| "The Stranger" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Joel | ||||
| from the album The Stranger | ||||
| B-side | "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | |||
| Released | May 21, 1978 (Japan) | |||
| Recorded | A & R Recording, Inc., New York City, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 5:10 (Album version) 4:10 (Single version)[2] | |||
| Label | Columbia CBS Sony (Japan) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
| Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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"The Stranger" is a song by rock artist Billy Joel and the title track from his 1977 album of the same name.[3] The song was released as a single in Japan where it became very popular and peaked at #2 on the Oricon chart, selling more than 471,000 copies, charting as well in Australia, New Zealand and France.[4] It was the last single from the album in Japan, while the US and UK saw "She's Always a Woman", released the previous year, as the last single from the album. The single is featured on Joel's greatest hits album, Greatest Hits - Volume I & II.[5]
- ^ Mitchell, Matt (January 20, 2024). "The 25 Greatest Billy Joel Songs of All Time". Paste. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Billy Joel - The Stranger (Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single)". Discogs.com. 1978. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ Useted, Tom (24 July 2008). "Billy Joel: The Stranger". PopMatters.
- ^ "Best-selling singles in Japan". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits, Vols. 1-2 (1973-1985) - Billy Joel | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-13.