Songbird (Kenny G composition)

"Songbird"
Single by Kenny G
from the album Duotones
B-side	"Midnight Motion"
Released	March 1987 (US) August 1987 (Australia)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	5:03 (album version) 4:01 (single version) 4:09 (video version)
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Kenny G
Producer(s)	Kenny G Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass
Kenny G singles chronology
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (1986) "Songbird" (1987) "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" (1987)
Music video
"Songbird" on YouTube

"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone,[1] and the third single from his 1986 album Duotones. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart, No. 4 on Cashbox[2] and No. 23 on the R&B chart.[3]

When released in 1987, the song became the first instrumental to reach the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 since the "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer (a No. 1 hit) in 1985.

Charts

Year-end chart (1987)	Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4]	55

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Songbird by Kenny G Songfacts". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
2. "Songbird by Kenny G" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
3. "Duotones - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
4. "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
5. "American single certifications – Kenny G – Songbird". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2022.