| "America" | ||||
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| Single by Neil Diamond | ||||
| from the album The Jazz Singer soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Songs of Life" | |||
| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:27 (single version) 4:19 (album version) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Gaudio | |||
| Neil Diamond singles chronology | ||||
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"America" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond, released in 1980 on the soundtrack album of Diamond's film The Jazz Singer. The song was a hit single in the United States in 1981, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, and was Diamond's sixth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1] Billboard also rated it the #62 pop single overall for 1981.[2] Although the single version was a studio recording, overdubs of crowd cheering simulate the feel of a live performance.
As of June 2017[update], the song had sold 634,440 downloads in the United States since Nielsen started tracking sales.[3]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 78.
- ^ "Pop Singles". Billboard Magazine. December 26, 1980. p. YE-9. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 7/6/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2021.