America (Neil Diamond song)

"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.

"America"
Single by Neil Diamond
from the album The Jazz Singer soundtrack
B-side"Songs of Life"
ReleasedApril 1981
Recorded1980
GenrePop
Length3:27 (single version)
4:19 (album version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Neil Diamond
Producer(s)Bob Gaudio
Neil Diamond singles chronology
"Hello Again"
(1981)
"America"
(1981)
"Yesterday's Songs"
(1981)

As of June 2017, the song had sold 634,440 downloads in the United States since Nielsen started tracking sales.

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