"Vienna" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album The Stranger | ||||
A-side | "She's Always a Woman" | |||
Released | 1977 | |||
Format | 7", 12" | |||
Recorded | A & R Recording, New York City | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Columbia Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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"Vienna" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his "She's Always a Woman" single.
In a July 2008 New York Times article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with "Summer, Highland Falls".
It was played in a 1981 episode of Taxi called "Vienna Waits". Marilu Henner's character Elaine Nardo refers to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex Reiger, played by Judd Hirsch. Due to licensing restrictions, the song has been omitted from the episode on DVD. "Vienna" can also be found on the soundtrack of 13 Going on 30.