You May Be Right

"You May Be Right"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Glass Houses
B-side"Close to the Borderline"
ReleasedMarch 7, 1980
Recorded1979
Genre
Length
  • 4:15 (album version)
  • 3:58 (7" version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"All for Leyna"
(1980)
"You May Be Right"
(1980)
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
(1980)
Music video
"You May Be Right" on YouTube

"You May Be Right" is a song written and performed by rock singer Billy Joel, released as a single and the opening track from his 1980 album Glass Houses. The single reached No. 7 on the US charts and No. 6 in Canada. It failed to chart, however, in the UK unlike his preceding and succeeding singles "All for Leyna" (UK #40) and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (UK #14). The Japanese single features "Close to the Borderline" as a B-side.

The song is the first track off the album and begins with the sound of broken glass, which is included to metaphorically signify the smashing of the glass house from which the album is named. "You May Be Right" is also on Billy Joel's Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II (on disc 2) and Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert albums.

Reception

Cash Box said that the song is "witty, urbane and energetic," and that the "hard guitar" playing is "reminiscent of Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones." Record World said that "Joel's rock energy blends well with his pop melodies on this smashing cut."

Music video

The video version differs from the album version. The most notable difference is the intro, where the sound of broken glass is replaced with "one, two, one, two, three, four".

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


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