At the age of 71, the music legend Billy Joel He released a single again after 17 years. It was at the award ceremony for the Grammywhen he surprised by appearing next to his piano, to perform his new song live, which at the moment is not included in the tops of the main streaming services.
“Turn The Lights Back On” is the name of the song with which the singer of “Piano Man” and “Uptown Girl“, I come back to the musical scene. A song that, a week after being premiered at the Grammy ceremony, does not appear in Spotify’s Global Top 50, nor in the United States Top 50, which are led by “Beautiful Things”, by Benson Boone and “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan”, respectively.
Similarly, “Turn The Lights Back On”, co-written by Joel with Freddy WexlerArthur Bacon and Wayne Hector, is not present in the Top 100: Global of Apple Music, which is also led by “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone, as well as the Top 100: USA, where the first place is occupied by “Redrum” by 21 Savage.
A radio hit
The new theme of Billy Joel managed to appear on the Adult Contemporary Billboard chart, which includes the most popular songs compiled weekly among some of the famous radio stations in the United States.
“Turn The Lights Back On” put the New York artist’s name back on the radio popularity charts. The song was positioned during its opening week at number 11, only one position below what a new Top 10 for Billy Joel.
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On the other hand, the addition of the new song to the list means Joel’s return to it for the first time since 25 years ago, when “Hey Girl” took the 13th spot in 1998.
In the same sense of what the radio and the old way of listening to music represent, “Turn The Lights Back On”, is available in a limited edition 7″ vinyl version, with the extended version of the single on the A side and B, with a cost of $15.98.