"No Man's Land" is a song by American singer-songwriter

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. It was released as the second single from his 1993 album '' River of Dreams''. The song is about the growth of suburbia and its negative environmental and social aspects. It was performed by Joel on the premiere episode of ''

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'' on August 30, 1993. The song peaked at number 18 on the US ''

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chart. In 2017, Joel performed the song in concert as part of the story line in the

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episode of the sixth season of the TV series ''

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''. In 2018, he recalled the song as containing his best lyrics, with "biblical imagery skewed by consumerism". On the 1994 River of Dreams Tour, Joel often opened concerts with "No Man's Land".

Track listings

All songs were written by Billy Joel. UK CD single # "No Man's Land" (LP version) – 4:45 # "No Man's Land" (live) – 5:03

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1992 songs 1993 singles Billy Joel songs Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Danny Kortchmar Songs written by Billy Joel