar
- Liberty DeVitto – drums
- Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar
- Mark Rivera – tenor saxophone
Additional personnel
- Rob Mounsey – orchestration
- Jimmy Bralower – percussion
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
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- ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Billy Joel – Modern Woman". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/HSI "Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/ASI "Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/RTT "Billy Joel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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