Uptown Girl

"Uptown Girl"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album An Innocent Man
B-side"Careless Talk"
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1983
Recorded1983
Genre
Length3:18
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone[1]
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Tell Her About It"
(1983) 		"Uptown Girl"
(1983) 		"An Innocent Man"
(1983)
Music video
"Uptown Girl" on YouTube

"Uptown Girl" is a 1983 song by Billy Joel. It is the second single from his ninth studio album An Innocent Man. It topped the single charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It went to number 3 in Canada, Norway and the United States.

Westlife version

"Uptown Girl"
Single by Westlife
from the album World of Our Own
A-side"Angels Wings" (2002 re-release)
ReleasedMarch 5, 2001 (2001-03-05)[2]
StudioRokstone (London)
GenreTeen pop, dance-pop
Length
  • 3:06
  • 5:02 (Extended Version)
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife UK/Ireland singles chronology
"What Makes a Man"
(2000) 		"Uptown Girl"
(2001) 		"Queen of My Heart" / "When You're Looking Like That"
(2001)
Westlife international singles chronology
"I Lay My Love on You"
(2001) 		"Uptown Girl"
(2001) 		"When You're Looking Like That"
(2001)
Music video
"Uptown Girl" on YouTube

In 2001, Irish group Westlife covered "Uptown Girl" for their third studio album World of Our Own. It topped the single charts in Ireland, Mexico, Scotland and the United Kingdom. It also went to number 4 in New Zealand.

Track listing

  • United Kingdom
CD1
  1. "Uptown Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:06
  2. "Angel's Wings" (2001 Remix) – 4:14
  3. "Uptown Girl" (Video) – 3:14
CD2
  1. "Uptown Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:06
  2. "Uptown Girl" (Extended Version) – 5:02
  3. "Behind the Scenes Footage & Band Messages"
VHS
  1. "Uptown Girl" (The Video) – 3:14
  2. "The Making of Uptown Girl" (Mini-Documentary)
  3. "The Bits That Didn't Quite Go to Plan ..."
DVD
  1. "Uptown Girl" (The Video) – 3:14
  2. "The Making of Uptown Girl" (Mini-Documentary)
  3. "The Bits That Didn't Quite Go to Plan ..."
  4. "Comic Relief Weblink"
  5. "Photo Gallery"
  • Japan
  1. "Uptown Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:06
  2. "Uptown Girl" (Extended Version) – 5:02
  3. "Angel's Wings" (Original Version) – 4:02
  4. "Close Your Eyes" – 4:32
  5. "Uptown Girl" (Video) – 3:14
  6. "Behind the Scenes Footage & Band Messages"

References

  1. ↑ "Billy Joel - Uptown Girl". Discogs. Archived from the original on November 27, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  2. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 5, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 3, 2001. p. 35. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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