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"Modern Woman"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album The Bridge
B-side"Sleeping with the Television On"
Released1986
GenreRock
Length3:48
LabelColumbia
SongwriterBilly Joel
ProducerPhil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"The Night Is Still Young"
(1985)		 "Modern Woman"
(1986)		 "A Matter of Trust"
(1986)

"Modern Woman" is a song performed by Billy Joel from his album The Bridge. It was the album's lead-off single and was featured on the soundtrack to the film Ruthless People. In the film, the song removes an instrumental break present in the original. It was a Top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986.

Reception

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Cash Box called it "a chugging, instantly appealing cut".[1] Billboard said: "phrases turn with top hat-and-tails flair, rhythm track barrels along like the last of the steam powered trains".[2]

Personnel

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Additional personnel

  • Rob Mounsey – orchestration
  • Jimmy Bralower – percussion

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 21
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 27
Israel (IBA)[5] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]28
US Billboard Hot 100[7]10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8]7
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9]34

References

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  1. ↑ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 7, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Reviews". Billboard. June 7, 1986. p. 85. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 44, no. 21. 1986-08-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-07-02 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ↑ "Israeli Charts". Retrieved June 26, 2026. Search "Billy Joel" for Israeli chart history.
  6. ↑ "Billy Joel – Modern Woman". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Billy Joel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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