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Uptown Girl

April 07, 2024

For other uses, see Uptown Girl (disambiguation).

"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel from his ninth studio album An Innocent Man (1983), released in September 1983 as the album's second single. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl". The 12" EP has the tracks "My Life", "Just the Way You Are" and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (catalogue number TA3775),[6] whereas some 7" single versions featured "Careless Talk" as a B-side.[7]

"Uptown Girl"
Artwork for U.S. and Canadian singles, also used for the Japanese release with its native language
Single by Billy Joel
from the album An Innocent Man
B-side"Careless Talk"
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1983
Recorded1983
Genre
Length3:18
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone[5]
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Tell Her About It"
(1983) 		"Uptown Girl"
(1983) 		"An Innocent Man"
(1983)
Music video
"Uptown Girl" on YouTube

"Uptown Girl" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks from November 12 to December 10, 1983.[8] It also reached number one in the United Kingdom for five weeks, his only number-one hit in the country. It was the second-best-selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom behind only Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon", which Joel had knocked off the number-one position on November 1, 1983. The song was the 19th-best-selling single of the 1980s in the United Kingdom, selling 975,000 copies. It has sold over 1.2 million copies as of 2023.

Inspiration edit

According to an interview with Howard Stern, Joel had originally titled the song "Uptown Girls", and it was conceived on an occasion when he was surrounded by Christie Brinkley, Whitney Houston, and his then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson. According to numerous interviews with Joel, the song was initially written about his relationship with Macpherson, but it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife, Brinkley, both women being two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980s.[9] Joel said that the song was inspired by the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.[10]

 
Christie Brinkley, Joel's future wife, appears as the main character of the video

Reception edit

Cash Box said that "sounding uncannily like Frankie Valli, Joel plays out the city uptown-downtown caste system, longing for a seemingly unavailable 'white-bread' lovely."[11] Four Seasons bassist Joe Long praised the record and considered it vindication for him, as he had been forced out of the band during its 1970s renaissance when it moved away from the classic sound; Long argued that the success of "Uptown Girl" had shown the Four Seasons had not needed to make those kinds of changes.[12]

Music video edit

The video depicts Joel and his backup singers working as auto mechanics. Brinkley arrives in a chauffeured Rolls-Royce as Joel and the mechanics dance with her. A poster of Brinkley can be seen in the garage as well as on a billboard above the garage advertising "Uptown Cosmetics". At the end of the video Joel and Brinkley ride off on a motorcycle. Before the song starts, footage from the music video "Tell Her About It" is seen playing on a Portable TV.

Joel said, ""Uptown Girl" I wasn't too crazy about, because they wanted me to dance. I sort of said, OK, you know, I'll give it a try. We shot it on the two hottest days of the year. We were down on the Bowery, and all these bums kept butting in with 'A-a-ay Cri-i-ist-a-ay!'"[13]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[40] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[41] Platinum 90,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[42] Gold 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[43] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[45] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel edit

Additional personnel

  • Mike Alexander – backing vocals
  • Tom Bahler – backing vocals
  • Rory Dodd – backing vocals
  • Frank Floyd – backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
  • Ron Taylor – backing vocals
  • Terry Textor – backing vocals
  • Eric Troyer – backing vocals

Legacy and impact edit

Olivia Rodrigo mentioned the song and Joel in her hit single "Deja Vu", which became a top 3 U.S. hit.[46] Rodrigo made a surprise appearance at Joel's Madison Square Garden performance on August 24, 2022, singing "Deja Vu" with Joel on piano and "Uptown Girl" as a duet with Joel.[47][48]

Westlife version edit

"Uptown Girl"
 
Single by Westlife
from the album World of Our Own
B-side"Angels Wings"
ReleasedMarch 5, 2001 (2001-03-05)[49]
StudioRokstone (London)
Genre
Length3:06
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

Irish boy band Westlife covered the song for their third studio album, World of Our Own. It was released on March 5, 2001 as the lead single from the album and the 2001 Comic Relief charity single. The song was also released as the fifth single for the European Special Edition and Asian Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc of the group's second album, Coast to Coast (2000). The Westlife version is slightly shorter than the Billy Joel version because one of the verses was not repeated. The music video was a parody of the Billy Joel one, with the members of Westlife playing workers in a burger bar, Robert Bathurst, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Ioan Gruffudd, Tim McInnerny and James Wilby play the snobby uptown customers and Claudia Schiffer is in the Christie Brinkley role.

"Uptown Girl" reached number one in Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom. It became the best-selling single of 2001 and the tenth-best-selling single of all time in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, it was the sixth-best-selling single of 2001 and the 24th-best-selling single of the decade in the UK charts, with sales of 756,215 copies. It became the band's best-selling single (paid-for and combined sales categories) in the UK and also achieved the highest first week sales (292,318 copies) of any of their singles. It has since been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 600,000 copies.[50] By March 2017, the song had sold almost 800,000 copies in the country from physical and digital copies which make up 81% of the total units.[51] As of January 2019, it has 920,000 total sales. It is also their second most streamed song in the United Kingdom of all-time. In 30 November 2021, it has 1.1 million total sales with 67% of it or 748,000 were physical sales.[51] This makes the single as part of the list of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom and the first one for the group.

In Mexico, the song was the fourth-best-selling single of 2001.[citation needed]

Track listing edit

  • 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"

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[88] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[89] Gold 250,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[90] Gold 5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[91] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[92] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links edit

  • Billy Joel - Uptown Girl on YouTube

April 07, 2024
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For other uses see Uptown Girl disambiguation Uptown Girl is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel from his ninth studio album An Innocent Man 1983 released in September 1983 as the album s second single The lyrics describe a working class downtown man attempting to woo a wealthy uptown girl The 12 EP has the tracks My Life Just the Way You Are and It s Still Rock and Roll to Me catalogue number TA3775 6 whereas some 7 single versions featured Careless Talk as a B side 7 Uptown Girl Artwork for U S and Canadian singles also used for the Japanese release with its native languageSingle by Billy Joelfrom the album An Innocent ManB side Careless Talk ReleasedSeptember 19 1983Recorded1983GenreDoo wop 1 pop rock 1 2 3 pop soul 4 Length3 18LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Billy JoelProducer s Phil Ramone 5 Billy Joel singles chronology Tell Her About It 1983 Uptown Girl 1983 An Innocent Man 1983 Music video Uptown Girl on YouTube Uptown Girl peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks from November 12 to December 10 1983 8 It also reached number one in the United Kingdom for five weeks his only number one hit in the country It was the second best selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom behind only Culture Club s Karma Chameleon which Joel had knocked off the number one position on November 1 1983 The song was the 19th best selling single of the 1980s in the United Kingdom selling 975 000 copies It has sold over 1 2 million copies as of 2023 Contents 1 Inspiration 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 Personnel 7 Legacy and impact 8 Westlife version 8 1 Track listing 8 2 Charts 8 2 1 Weekly charts 8 2 2 Year end charts 8 2 3 Decade end charts 8 3 Certifications and sales 9 References 10 External linksInspiration editAccording to an interview with Howard Stern Joel had originally titled the song Uptown Girls and it was conceived on an occasion when he was surrounded by Christie Brinkley Whitney Houston and his then girlfriend Elle Macpherson According to numerous interviews with Joel the song was initially written about his relationship with Macpherson but it ended up also becoming about his soon to be wife Brinkley both women being two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980s 9 Joel said that the song was inspired by the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons 10 nbsp Christie Brinkley Joel s future wife appears as the main character of the videoReception editCash Box said that sounding uncannily like Frankie Valli Joel plays out the city uptown downtown caste system longing for a seemingly unavailable white bread lovely 11 Four Seasons bassist Joe Long praised the record and considered it vindication for him as he had been forced out of the band during its 1970s renaissance when it moved away from the classic sound Long argued that the success of Uptown Girl had shown the Four Seasons had not needed to make those kinds of changes 12 Music video editThe video depicts Joel and his backup singers working as auto mechanics Brinkley arrives in a chauffeured Rolls Royce as Joel and the mechanics dance with her A poster of Brinkley can be seen in the garage as well as on a billboard above the garage advertising Uptown Cosmetics At the end of the video Joel and Brinkley ride off on a motorcycle Before the song starts footage from the music video Tell Her About It is seen playing on a Portable TV Joel said Uptown Girl I wasn t too crazy about because they wanted me to dance I sort of said OK you know I ll give it a try We shot it on the two hottest days of the year We were down on the Bowery and all these bums kept butting in with A a ay Cri i ist a ay 13 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1983 1984 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 14 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 15 18Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 16 3Canada The Record 17 3Canada Top Singles RPM 18 4Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 19 1Denmark Tracklisten 20 8Finland Suomen virallinen lista 21 26Ireland IRMA 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 22 8Netherlands Single Top 100 23 10New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 24 1Norway VG lista 25 3South Africa Springbok Radio 26 8UK Singles OCC 27 1US Billboard Hot 100 28 3US Adult Contemporary Billboard 29 2US Mainstream Rock Billboard 30 22West Germany Official German Charts 31 18Zimbabwe Singles ZIMA 32 9 Year end charts edit Chart 1983 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 33 62Belgium Ultratop Flanders 34 34Canada Top Singles RPM 35 46Netherlands Dutch Top 40 36 94UK Singles OCC 2Chart 1984 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 37 82US Billboard Hot 100 38 39US Adult Contemporary Billboard 39 49Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 40 Gold 50 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 41 Platinum 90 000 Italy FIMI 42 Gold 50 000 Portugal AFP 43 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 44 2 Platinum 1 200 000 United States RIAA 45 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Personnel editBilly Joel Baldwin SF 10 acoustic piano lead and backing vocals David Brown lead electric guitar Russell Javors rhythm electric guitar Doug Stegmeyer bass guitar Liberty DeVitto drums Mark Rivera percussion backing vocalsAdditional personnel Mike Alexander backing vocals Tom Bahler backing vocals Rory Dodd backing vocals Frank Floyd backing vocals Lani Groves backing vocals Ullanda McCullough backing vocals Ron Taylor backing vocals Terry Textor backing vocals Eric Troyer backing vocalsLegacy and impact editOlivia Rodrigo mentioned the song and Joel in her hit single Deja Vu which became a top 3 U S hit 46 Rodrigo made a surprise appearance at Joel s Madison Square Garden performance on August 24 2022 singing Deja Vu with Joel on piano and Uptown Girl as a duet with Joel 47 48 Westlife version edit Uptown Girl nbsp Single by Westlifefrom the album World of Our OwnB side Angels Wings ReleasedMarch 5 2001 2001 03 05 49 StudioRokstone London GenrePopdance popdoo wopLength3 06LabelBMGSongwriter s Billy JoelProducer s Steve MacWestlife 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 YouTubeIrish boy band Westlife covered the song for their third studio album World of Our Own It was released on March 5 2001 as the lead single from the album and the 2001 Comic Relief charity single The song was also released as the fifth single for the European Special Edition and Asian Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc of the group s second album Coast to Coast 2000 The Westlife version is slightly shorter than the Billy Joel version because one of the verses was not repeated The music video was a parody of the Billy Joel one with the members of Westlife playing workers in a burger bar Robert Bathurst Crispin Bonham Carter Ioan Gruffudd Tim McInnerny and James Wilby play the snobby uptown customers and Claudia Schiffer is in the Christie Brinkley role Uptown Girl reached number one in Ireland Mexico and the United Kingdom It became the best selling single of 2001 and the tenth best selling single of all time in Ireland In the United Kingdom it was the sixth best selling single of 2001 and the 24th best selling single of the decade in the UK charts with sales of 756 215 copies It became the band s best selling single paid for and combined sales categories in the UK and also achieved the highest first week sales 292 318 copies of any of their singles It has since been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 600 000 copies 50 By March 2017 the song had sold almost 800 000 copies in the country from physical and digital copies which make up 81 of the total units 51 As of January 2019 it has 920 000 total sales It is also their second most streamed song in the United Kingdom of all time In 30 November 2021 it has 1 1 million total sales with 67 of it or 748 000 were physical sales 51 This makes the single as part of the list of million selling singles in the United Kingdom and the first one for the group In Mexico the song was the fourth best selling single of 2001 citation needed Track listing edit United KingdomCD1 Uptown Girl Radio Edit 3 06 Angel s Wings 2001 Remix 4 14 Uptown Girl Video 3 14CD2 Uptown Girl Radio Edit 3 06 Uptown Girl Extended Version 5 02 Behind the Scenes Footage amp Band Messages VHS Uptown Girl The Video 3 14 The Making of Uptown Girl Mini Documentary The Bits That Didn t Quite Go to Plan DVD Uptown Girl The Video 3 14 The Making of Uptown Girl Mini Documentary The Bits That Didn t Quite Go to Plan Comic Relief Weblink Photo Gallery Japan Uptown Girl Radio Edit 3 06 Uptown Girl Extended Version 5 02 Angel s Wings Original Version 4 02 Close Your Eyes 4 32 Uptown Girl Video 3 14 Behind the Scenes Footage amp Band Messages Charts edit Weekly charts edit Video album Chart 2001 PeakpositionIreland 1UK Music Video Albums 1UK DVD Albums OCC 52 5UK Video Albums OCC 52 3Single Chart 2001 PeakpositionArgentina Singles Chart 16Australia ARIA 53 6Austria O3 Austria Top 40 54 12Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 55 5Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 56 2Croatia HRT 57 2Denmark Airplay Chart 16Denmark Tracklisten 58 2Europe Eurochart Hot 100 59 8Finland Suomen virallinen lista 60 13France SNEP 61 8Germany Official German Charts 62 8Ireland IRMA 1Italy FIMI 63 10Japan 64 20Netherlands Dutch Top 40 65 3Netherlands Single Top 100 66 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 67 4Norway VG lista 68 3Poland Polish Airplay Charts 69 10Scotland OCC 70 1Spain PROMUSICAE 71 7Sweden Sverigetopplistan 72 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 73 13UK Singles OCC 74 1Chart 2017 PeakpositionPoland Polish Airplay Top 100 75 94 Year end charts edit Chart 2001 PositionAustralia ARIA 76 44Belgium Ultratop Flanders 77 26Europe Eurochart Hot 100 78 30Germany Official German Charts 79 50Ireland IRMA 80 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 81 50Netherlands Single Top 100 82 34New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 83 39Sweden Sverigetopplistan 84 18Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 85 87UK Singles OCC 86 6Decade end charts edit Chart 2000 2009 PositionUK Top 100 Songs of the Decade 87 23 Certifications and sales edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 88 Platinum 70 000 France SNEP 89 Gold 250 000 New Zealand RMNZ 90 Gold 5 000 Sweden GLF 91 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 92 2 Platinum 1 200 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Billboard Staff October 19 2023 The 500 Best Pop Songs Staff List Billboard Retrieved February 10 2024 1960s doo wop meets 1980s pop rock in an endlessly singable ragtag love story Billy Joel An Innocent Man album review Subjective Sounds Tomlin Edward March 20 2023 10 Best Billy Joel Songs of All Time Singersroom com Retrieved May 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