I Go to Extremes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“I Go to Extremes”
“I Go to Extremes” cover
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Storm Front
Released 1990
Format CD single
Recorded 1988
Genre Rock
Length 4:23
Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Billy Joel
Producer Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Leningrad"
(1989)
"I Go to Extremes"
(1990)
"And So It Goes"
(1990)

"I Go to Extremes" is the fourth track on Billy Joel's 1989 album, Storm Front. It was released as a single in 1990. Joel wrote the song after his drummer Liberty De Vitto suggested that he write a song with the strong background drumming that he had been practicing. The song is very popular amongst Billy Joel fans and remains a crowd favourite at his concerts when the fans await the song's special ending. The song reached the top ten in the US at #6 and reached #70 on the UK Singles Chart.

[edit] Chart positions

Charts Peak
position
German Media Control Charts 36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 4
UK Singles Chart 70