This Night (Billy Joel song)

"This Night" is a song by Billy Joel released as the sixth single from his album An Innocent Man. The basis of the song's chorus uses the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata.^[1] Beethoven is credited as one of the song's writers on the sleeve of the album as "L.v. Beethoven". Joel has said in interviews that "This Night" was written about his brief relationship with supermodel Elle Macpherson, whom he dated just prior to second wife Christie Brinkley.

"This Night"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album An Innocent Man
A-side	"Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (U.S.)
B-side	"I'll Cry Instead" (live) (U.K. and Japan)
Released	October 21, 1983 (Japan) November 1984 (UK)
Length	4:19
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Billy Joel, Ludwig van Beethoven
Producer(s)	Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (1984) "This Night" (1984) "Keeping the Faith" (1984)

The song was released as a single only in the UK and Japan, reached number 78 on the UK Singles Chart and number 88 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart.

In the United States, "This Night" was the B-side of "Leave a Tender Moment Alone".

Track listing

7" single

1. "This Night"
2. "I'll Cry Instead" (live)

Japanese 7" single / CBS 07SP 722

1. "This Night"
2. "Careless talk"

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	21
Japan (Oricon)	88
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	78

References

1. Billy Joel (2016). Billy Joel Channel (Radio station). Sirius XM.
2. "Billy Joel - This Night". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
3. "Official Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2023.