Vienna (Billy Joel song)

"Vienna"
Song by Billy Joel
from the album The Stranger
A-side"Just the Way You Are"
Released1977
RecordedA & R Recording, New York City
GenreSoft rock
Length3:34
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Only the Good Die Young"
(1977) 		"Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna"
(1977) 		"The Stranger"
(1978)

"Vienna" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his "Just the Way You Are" single.[1]

Despite its initial release as a B-side, the song's popularity has grown considerably in the decades after its release. As of June 2024, it is Joel's third-most-streamed song on Spotify, achieving more than 450 million streams on this platform alone.[1][2]

A video for the song was released in 2024.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Grdn2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Grierson, Tim (April 17, 2022). "How Billy Joel's 'Vienna' Went from a Deep Cut to His Most Popular Song". MEL Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Billy Joel - Vienna (Official Video). Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.