Back in the U.S.S.R. (live, 1987: Bridge Tour, U.S.S.R.)

~ Recording by Billy Joel

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelKOHUEPTBilly JoelAlbum + Live
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКонцертBilly JoelAlbum + Live
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CGK 40996
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКонцертBilly JoelAlbum + Live
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CGK 40996
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКонцертBilly JoelAlbum + Live
  • JP1987-11-21
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)35DP 888
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКонцерт (DIDP 70736)Billy JoelAlbum + Live
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CGK 40996
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКонцертBilly JoelAlbum + Live
  • -1987
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 467448 2
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКОНЦЕРТBilly JoelAlbum + Live
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 460407 2
1.12Back In The U.S.S.R.2:43Billy JoelHit Singles IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)DMRK 106
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelKOHUEPTBilly JoelAlbum + Live
  • US1998-10-20
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКонцерт (24-bit digitally remastered)Billy JoelAlbum + Live
  • US1998-10-20
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69393
1.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelКонцертBilly JoelAlbum + Live
  • US1998-10-20
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK69393
5.15Back in the U.S.S.R.2:44Billy JoelOriginal Album ClassicsBilly JoelAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-09-14
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88691968542
1.23Back in U.S.S.R. (live)?:??Billy JoelA Matter of Trust: The Bridge to RussiaBilly JoelAlbum + Live
  • US2014-02-25
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)[none]
2.10Back in the U.S.S.R.2:55Billy JoelA Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia: The MusicBilly JoelAlbum + Live
  • US2014-05-14
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88843016572
2.10Back in the U.S.S.R.2:55Billy JoelA Matter of Trust: The Bridge to RussiaBilly JoelAlbum + Live

Relationships

recording engineer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) (in 1987)
associate engineer:Tim Leitner
producer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
Brian Ruggles
mixer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
Bradshaw Leigh
Brian Ruggles
mixed at:The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music video for:Back in the U.S.S.R.
recording of:Back in the U.S.S.R. (in 1987: cover, live)

Related works

Back in the U.S.S.R.

written in:Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (in 1968)
writer:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:ATV (Northern Songs Catalog)
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney)
Northern Songs Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
referred to in medleys:Magical Medley (Beatles House Version)
Magical Medley (Beatles Version Club) (order: 7)
later parody versions:Back in the New Testament
Banned From the Renaissance
Blackened the U.S.S.R.
later translated versions:Знову В СРСР (Back in the USSR)
חזרה ל־U.S.S.R
is the basis for:Zrugg i de Schwiz