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The album has a strong orchestral emphasis with string arrangements written by Anne Dudley and John's then backup keyboardist Guy Babylon.In 2006, John revealed in an interview that Bernie Taupin, his longtime friend and lyricist, considers this his least favourite album they have created, while John believes that to be Leather Jackets from 1986. [6]
"Rocket Man" (officially titled "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin and performed by John. It was originally released on 17 April 1972 in the US, as the lead single to John's a
[59] [60] [61] The song marked Lipa's first chart-topping single in Australia as well as John's first one since "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" in 1997. [62] Also in 2022, it garnered a sextuple platinum certification from Recorded Music New Zealand (RMNZ) in New Zealand for selling more than 180,000 units ...
Only Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight" has sold more in a single week, selling 3.446 million copies in its opening week and 1.212 million copies in its second week. [47]
The song's lyrics compare the shooting of Jesse James by James' outlaw-partner Robert Ford to Taupin's failed marriage to his first wife Maxine Feibelman, of "Tiny Dancer" fame. Since its release, John rarely played the song at his concerts. [ 1 ]
Outside of music, John has also received several honourable awards, including a knighthood in 1998. His accolades won him the honor as an EGOT at the 75th Emmy awards in January 2024. John has sold over 300 million records worldwide during his six-decade career in music, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Currently, "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" is tied with "Hey Jude" for third amongst longest-running number-one songs by British artists on the Billboard pop charts, behind "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John (14 weeks, 1997-1998) and "We Found Love" by Rihanna with Calvin Harris (10 weeks, 2011).
Tryin' to Outrun the Wind is the sixth studio album by American actor and country music artist John Schneider. It was released in 1985 via MCA Records . The album includes the singles " It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell " and " I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow ".