An Innocent Man (song)

"An Innocent Man" is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel released as the third single from his album of the same name. The song, whose musical style is an homage to Ben E. King and the Drifters, reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the third consecutive top 10 single from the album.^[4] It also spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.^[5]

Joel was quoted in a 1997 interview describing the high notes he sang during the song: "I had a suspicion that was going to be the last time I was going to be able to hit those notes, so why not go out in a blaze of glory? That was the end of Billy's high note."^[5]

Reception

Cash Box said that "sounding soulful with a suburban lilt, Joel takes a cue from the Righteous Bros. in a performance that recalls Joel’s previous 'Until the Night.'"^[6]

Walter Everett described the song's lyrics as "one of Joel's deepest".^[7]

Chart positions

Chart (1983-1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[8]	23
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	16
Ireland (IRMA)	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	24
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	10
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[13]	1
Venezuela (UPI)^[14]	5

Year-end chart (1984)	Rank
UK Singles (Gallup)^[15]	64
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[16]	72

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
^ ^a ^b Mitchell, Matt (January 20, 2024). "The 25 Greatest Billy Joel Songs of All Time". Paste. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ Molanphy, Chris (April 30, 2020). "Still Billy Joel to Me Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
^ ^a ^b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 10, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ Everett, Walter (2000). "The learned vs. the vernacular in the songs of Billy Joel". Contemporary Music Review. 18 (4): 117. doi:10.1080/07494460000640051. ISSN 0749-4467.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4473." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "Billy Joel – An Innocent Man". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Billy Joel: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ "Las canciones más populares en América Latina". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). April 9, 1984. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "Top 100 Singles 1984" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-19.
^ "British single certifications – Billy Joel – An Innocent Man". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

v t e Billy Joel
Studio albums	Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions
Live albums	Songs in the Attic Kontsert 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Compilations	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Volume III The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits
Singles	"She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now" "Piano Man" / "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "I've Loved These Days" / "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" References "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "No Man's Land" "All About Soul" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah" "Turn the Lights Back On"
Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Tomorrow Is Today" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
Tours	The Nylon Curtain Tour An Innocent Man Tour The Bridge Tour Storm Front Tour River of Dreams Tour Face to Face Tours 1994 1995 1998 2001 2002 2003 2009 2010 Billy Joel in Concert
Films	Oliver & Company The Last Play at Shea
See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee episode)
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