Marlene on the Wall
| "Marlene on the Wall" | ||||
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Cover of the 1986 re-release (7") | ||||
| Single by Suzanne Vega | ||||
| from the album Suzanne Vega | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Celestial Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter | Suzanne Vega | |||
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| "Marlene on the Wall" on YouTube | ||||
"Marlene on the Wall" is a song by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. In addition to being her debut single, it appears on her eponymous debut studio album, released in 1985 by A&M Records.
While the song failed to make any impact on the charts with its initial release, it became Vega's first top 40 hit on the UK singles chart upon a re-release in 1986. It has gone on to become one of Vega's best-known songs and has been included on the greatest hits albums Tried & True (1998) and Retrospective (2003).