Vengeance (song)

"Vengeance" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and produced by Arif Mardin. The song served as the lead single from Simon's eighth studio album Spy.

This article is about the Carly Simon song. For other songs, see Vengeance.
"Vengeance"
Single by Carly Simon
from the album Spy
B-side"Love You By Heart"
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreRock
Length4:14
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Carly Simon
Producer(s)Arif Mardin
Carly Simon singles chronology
"Devoted to You"
(1978)		 "Vengeance"
(1979)		 "Jesse"
(1980)

The single was a moderate success on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking right under the Top 40 at No. 48.[1] Simon received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1980, the first year to feature this category.[2] Simon included the track on her two disc career compilation set Anthology (2002).[3]

Simon made a music video for the song,[4] and MTV later used a clip from it in a commercial that enticed viewers to get stereo sound on their Television sets.[5] The promotional clip was also chosen by Pioneer Electronics to be part of their first demo disc for its then-new LaserDisc player.

Track listing
7" single[6]
  • "Vengeance" – 4:14
  • "Love You By Heart" – 3:55

Charts
Chart (1979) Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA Charts) 90
Canada (RPM Charts) 94
US Billboard Pop Singles (Hot 100) 48

References
  1. "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  2. "Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female". rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  3. "Carly Simon Official Website - Lyrics". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2005. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  4. "Vengeance - Carly Simon - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  5. "Carly Simon - (1981) MTV In Stereo Commercial - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  6. Discogs. "Vengeance 7" single". Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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