It became the biggest selling single of 2001 and the tenth best-selling single of all-time in Ireland. "Uptown Girl" reached number one in Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom. The music video was a parody of the Billy Joel one, with the members of Westlife playing workers in a burger bar, Robert Bathurst, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Ioan Gruffudd, Tim McInnerny and James Wilby play the snobby uptown customers and Claudia Schiffer is in the Christie Brinkley role. The Westlife version is slightly shorter than the Billy Joel version because one of the verses was not repeated. The song was also released as the fifth single for the European Special Edition and Asian Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc of the group's second album, Coast to Coast (2000). It was also the 2001 Comic Relief charity single. It was released on Maas the first single from the album. " Uptown Girl" (rereleased as double A-side with " Angels Wings" in 2002) was recorded by Irish boy band Westlife for their third studio album, World of Our Own. " Queen of My Heart / When You're Looking Like That"
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