The Entertainer (Billy Joel song)
| "The Entertainer" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Joel | ||||
| from the album Streetlife Serenade | ||||
| B-side | "The Mexican Connection" | |||
| Released | November 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Devonshire Sound, Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 3:41 (album version) 3:11 (single version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Stewart | |||
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"The Entertainer" is a single by singer Billy Joel released as the only single from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade. The song peaked at No. 34 on the US charts. The song is a cynical and somewhat satirical look at the fleeting fame of a musician and fickle public tastes ("Today I am your champion / I may have won your hearts / But I know the game / You'll forget my name / (And I won't be here / in another year) / if I don't stay on the charts"); this theme would be examined in the later song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me".