"The Stranger" is a song by rock artist Billy Joel and the title track from his 1977 album of the same name.

[5] The song begins and ends with a quiet melody, played on piano and whistled by Joel with accompaniment from his band.

[6] It was Joel's homage to Carl Jung's definition of the psychology archetype known as "The Shadow".

An untitled two-minute instrumental "hidden track" reprise of this song is featured at the end of the album The Stranger, after "Everybody Has a Dream".

[7] "The Stranger" has been sampled frequently, primarily in the hip hop genre, in songs such as "Tha Shiznit" by Snoop Dogg.