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词条 An Innocent Man (song)
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  1. Chart positions

  2. Certifications

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = An Innocent Man
| cover = An Innocent Man single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Joel
| album = An Innocent Man
| B-side = "I'll Cry Instead" (live)
| released = December 1983
| format = 7", 12"
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock, soft rock, blue-eyed soul
| length = 5:17
| label = Columbia
| writer = Billy Joel
| producer = Phil Ramone
| prev_title = Uptown Girl
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = The Longest Time
| next_year = 1984
}}

"An Innocent Man" is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel and the third single from his album An Innocent Man.

The song, whose musical style is an homage to Ben E. King and The Drifters, reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the third consecutive top 10 single from the album.[1] It also spent one week at #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.{{cn|date=December 2018}}

Chart positions

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]23
Canadian Singles Chart[4]16
Irish Singles Chart3
New Zealand Singles Chart24
UK Singles Chart8
US Billboard Hot 10010
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks1

Certifications

CountryCertificationDateSales certified
UK[5]SilverApril 1, 1984200,000

See also

  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)

References

1. ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
2. ^Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
3. ^{{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink=David Kent (historian) |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=St Ives, NSW |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4454&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=e24delrr6pontj2dhr45ej0vs1 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-01-11}}
5. ^UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 2, 2008)

External links

  • {{MetroLyrics song|billy-joel|an-innocent-man}}
{{Billy Joel}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Innocent Man, An}}

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