Songbird (Kenny G composition)
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| Single by Kenny G | ||||
| from the album Duotones | ||||
| B-side | "Midnight Motion" | |||
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| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
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| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny G | |||
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| "Songbird" on YouTube | ||||
"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone,[1] and the third single from his 1986 album Duotones. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart, No. 4 on Cashbox[2] and No. 23 on the R&B chart. In the UK the song peaked at no. 22.[3]
When released in 1987, the song became the first instrumental to reach the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 since the "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer (a No. 1 hit) in 1985.
The song was featured in the movie Cars.
Charts
| Year-end chart (1987) | Position |
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| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4] | 55 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Songbird by Kenny G Songfacts". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Songbird by Kenny G" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Duotones - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
- ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
- ^ "American single certifications – Kenny G – Songbird". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2022.