All for Leyna

{{short description|1980 single by Billy Joel}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox song

| name = All for Leyna

| cover = Billy Joel All for Leyna.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Billy Joel

| album = Glass Houses

| B-side = Close to the Borderline

| released = March 1980 (UK){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/436/mode/2up?q=Billy+Joel|title=Great Rock Discography|date=1995 |page=436|isbn=978-0-86241-541-9 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles |publisher=Canongate Press }}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Punk rock{{cite web |last1=Troper |first1=Morgan |title=Billy Joel Is Rock's Tragic Antagonist |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2017/12/06/19525248/billy-joel-is-rocks-tragic-antagonist |website=Portland Mercury |access-date=14 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=Sometimes a Fantasy is All You Need: 40 Years of Billy Joel's Glass Houses |url=https://legacyrecordings.medium.com/sometimes-a-fantasy-is-all-you-need-5cfc3fcd8494 |website=Legacy Recordings |access-date=14 May 2023}}|post-punk|new wave}}

| length = 4:15

| label = Columbia

| writer = Billy Joel

| producer = Phil Ramone

| prev_title = Until the Night

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = You May Be Right

| next_year = 1980

}}

"All for Leyna" is a song by Billy Joel from the 1980 album Glass Houses. The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.8notes.com/biographies/joel.asp |title=Billy Joel biography |website=8notes.com |access-date=2016-10-16}}

The lyrics tell the story of the protagonist who meets a girl named Leyna, and, after a one-night stand, becomes obsessed with her. A performance music video was made featuring Joel and his band in the studio. The video prominently features Joel playing a Yamaha CP-80 electric grand piano and an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer.

Versions and covers

The video version differs from the album version. The track from the music video is the same but a new vocal was recorded.

The band Gods of Mount Olympus covered the song in their single "Visitor".[https://www.punknews.org/article/68473/watch-gods-of-mount-olympus-cover-billy-joel Watch Gods Of Mount Olympus cover Billy Joel!]

In 2024, recording artists Mirage Box released a version of the song on their "Tracks In The Sand" double-CD.

Chart positions

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Chart (1980)

!Peak
position

Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}

|align="center"|16

UK Singles Chart{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 284}}

| style="text-align:center;"|40

References