The Prisoner (Howard Jones song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = The Prisoner

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Howard Jones

| album = Cross That Line

| released = 22 May 1989

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| genre = New wave

| length = 4:40

| label = WEA UK
Elektra Records US – Elektra 69288

| writer = Howard Jones

| producer = Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum, Ian Stanley

| prev_title = Everlasting Love

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Lift Me Up

| next_year = 1992

}}

"The Prisoner" is a song written and performed by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones. It was included on his 1989 album Cross That Line and released as a single in 1989, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the second single from Cross That Line, following "Everlasting Love", a number-one Adult Contemporary hit.{{cite book

| first = Joel

| last = Whitburn

| authorlink = Joel Whitburn

| title = The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th Edition)

| year = 2004

| publisher = Billboard Books

| page = 331

| isbn = 0-8230-7499-4 }}

"The Prisoner" also appears on several of Jones' compilation albums, including 1993's The Best of Howard Jones and 2004's The Very Best of Howard Jones.{{cite web

| url = {{AllMusic|class=song|id=the-prisoner-t918381|pure_url=yes}}

| title = Howard Jones: The Prisoner

| publisher = AllMusic

| accessdate = 17 October 2010 }}