We Didn't Start The Fire: 1989 list song and single by Billy Joel
We Didn't Start the Fire is a song by American musician Billy Joel.
Its lyrics included more than 100 key events that happened between 1949 and 1989. 1949 is when Joel was born and 1989 is when the song was released. The song was released on his album Storm Front. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The song was also a No.1 hit in the United States in late 1989.
| "We Didn't Start the Fire" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Joel | ||||
| from the album Storm Front | ||||
| B-side | "House of Blue Light" | |||
| Released | September 27, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | July 1989 | |||
| Genre | New wave, pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:49 (Album version) 4:29 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
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| Storm Front track listing | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "We Didn't Start the Fire" at YouTube | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1989-1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) | 69 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 2 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 11 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Japanese Singles Chart | 11 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 77 |
| German Singles Chart | 49 |
| UK Singles Chart | 72 |
| Chart (1990) | Position |
| Australian Singles Chart | 37 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |
All-time charts
| Chart (1958-2018) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 354 |
Personnel
- Billy Joel – vocals, clavinet, percussion
- Liberty DeVitto – drums, percussion
- David Brown – lead guitar
- Joey Hunting – rhythm guitar
- Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals, percussion
- Schuyler Deale – bass guitar
- John Mahoney – keyboards
- Sammy Merendino – electronic percussion
- Kevin Jones – keyboard
- Doug Kleeger – sounds effects
References
Other websites
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