Modern Woman

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{{Infobox song

| name = Modern Woman

| cover = Modern Woman.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Billy Joel

| album = The Bridge

| B-side = {{nobr|"Sleeping with the Television On"}}

| released = 1986

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:48

| label = Columbia

| writer = Billy Joel

| producer = Phil Ramone

| prev_title = The Night Is Still Young

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = A Matter of Trust

| next_year = 1986

}}

"Modern Woman" is a song performed by Billy Joel from his album The Bridge. It was the album's lead-off single and was featured on the soundtrack to the film Ruthless People. In the film, the song removes an instrumental break present in the original. It was a Top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986.

Reception

Cash Box called it "a chugging, instantly appealing cut".{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-06-07.pdf|date=June 7, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-04|page=9}} Billboard said: "phrases turn with top hat-and-tails flair, rhythm track barrels along like the last of the steam powered trains".{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=June 7, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-04|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-CMEAAAAMBAJ|title=Reviews}}

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Rob Mounsey – orchestration
  • Jimmy Bralower – percussion

Charts

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1986)

!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=156}}

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Canada Top Singles (RPM){{Cite magazine |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0713&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=f87m9glvekttkl49hgpp37m5c4 |title=RPM 100 Singles |date=1986-08-16 |magazine=RPM |volume=44 |issue=21 |access-date=2011-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023153029/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0713&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=f87m9glvekttkl49hgpp37m5c4 |archive-date=2012-10-23 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}

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{{Single chart|New Zealand|28|artist=Billy Joel|song=Modern Woman|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=Billy Joel|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2023}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|7|artist=Billy Joel|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2023}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|34|artist=Billy Joel|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2023}}

References