Tell Her About It

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"Tell Her About It"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album An Innocent Man
B-side"Easy Money"
ReleasedJuly 18, 1983[1]
GenreSoul[2]
Length3:52
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Goodnight Saigon"
(1983) 		"Tell Her About It"
(1983) 		"Uptown Girl"
(1983)
Alternative cover
UK single

"Tell Her About It" is a song written and performed by

RIAA
for US sales of over 500,000 copies.

A "special version" mixed by

John "Jellybean" Benitez was also released as a 12-inch maxi single. The cover art varied depending on the country of release. The remixed version was longer, approximately five-and-a-half minutes. The B-side featured Joel's song "Easy Money" from the same album, and a live recording of the song "You Got Me Hummin'" written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.[3]

Reception

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and then proceeds to offer friendly advice via the sound of ’60s Motown — horns, back-up vocals, rhythms and all."[4]

Music video

The video for the song shows Joel singing the song as if he were on

Cyrillic script. At the end of the song, comedian Rodney Dangerfield
is there preparing to go on stage under the false impression that he is next, thanks Joel for warming up the crowd. "Patriska the Dancing Bear" is instead called to the stage, much to Dangerfield's disbelief.

Live performances

Joel performed the song fairly regularly after its release for a few years during the tours to support his albums An Innocent Man and The Bridge. The song however was dropped after the latter tour and it has not been performed live since 1987, making it one of the very few major hits across his career that he no longer plays in his concerts.[5]

Track listing

12-inch maxi single

Side A

  1. "Tell Her About It" - 5:35

Side B

  1. "Easy Money" - 4:00
  2. "You Got Me Hummin'" (Live) - 3:43

Charts

Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6][7] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 19
Canada (The Record)[9] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 5
Ireland (IRMA) 2
Japan (Oricon) 58
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 39
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 12
South Africa (Springbok)[14] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[15]
 4
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 1
US Cashbox Top 100 3
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[17] 1
US Billboard
Top Rock Tracks
 17
Year-end chart (1983) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 59
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[18] 45

Certifications

Certifications for "Tell Her About It"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1983 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ "American single certifications – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (July 24, 2020). "The Number Ones: Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It"". Stereogum. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Billy Joel – Tell Her About It (Extended Remix). YouTube. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 23, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  5. ^ "Tell Her About It by Billy Joel (Song Statistics)". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  6. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  7. ^ a b "Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  8. ^ "Billy Joel – Tell Her About It". Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  9. ISBN 1-896594-13-1
    .
  10. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  11. ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. "Billy Joel – Tell Her About It". Top40.nl.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Billy Joel – Tell Her About It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Billy Joel – Tell Her About It". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ^ "'Tell Her About It' on the South African Singles Chart". Springbok Radio. October 7, 1983. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  15. ^ "Billy Joel: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  16. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
  19. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It". Music Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It". British Phonographic Industry. 1 January 1984. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "American single certifications – Billy Joel – Tell Her About It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

External links

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