| Modern Woman | |
| Cover: | Modern Woman.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Joel |
| Album: | The Bridge |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Length: | 3:48 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Phil Ramone |
| Prev Title: | The Night Is Still Young |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | A Matter of Trust |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
"Modern Woman" is a song performed by Billy Joel from his album The Bridge. It was the album's lead-off single and was featured on the soundtrack to the film Ruthless People. In the film, the song removes an instrumental break present in the original. It was a Top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986.
Cash Box called it "a chugging, instantly appealing cut".[1] Billboard said: "phrases turn with top hat-and-tails flair, rhythm track barrels along like the last of the steam powered trains".[2]
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| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 21 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] | 27 |