American Pie (full length version)
~ Recording by Don McLean
Annotation
USEM38600088 is the original master
USEM30000003 is the 2000 remaster
Annotation last modified on 2020-09-15 10:53 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| United Artists | UAS-5535 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:27 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| United Artists | UAS 29 285 I |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| United Artists | UAS 29285 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:27 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | LN-510037, LN510037 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| EMI America | CDP 7-46555-2 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America; discontinued in Sep 1988) | CDP 7 46555 2 |
| 1.2 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Greatest Hits: Then & Now | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI America | CDP 546586 |
| 1.2 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Greatest Hits: Then & Now | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI America | CDP-546586 |
| 1.2 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Greatest Hits: Then & Now | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI America | CDP 546586 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America; discontinued in Sep 1988) | CDP 546555 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | The Best of Don McLean | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) | CDP 7 91476 2 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) | E2 46555 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | The Best of Don McLean | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) | D 164550 |
| 1.4 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Born on the Fourth of July | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 2292-57071-2 |
| 1.4 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Born on the Fourth of July | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Soundtracks | 2292-57071-4, MCAC 6340 |
| 1.4 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Born on the Fourth of July | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DMCG 6079 |
| 1.4 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Born on the Fourth of July: Motion Picture Soundtrack Album | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-6340 |
| 1.12 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Hifi Visionen: Oldie-CD 14 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hifi Vision, Widder Musik | 259 605-103 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | The Very Best Of Don McLean | Don McLean | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 077779347124, CD UAG 30314, CDP 7934712 | |
| 1.6 | American Pie (Full version) | 8:34 | Don McLean | California Clan - Dream Songs From the Golden State | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Edel Company (edel Company music AG) | |
| 1.15 | American Pie | 8:32 | Don McLean | Flower Power, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 466857 2 |
| 1.5 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | Rock Times, Volume 9: 1971-1972 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 27000299 A |
| 2.2 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | The Finest Masterpieces in Pop & Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Germany (a division of EMI Electrola GmbH) | 652Y-7 95673 2 |
| 1.6 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | Hit History, Volume 17: 1971 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | PD 74787 |
| 2.17 | American Pie (full length version) | 8:33 | Don McLean | Now That’s What I Call Music! 20 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOW 20 |
| 2.17 | American Pie (Full Length version) | 8:33 | Don McLean | Now That’s What I Call Music! 20 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | CD NOW 20, CDP 7 98448-2 |
| 2.17 | American Pie (full length version) | 8:33 | Don McLean | Now That’s What I Call Music! 20 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | TC NOW 20 |
| 1.3 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | 20 Years Of No 1 Hits 1970 to 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hit Bound Records | HB0058CD |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:37 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Single |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 204424-2, 2044242, CDEMCT 3 |
| 1.3 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Rock & Pop Diamonds 1971 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sonocord | 281/46 030-3 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | The Best Of | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI International | CDP 7983602 |
| 5.9 | American Pie – Parts 1 & 2 | 8:34 | Don McLean | The Rock ’n’ Roll Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music | RDCD4-605 |
| 5.9 | American Pie – Parts 1 & 2 | 8:34 | Don McLean | The Rock ’n’ Roll Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD4-605 |
| 1.1 | American Pie (original) | 8:35 | Don McLean | Classics | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| Curb Records | D2-77547 |
| 1.1 | American Pie (original) | 8:35 | Don McLean | Classics | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| Curb Records | D2-77547 |
| 1.3 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | Favorites and Rarities | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.3 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | Favorites and Rarities (Columbia House club edition) | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Records Group North America | CDP 598603 |
| 1.2 | American Pie | 8:27 | Don McLean | Más noches de blanco satén: Las 24 mejores baladas de siempre) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hispavox | 7809082 |
| 1.24 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | Rock Is Dead, But It Won't Lie Down: 24 Greatest Hits Of All Time, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s), EMI Records Group (EMI Records USA) | CDP-581128, D1000982 |
| 1.4 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | Basically Blewitt | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!) | |
| 2.3 | American Pie | 8:37 | Don McLean | Entertainment Weekly: Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Entertainment Weekly | DPSM5082 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | The Greatest Hits of the 70’s, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI) | S21-56807 |
| 1.6 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Those Where the Days - The Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!) | CDEMCJ (WM) 5520 |
| 2.18 | American Pie | 8:32 | Don McLean | American Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 07-477228-10 |
| 1.3 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Back to the 70’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 828135 2 | |
| 1.14 | American Pie | 8:26 | Don McLean | L'America del rock 03: Il rock riscopre il folk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | AdR-03 |
| 1.20 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | 100 Años de cine: Vol 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EPC 481298 2 |
| 2.10 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | Super ’70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie | DR-7076 |
| 1.18 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | Those Were the Days: 30 Years of Great Folk Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music | |
| 1.18 | American Pie | 8:30 | Don McLean | The Best Party Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDBEST(WLMD)3 |
| 1.1 | American Pie (original) | 8:35 | Don McLean | Classics | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| Curb Records, Dino Music (subsidiary of EMI Netherlands BV) | 29001 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:32 | Don McLean | Platinum - The Ultimate Collection | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDDON (WR) 1 |
| 3.6 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | Rock of the Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| GSC Music, Warner Special Products | OPCD-1719 |
| 3.6 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | Rock of the Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products, Warner Special Products, CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | A 25244, OPCD-1719, S21-19046 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | The '70s Hall of Fame | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 300642300, 300642300-2, 300642300-3, 300642300-4, 300642300-5 |
| 1.18 | American Pie | 8:30 | Don McLean | The Best Party Album in the World… Ever! (Tape 1) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | L4BEST(EH)3 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | Favorites | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| Masters Intercontinental | MASTERS 1169 |
| 1.10 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1972 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9548352262 |
| 1.18 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | Folk Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music | 220-5B |
| 1.5 | American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) | 8:36 | Don McLean | The Greatest Hits of the 70’s, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI) | 07777-56807-2-0 |
| 1.11 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | Top10 Hits 70's Disc:3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | FECP 2278 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:39 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 728 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | American Pie: Great Tales and Sagas in Song | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music | |
| 10.14 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | Geschichte der Pop Musik | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Bear Family Records | BCD 16300 ZZ |
| 1.5 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | Rock Ballads Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compact Disc Club | 7 24349 46522 0 |
| 1.17 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | The All Time Greatest Rock Songs of the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Startel Entertainment | STELCD0050 |
| 4.14 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | The Number One Collection (Australian edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 0350684-1/2/3/4 |
| 1.10 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | The Oliver Stone Connection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Interview |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | UMD 80530 |
| 1.14 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Where Were You When the Fun Stopped? | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.20 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | AM Gold: #1 Hits of the '70s: '70-'74 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | 314545727-2, R984-29 |
| 1.19 | American Pie | 8:29 | Don McLean | BBC Radio 2 Songs of the Century | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD119 |
| 1.18 | American Pie | 8:32 | Don McLean | Great Emotions Special Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay | |
| 2.16 | American Pie | 8:32 | Don McLean | Love, Peace and Folk Rock Hits of the 60's and 70's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DRC32293, DRC32293A |
| 1.12 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Pure Gold Hits: 1970’s Pop Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations), Sony Music Special Products | A 30673 |
| 1.5 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | The Best Beer Drinking Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!) | CDBEST(WLMD) 17 |
| 3.2 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | The Century of Rock: The Greatest Ever Hits of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | LBSCD 022 |
| 1.16 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | Journeys | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Canada | |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | American Pie: The Greatest Hits | Don McLean | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 25847 2 7 |
| 2.20 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | The Best Pub Jukebox in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 308 |
| 1.12 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Amplified | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records | 314 524 768-2 |
| 2.16 | American Pie (Full Length version) | 8:34 | Don McLean | The Ultimate Singer/Songwriter Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | WTVD 38998 |
| 1.12 | American Pie (full album version) | 8:34 | Don McLean | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of the 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | 314 541 835-2 |
| 1.1 | American Pie | 8:27 | Don McLean | American Pie | Don McLean | Album |
| Simply Vinyl | SVLP 238 |
| 1.1 | America Pie | 8:30 | Don McLean | Celebration: O Melhor Dos Anos 70 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | |
| 4.10 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Classic Rock: The Immortals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 0350908-1/2/3 |
| 1.16 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | Journeys | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) | 7243 8 49095 2 9 |
| 1.16 | American Pie | 8:28 | Don McLean | Simply the Best of the 70’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | DIRCD18 |
| 1.16 | American Pie | 8:28 | Don McLean | Simply the Best of the 70’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | DIRCD 18 |
| 1.3 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | Singers and Songwriters: 1972-1973 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog) | 25913-D, OPCD-2779B |
| 1.3 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | Singers and Songwriters: 1972-1973 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2779, R812-01 |
| 2.16 | American Pie (Full Length version) | 8:34 | Don McLean | The Ultimate Singer/Songwriter Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | WTVD 38998 |
| 1.10 | American Pie | 8:36 | Don McLean | Singers and Songwriters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | M18614 |
| 1.14 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Vietnam: Songs From the Divided House | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Q Records (US) | 92944-2 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 2.2 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | CD 6 Pack: Compiled From the Charts of Billboard Magazine | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.), Pioneer (USA imprint with italic text logo) | S26-57999 | |
| 1.15 | American Pie | 8:31 | Don McLean | Q DCCCD II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | QDCCCD11 |
| 1.10 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | No Music, No Life (Same track list as "Soundburst 2000") | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties | 70876-12121-2-9 |
| 1.18 | American Pie | 8:33 | Don McLean | Reborn to Run: The 35th Anniversary of Mustang | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 7434 |
| 1.10 | American Pie | 8:35 | Don McLean | The Hits of the 70's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Custom CD | [none] |
| 1.10 | American Pie | 8:34 | Don McLean | Soundburst 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 5.18 | American Pie (full length version) | ?:?? | Don McLean | Now! T.W.I.C.M. Collection (1983–2000) (bootleg) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Tom Flye |
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| producer: | Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer) |
| electric guitar: | David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06) |
| piano: | Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (from 1971-05 until 1971-06) |
| vocals: | Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 2000) |
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| recorded at: | The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06) |
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| karaoke versions: | American Pie by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) |
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| sampled by: | The Element (High Noon) by 4 Hero (Marc Mac (aka Marc Clair) & Dego (aka Dennis McFarlane)) |
| mash-ups: | Bye by Ultimazone |
| part of: | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 7) Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 131) (order: 131) |
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| stream for free: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_TFkut1PM [info] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngDJIjbAvz4 [info] |
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| recording of: | American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06) |
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Related works
American Pie
| lyricist and composer: | Don McLean |
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| publisher: | Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated) Illegal Songs Inc. Mayday Music MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) MCA Publishing Ltd. Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong) Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd Yahweh Tunes, Inc. |
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| sub-publisher: | シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) |
| later parody versions: | 7chan Theme Song Arthurian Pie Bla bla (was labern die da?) Little Librarian Parable Guy The Day the Routers Died The Day the YouTube Died The Saga Begins (parody) |
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| later translated versions: | Píseň pro prázdný sál |
| later versions: | Feu de paille Hej med dig frk. fotomodel |
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