![]() ![]() Rosenthal's account goes on to relate that the notion of astronauts no longer being perceived as heroes, but in fact as an "everyday occupation", led Taupin to the song's opening lines: "She packed my bags last night, pre-flight. The song describes a Mars-bound astronaut's mixed feelings at leaving Earth to do his job. According to an account in Elizabeth Rosenthal's book His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the song was inspired by Taupin's sighting of either a shooting star or a distant aeroplane. Taupin has denied that the Bowie song was an inspiration, but has acknowledged borrowing from Pearls Before Swine's 1970 " Rocket Man," written by Tom Rapp, which was also influenced by the Bradbury story. The song was inspired by the short story "The Rocket Man" in The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, and echoes the theme of David Bowie's 1969 song " Space Oddity" (both recordings were produced by Gus Dudgeon). William Shatner's spoken-word version from 1978 has been widely parodied. John himself, alongside producer Pnau and singer Dua Lipa, included the song in his 2021 mashup single " Cold Heart (Pnau remix)". The song has been covered by many artists, most notably by Kate Bush in 1991 with a reggae-tinged version, and by Portuguese singer David Fonseca in 2007. 149 of its 500 greatest songs of all time. With sales of 3 million in the US the song was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On 21 January 2022, the song was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of 1,200,000 digital downloads and streaming equivalent sales. 6 in the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming a major hit single for John. The song first charted in the UK on 22 April, rising to No. It was originally released on 17 April 1972 in the US, as the lead single to John's album Honky Château. Retrieved September 27, 2022." 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. ^ "British album certifications – Motion Picture Cast Recording – Rocketman".Australian Recording Industry Association. ^ "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019".^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)".^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top Rock Albums)".^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Rocketman".^ "Rocketman Original Soundtrack on Billboard Japan Hot Albums".^ " – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in Dutch).^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in French).^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in Dutch).^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in German).^ "Elton John Achieves 20th Top 10 Album On Billboard 200 Chart With 'Diamonds' "." 'Rocketman' Soundtrack Will Include a Newly Written Elton John/Taron Egerton Duet". "Elton John Catalogue Reimagined By Giles Martin On 'Rocketman' Soundtrack". ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Track listing Ĭertifications Certifications and sales for "Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture" In its second week, the soundtrack moved to number 50 with 12,000 album-equivalent units. On 7 June 2019, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number 58 and at number 6 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart. The soundtrack was also released by Interscope Records on vinyl on 23 August 2019. ![]() The song won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song & the 2020 Academy Award for Best Original Song. ![]() The album contains 22 tracks of several hits performed by the cast of the film and a newly written track " (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" featuring vocals by Taron Egerton and John together. Rocketman (Music from the Motion Picture) is a soundtrack album released by Virgin EMI (UK) and Interscope Records (US) on CD and digital formats on and is the official soundtrack album to the 2019 biographical musical film of English musician Elton John entitled Rocketman. Rocketman (Music from the Motion Picture) ![]()
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