Pressure (Billy Joel song)

"Pressure"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album The Nylon Curtain
B-side"Laura"
ReleasedSeptember 1982
RecordedSpring 1982
Studio
  • A&R (New York City)
  • Mediasound (New York City)
Genre
Length4:40 (Album version)
3:16 (Single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"She's Got a Way
(Live)"
(1981)
"Pressure"
(1982)
"Allentown"
(1982)
Music video
"Pressure" on YouTube

"Pressure" is a 1982 song by American musician Billy Joel from the album The Nylon Curtain, released as the album's first single and reached at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The synthesizer-driven rock song tells about the pressure of creating and the pressure of being a provider.

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