Which group had a No. 1 hit in 2001 with their version of Billy Joel's' Uptown Girl'?
Uptown Girl TV show the video was on. "Uptown Girl" was recorded by Irish boy band Westlife for their third studio album, "World of Our Own". It was released on 6 March 2001 as the first single from the album. It was also the 2001 "Comic Relief" charity single. The song was also released as the fifth single for the European Special Edition and Asian Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc of the group's second album, "Coast to Coast" (2000). The Westlife version is slightly shorter than the Billy Joel version because one of the verses was repeated in the Billy Joel version which
Uptown Girl Uptown Girl "Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel. It was released on September 29, 1983, on his ninth studio album "An Innocent Man" (1983). The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl." The 12" EP featured the tracks "My Life", "Just the Way You Are" and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (catalogue number TA3775), whereas some 7" single versions featured "Careless Talk" as a B-side (TBC). According to an interview with Howard Stern, Joel had originally titled the song "Uptown Girls" and it was conceived