<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" (1982) </Td> <Td> "New Frontier" (1983) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" (1982) </Td> <Td> "New Frontier" (1983) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" is a song written and performed by American songwriter, singer and musician Donald Fagen . It was the first track of his Platinum - certified debut solo album The Nightfly, and was released in September 1982 as its first single . It charted well on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock, R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary charts . </P> <P> Fagen, along with musician Walter Becker, led the rock band Steely Dan during the 1970s . Between 1972 and 1981, Steely Dan had ten Top - 40 singles, including the top - ten hits "Do It Again" (1972), "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (1974) and "Hey Nineteen" (1980). In 1981, Becker and Fagen parted ways . Fagen's first album as a solo artist, The Nightfly, was released the next year . </P>

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