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"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name , the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 [ 2 ] after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). [ 3 ]
Donald McLean III / m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". [2] [3] He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". [4]
American Pie is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released by United Artists Records in October 1971. The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles " American Pie " and " Vincent ".
American Pie – The Greatest Hits — 30 BPI: Gold [11] 2002 Classic Collection: 57 — 2003 Legendary Songs of Don McLean — 71 2004 Christmastime! — — 2007 The Legendary Don McLean — — 2008 American Pie & Other Hits — — 2012 American Troubadour — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
"Laid" is the title track from Manchester alternative rock band James's fifth studio album, Laid (1993). Released on 1 November 1993, the song was a commercial success, charting in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States, and has received attention as a theme song for the American Pie film series.
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It was released on McLean's 1971 American Pie album; the following year, the song topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, [4] and peaked at No. 12 in the United States, [5] where it also hit No. 2 on the Easy Listening chart. [6] Billboard ranked it as the No. 94 song for 1972.