No Man's Land (Billy Joel song)

"No Man's Land" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was released as the second single and opening track from his 1993 album River of Dreams. The song is about the growth of suburbia and its negative environmental and social aspects. It was performed by Joel on the premiere episode of Late Show with David Letterman on August 30, 1993. The song peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.

In 2017, Joel performed the song in concert as part of the story line in the Thanksgiving episode of the sixth season of the TV series Arrow.^[2] In 2018, he recalled the song as containing his best lyrics, with "biblical imagery skewed by consumerism".^[3] On the 1994 River of Dreams Tour, Joel often opened concerts with "No Man's Land".

Track listings

All songs were written by Billy Joel.

UK CD single

"No Man's Land" (LP version) – 4:45
"No Man's Land" (live) – 5:03

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	71
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)^[5]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	50
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[7]	18

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
^ Abrams, Natalie. "'Arrow' to feature Billy Joel". EW. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
^ Marchese, David (July 2018). "In Conversation: Billy Joel". Vulture.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2235." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ "Billy Joel – No Man's Land" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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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