Joey ( Concrete Blonde song ) - Wikipedia Joey ( Concrete Blonde song ) `` Joey '' Single by Concrete Blonde from the album Bloodletting B - side `` I Want You '' Released 1990 Recorded 1990 Genre Alternative rock Length 4 : 07 Label I.R.S. Records Songwriter ( s ) Johnette Napolitano Producer ( s ) Chris Tsangarides, Concrete Blonde Audio sample file help `` Joey '' is the ninth track from Concrete Blonde 's third and most successful album Bloodletting. The song was released in 1990 and was written and sung by Johnette Napolitano. One interpretation is that the song is about a photographer ( Joey Mas ) who is in love with alcohol. Napolitano mentioned in her book Rough Mix that the song was written about her relationship with Marc Moreland of the band Wall of Voodoo ( who would eventually die of kidney failure following a liver transplant ). The song was written in a cab on the way to a photo studio in Philadelphia ; it was the last vocal recorded on the album due to Napolitano 's reluctance to record the lyrics, which were hard for her to deal with. It became the group 's biggest hit, spending four weeks atop the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and crossing over to pop radio, reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ; it remains their only charting song on the latter chart. The song also reached number two in Australia, held off the top spot by the Faith No More song `` Epic. '' Additionally, it spent six non-consecutive weeks at number three and ended 1990 as Australia 's 16th best - selling single. In Canada, the song reached number 4 on the RPM Top Singles chart and number 53 on the magazine 's year - end chart. Contents 1 Charts 1.1 Weekly Charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Charts Weekly Charts Chart ( 1990 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 35 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 14 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 17 US Billboard Hot 100 19 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 42 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) 20 Year - end charts Chart ( 1990 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 16 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 53 See also List of Billboard number - one alternative singles of the 1990s References Jump up ^ Peter Buckley, ed. ( 2003 ). The Rough Guide Rock : The Definitive Guide to More than 1200 Artists and Bands ( Third ed. ). Rough Guides. p. 222. ISBN 978 - 1 - 84353 - 105 - 0. Jump up ^ `` Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde : Songwriter Interviews ''. February 8, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Concrete Blonde -- Joey ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Concrete Blonde -- Joey '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 1327. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 47, 1990 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 11 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Concrete Blonde -- Joey '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Concrete Blonde Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Concrete Blonde Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Concrete Blonde Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Concrete Blonde Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1990 ''. ARIA. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2018. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Concrete Blonde Johnette Napolitano James Mankey Gabriel Ramirez Harry Rushakoff Paul Thompson Al Bloch Studio albums Concrete Blonde Free Bloodletting Walking in London Mexican Moon Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals Group Therapy Mojave Compilation albums Still in Hollywood Recollection : The Best of Concrete Blonde Live albums Live in Brazil 2002 Songs `` Joey '' This 1990s rock song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joey_(Concrete_Blonde_song)&oldid=845438518 '' Categories : 1990 singles Concrete Blonde songs 1990 songs I.R.S. 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Question: who sang joey i'm not angry anymore
Answer: Johnette Napolitano