"Stranger Than You" is a song by British singer-songwriter and musician Joe Jackson, released in 2000 as the lead single from his studio album Night and Day II (2000).

"[2] In a review of the single, FMQB wrote, "Joe Jackson's is a talent that encompasses styles and genres that just won't work on most mainstream radio stations.

"[3] In a review of Night and Day II, Bernard Zuel of The Sydney Morning Herald felt "Stranger Than You" was reminiscent of Billy Joel and described it as a "fine pop song, though too stylish for mainstream radio".

[5] Steve Darnall of the Chicago Tribune commented, "The sardonic overture 'Hell of a Town' and the Brill Building-influenced "Stranger Than You" prove that intimacy and humor are still Jackson's greatest assets.

"[6] Trouser Press noted the "humorous" aspect of the song's lyrics which "salut[es] the oddest characters Jackson's found in his adopted hometown".