| The Night Is Still Young | |
| Cover: | Thenightisstillyoung.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Joel |
| Album: | Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II |
| Released: | September 1985 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Length: | 5:27 (album version) 4:08 (single version) |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Phil Ramone |
| Prev Title: | You're Only Human (Second Wind) |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Modern Woman |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
"The Night Is Still Young" is a 1985 song by Billy Joel, released as the second single from his compilation album Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II. It is the second of two new songs on the album, the first being "You're Only Human (Second Wind)." The song peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and found better success on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 13. A live version of the song appears on 12 Gardens Live.
Cash Box said it has "an aurally impressive arrangement and a triumphant chorus hook."[1] Billboard said it has a "brooding atmosphere and offbeat structure" that makes it different from many of Joel's other hits.[2]
The music video was directed by Neil Tardio,[3] it mainly features the story of a man who has gone on a business trip, leaving his wife behind. This correlates with the song's lyrics, which speak of a man whose priorities are shifting away from his musical career and toward marriage and family.
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 82 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 48 |