Left of Center (Suzanne Vega song)

"Left of Center"
Single by Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson
from the album Pretty in Pink (soundtrack)
ReleasedMay 26, 1986 (1986-05-26)[1]
Length3:33
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Suzanne Vega, Steve Addabbo
Producer(s)Steve Addabbo, Arthur Baker
Suzanne Vega singles chronology
"Marlene on the Wall"
(1986)
"Left of Center"
(1986)
"Gypsy"
(1986)

"Left of Center" is a song written by Suzanne Vega and Steve Addabbo[2] which was released as part of the soundtrack to the 1986 film Pretty in Pink. It features Joe Jackson on piano and was released as a single in May 1986, reaching No. 35 in Australia, No. 28 in Ireland, and No. 32 in the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. May 24, 1986. p. 28.
  2. ^ Left of Center page from Suzanne Vega's website (www.suzannevega.com). Posted January 25, 2010; retrieved June 18, 2013.