Big Shot (song)
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| “Big Shot” | |||||
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| Single by Billy Joel from the album 52nd Street |
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| B-side | "Half a Mile Away" | ||||
| Released | 1978 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | A & R Recording, Inc., New York City | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:44 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer(s) | Billy Joel | ||||
| Producer | Phil Ramone | ||||
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"Big Shot" was the second hit single from Billy Joel's 1978 album 52nd Street. The song was released in early-1979, just as his other hit single from that same album, "'My Life", was peaking at #3. It would soon become his second top-twenty hit of 1979, peaking at #14.
A rumor that the song was based on a bad date with Bianca Jagger is not true. In an interview in 2006, Billy Joel said, "I read that the song Big Shot is said to be about a date I had with Bianca Jagger. I never had a date with Bianca Jagger."[1]
[edit] Single and album edits
The only change made in the single version is an abridged outro.
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
[edit] References
- ^ La Canna, Xavier. "Billy Joel back to Aussie basics", Australian Associated Press, November 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
