America (Neil Diamond song)
| "America" | ||||
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| Single by Neil Diamond | ||||
| from the album The Jazz Singer soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Songs of Life" | |||
| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:27 (single version) 4:19 (album version) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Gaudio | |||
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"America" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond, released in 1980 on the soundtrack album of Diamond's film The Jazz Singer. The song was a hit single in the United States in 1981, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, and was Diamond's sixth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard also rated it the #62 pop single overall for 1981. Although the single version was a studio recording, overdubs of crowd cheering simulate the feel of a live performance.
As of June 2017, the song had sold 634,440 downloads in the United States since Nielsen started tracking sales.