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The Longest Time
Billy Joel
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- Album
- An Innocent Man
- Released
- 1983
- Genres
- soft rock
- Length
- 3:43
- Tempo
- 84 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
The Longest Time was released as a single in 1984, the fourth single from the 1983 album An Innocent Man. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, and it reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. The song follows the album's nods to past rock styles, sung in a classic doo-wop style with a bass guitar laying the melody's undercurrent.
What it's about
The song was written about Billy Joel's budding love affair with supermodel Christie Brinkley, whom he married in 1985.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “Wickedest Ride by Ricky General (Ft. A.R.P.)”.
- Covered 7 times, including “For the Longest Time by Zhané”.
- Written by Billy Joel.
- Produced by Phil Ramone.
- Recorded at A&R Recording (New York City.