The Entertainer (song)
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| Single by Billy Joel from the album Streetlife Serenade |
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| B-side | "The Mexican Conncection" | ||||
| Released | 1975 (7" single) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | A & R Recording, Inc., New York City | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:48 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer(s) | Billy Joel | ||||
| Producer | Phil Ramone | ||||
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"The Entertainer" is a single by singer Billy Joel released as the only single from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade. The song peaked at #35 on the US charts, a Top 40 hit for Joel that year. The song is a cynical look at the fleeting fame of a musician and fickle public tastes ("Today I am your champion / I may have won your hearts / But I know the game / You will forget my name / And I won't be here / In another year, / If I don't stay on the charts"); this theme would be examined in the later song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". The song references the shortening of Joel's song, "Piano Man", from 5 minutes to 3 minutes and 5 seconds to fit a radio slot.
On some of the singles released for "The Entertainer" the song was b-sided with "The Mexican Connection".
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 25 |
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