<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "American Pie" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Picture sleeve for U.S. vinyl single . Artwork is also used as the front cover for the album of the same name and many other international releases of the single . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Don McLean </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album American Pie </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "Empty Chairs" (promo) "American Pie part 2" (first release) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> November 1971 (original) November 1991 (re-release) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> Vinyl (original) CD, cassette, vinyl (reissue) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> May 26, 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Folk rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 8: 33 (LP) 4: 11 (single part 1) 4: 31 (single part 2) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> United Artists </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Don McLean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Ed Freeman for The Rainbow Collection, Ltd . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Don McLean singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Castles in the Air" (1971) </Td> <Td> "American Pie" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Vincent" (1972) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Castles in the Air" (1971) </Td> <Td> "American Pie" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Vincent" (1972) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Audio sample </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "American Pie" </Th> </Tr>

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