Piano Man

1973 single by Billy Joel
VisualArtwork single Q1813850
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Piano Man

Summary

Piano Man is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,354 views/month, #139 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • Piano Man's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Piano Man's genre is soft rock[4].
  • Piano Man's genre is folk rock[5].
  • Piano Man was followed by Worse Comes to Worst[6].
  • Piano Man was performed by Billy Joel[7].
  • Piano Man's record label is recorded as Monument Records[8].
  • Piano Man is part of Piano Man[9].
  • Piano Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Piano Man's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Piano Man was released on November 2, 1973[12].
  • Piano Man's lyricist is recorded as Billy Joel[13].
  • Piano Man's main subject is gin and tonic[14].
  • Piano Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Piano Man'}[15].
  • Piano Man's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 37f2c478-bb11-3544-89d9-9c50e974d36a[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Piano Man was Billy Joel[7].

Publication

Piano Man was published on November 2, 1973[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include soft rock[4] and folk rock[5]. It is part of it[9].

Subject and Themes

Piano Man's main subject is gin and tonic[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Piano Man was followed by Worse Comes to Worst[6].

Why It Matters

Piano Man ranks in the top 0.6% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,354 views/month, #139 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · For the song ill rock you · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lyricist Billy Joel
    Followed by
    Record label
    Main subject gin and tonic
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: Piano Man"
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