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	{{short description\|1970 single by Elton John}}		{{short description\|1970 single by Elton John}}
	{{about\|the Elton John song\|other uses\|Your Song (disambiguation)}}		{{about\|the Elton John song\|other uses\|Your Song (disambiguation)}}
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	{{Infobox song		{{Infobox song
	\| name = Your Song		\| name = Your Song
	\| ~~cover~~ = ~~Elton~~ ~~john~~ ~~your song~~ ~~(2)~~.~~jpg~~		\| image = ELTONYOURSONG.jpeg
	\| alt =		\| alt = German sleeve
	\| ~~type~~ = single		\| caption = The German single sleeve
	\| ~~artist~~ = ]		\| type = single
	\| ~~album~~ = ]		\| artist = ]
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	\| B-side = {{hlist\|"]"\|"Into the Old Man's Shoes"}}		\| B-side = {{hlist\|"]"<br>"Into the Old Man's Shoes"}}
	\| released = {{Start date\|1970\|10\|26\|df=yes}}
	\| ~~recorded~~ = ~~January~~ 1970		\| released = {{Start date\|1970\|10\|26\|df=yes}}
			\| recorded = 22 January 1970
	\| studio = ], London<!-- The word "Studios" should be omitted, per Template:Infobox_song#studio -->		\| studio = ], London<!-- The word "Studios" should be omitted, per Template:Infobox_song#studio -->
	\| genre = * ]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/elton-john-is-not-the-man-they-think-he-is-at-home.html\|title=Elton John Is Not the Man They Think He Is at Home\|last=Wyman\|first=Bill\|website=]\|date=24 October 2018 \|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>		\| genre = * ]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/elton-john-is-not-the-man-they-think-he-is-at-home.html\|title=Elton John Is Not the Man They Think He Is at Home\|last=Wyman\|first=Bill\|website=]\|date=24 October 2018 \|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
	* ]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5367382/harry-shum-jr-shelby-rabara-first-child/\|title=Harry Shum Jr. & Shelby Rabara Welcome Their First Child\|last=Hoahing\|first=Cheryl A.\|date=29 March 2019\|work=]\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>		* ]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5367382/harry-shum-jr-shelby-rabara-first-child/\|title=Harry Shum Jr. & Shelby Rabara Welcome Their First Child\|last=Hoahing\|first=Cheryl A.\|date=29 March 2019\|work=]\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
	\| length = 4:03		\| length = 4:03
	\| label = * ]		\| label = * ]
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	"'''Your Song'''" is a song written by ~~British~~ musician ] and lyricist ], and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single.		"'''Your Song'''" is a song written by musician ] and lyricist ], and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single.

	"Your Song" was first released by American rock band ] in March 1970 as an album track on '']''. John was an opening act for the band at the time and allowed them to record it. They did not release it as a single as they wanted to let John, then an upcoming artist, have a go with it. John's version was recorded at ] in London in January 1970 and appeared in April as the first cut on his ]. Following "]" as the first album single, "Your Song" was released in the United States in October 1970 as the ] to "]". Both sides received airplay, but "Your Song" was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced "Take Me to the Pilot" as the A-side, eventually making it to number eight on the ''Billboard'' chart. The song also peaked at number 7 on the ], as well as charting in the top 10 in several other countries.		"Your Song" was first released by American rock band ] in March 1970 as an album track on '']''. John was an opening act for the band at the time and allowed them to record it. They did not release it as a single as they wanted to let John, then an upcoming artist, have a go with it. John's version was recorded at ] in London in January 1970 and appeared in April as the first cut on his ]. Following "]" as the first album single, "Your Song" was released in the United States in October 1970 as the ] to "]". Both sides received airplay, but "Your Song" was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced "Take Me to the Pilot" as the A-side, eventually making it to number eight on the ''Billboard'' chart. The song also peaked at number 7 on the ], as well as charting in the top 10 in several other countries.
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	In 1998, "Your Song" was inducted into the ].<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219001619/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#y \|date=19 February 2011 }}. ''Grammy.org'' Retrieved 16 December 2012</ref> In 2004, the song was placed at number 136 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of "]", 137 in its 2010 list, and 202 in its 2021 list. The song is listed among the ]'s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ \|title=The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll \| the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum \|website=rockhall.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ \|archive-date=17 March 2010 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> A demo version was included in John's 1990 box set album '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000008H2Y/ \|title=To Be Continued: Elton John \|website=Amazon \|access-date=27 September 2009}}</ref> In 2017, the song was voted by the British public as '']'' in a UK-wide poll for ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=The nation's favourite Elton John song ever is revealed \|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/music/nations-favourite-elton-john-song/ \|access-date=27 November 2021 \|publisher=]}}</ref>		In 1998, "Your Song" was inducted into the ].<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219001619/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#y \|date=19 February 2011 }}. ''Grammy.org'' Retrieved 16 December 2012</ref> In 2004, the song was placed at number 136 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of "]", 137 in its 2010 list, and 202 in its 2021 list. The song is listed among the ]'s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ \|title=The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll \| the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum \|website=rockhall.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ \|archive-date=17 March 2010 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> A demo version was included in John's 1990 box set album '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000008H2Y/ \|title=To Be Continued: Elton John \|website=Amazon \|access-date=27 September 2009}}</ref> In 2017, the song was voted by the British public as '']'' in a UK-wide poll for ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=The nation's favourite Elton John song ever is revealed \|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/music/nations-favourite-elton-john-song/ \|access-date=27 November 2021 \|publisher=]}}</ref>

	The song has been covered by a number of artists, including ], ] and ]. The song was also covered by ] in the 2001 musical film '']'' and by ] in the 2019 film '']''. In 2018, the song was certified 2× Platinum by the ] (RIAA).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=elton+john#search_section\|title=Elton John RIAA certifications\|publisher=Record Industry Association of America\|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>		The song has been covered by a number of artists, including ], ] and ]. The song was also covered by ] and opera singer ] in the 2001 musical film '']'' and by ] in the 2019 film '']''. In 2018, the song was certified ] by the ] (RIAA).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=elton+john#search_section\|title=Elton John RIAA certifications\|publisher=Record Industry Association of America\|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>

	==Composition and inspiration==		==Composition and inspiration==
	One widespread story is that Bernie Taupin wrote the song's lyrics after breakfast one morning on the roof of 20 ], London, where John worked for a music publishing firm as an office boy, hence the line "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss." However, Taupin has denied this, pointing out that John had stopped working there by the time they met. According to Taupin, "I scribbled the lyric down on a lined notepad at the kitchen table of Elton's mother's apartment in the London suburb of Northwood Hills, breakfast time sometime in 1969. That’s it. Plain and simple."<ref>{{cite web \|last=Taupin \|first=Bernie \|url=http://www.berniejtaupin.com/taupin---his-blog---the-latest.html#top \|title=No, I Didn't Sit on the Roof \|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>		One widespread story is that Bernie Taupin wrote the song's lyrics after breakfast one morning on the roof of 20 ], London, where John worked for a music publishing firm as an office boy, hence the line "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss." However, Taupin has denied this, pointing out that John had stopped working there by the time they met. According to Taupin, "I scribbled the lyric down on a lined notepad at the kitchen table of Elton's mother's apartment in the London suburb of ], breakfast time sometime in 1969. That’s it. Plain and simple."<ref>{{cite web \|last=Taupin \|first=Bernie \|url=http://www.berniejtaupin.com/taupin---his-blog---the-latest.html#top \|title=No, I Didn't Sit on the Roof \|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>

	The instrumental focus is on John's ]-influenced piano work, along with ], ]'s string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.		The instrumental focus is on John's ]-influenced piano work, along with ], ]'s string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.
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	==Commercial performance and impact==		==Commercial performance and impact==
	"Your Song" rose to number eight on the ] and number seven on the ] by January 1971. In 2002, John re-recorded the song as a duet with ~~opera singer ]~~ for the first ] charity telethon and released it on 15 July 2002; this version reached number four in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-07-06.pdf\|title=Reviews – For Records Released on 15 July 2002\|magazine=]\|page=9\|date=6 July 2002\|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/20020721/750140/\|title=Official Singles Chart Top 40: 21 July 2002 – 27 July 2002\|publisher=]\|date=21 July 2002\|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> In the US it was certified Gold and Platinum on 13 December 2012 by the ] (RIAA) for sales of over one million digital downloads. On 23 July 2021, it was certified 2× Platinum by the ] (BPI), denoting sales in excess of 1,200,000 digital downloads. In the US in April 2018, it was certified 2× Platinum for sales of two million digital downloads by the Recording Industry Association of America.		"Your Song" rose to number eight on the ] and number seven on the ] by January 1971. In 2002, John re-recorded the song as a duet with Safina for the first ] charity telethon and released it on 15 July 2002; this version reached number four in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-07-06.pdf\|title=Reviews – For Records Released on 15 July 2002\|magazine=]\|page=9\|date=6 July 2002\|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/20020721/750140/\|title=Official Singles Chart Top 40: 21 July 2002 – 27 July 2002\|publisher=]\|date=21 July 2002\|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> In the US it was certified Gold and Platinum on 13 December 2012 by the ] (RIAA) for sales of over one million digital downloads. On 23 July 2021, it was certified 2× Platinum by the ] (BPI), denoting sales in excess of 1,200,000 digital downloads. In the US in April 2018, it was certified 2× Platinum for sales of two million digital downloads by the Recording Industry Association of America.

	==Track listings==		==Track listings==
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	==Credits and personnel==		==Credits and personnel==
	Credits adapted from the liner notes of '']''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes \|title=] \|type=liner notes \|~~people~~=] \|publisher=] \|year=1970 \|id=DJLPS 406}}</ref>		Credits adapted from the liner notes of '']''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes \|title=] \|type=liner notes \|author=] \|publisher=] \|year=1970 \|id=DJLPS 406}}</ref>

	* ] – piano, vocals		* ] – piano, vocals
	* ] – arrangement, conducting		* ] – string arrangement, conducting
	* Frank Clark – acoustic guitar		* Frank Clark – acoustic guitar
	* ] – production		* ] – production
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	{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|9\|artist=Elton John\|rowheader=true\|access-date=30 May 2016}}		{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|9\|artist=Elton John\|rowheader=true\|access-date=30 May 2016}}
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	! scope="row"\| US '']'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19710123.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending January 23, 1971 \|work=] \|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>		! scope="row"\| US '']'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19710123.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending January 23, 1971 \|work=] \|access-date=11 October 2019 \|archive-date=1 October 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001110326/http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19710123.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	\| 8		\| 8
	\|}		\|}
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	! scope="row"\| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html \|title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1971 – Top 100 Pop Singles \|work=Cash Box \|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>		! scope="row"\| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html \|title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1971 – Top 100 Pop Singles \|work=Cash Box \|access-date=11 October 2019 \|archive-date=29 September 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929205056/http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	==Certifications==		==Certifications==
	{{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications for "Your Song"}}		{{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications for "Your Song"}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Austria\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=1970\|certyear=2024\|access-date=23 November 2024}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Brazil\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|relyear=1970\|certyear=2024\|access-date=13 June 2024}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|title=Your Song\|artist=Elton John\|type=single\|relyear=2008\|certyear=2019\|region=Denmark\|award=Platinum\|id=10271\|access-date=25 May 2021}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|title=Your Song\|artist=Elton John\|type=single\|relyear=2008\|certyear=2019\|region=Denmark\|award=Platinum\|id=10271\|access-date=25 May 2021}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Germany\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|relyear=1970\|certyear=2024\|access-date=8 January 2024}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Germany\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|relyear=1970\|certyear=2024\|access-date=8 January 2024}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|relyear=1970\|certyear=~~2018~~\|note=sales since 2009\|access-date=2 ~~January~~ ~~2022~~}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|number=2\|relyear=1970\|certyear=2024\|note=sales since 2009\|id=13323\|access-date=8 October 2024}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Japan\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|relyear=1996\|certyear=1996\|certmonth=7\|note=1996 release\|access-date=26 December 2020}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Japan\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|relyear=1996\|certyear=1996\|certmonth=7\|note=1996 release\|access-date=26 December 2020}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=New Zealand\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|number=4\|type=single\|relyear=1970\|certyear=2024\|access-date=18 December 2024\|source=radioscope}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Spain\|type=single\|artist=Elton John\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|number=2\|relyear=1970\|certyear=2024\|id=elton-john-your-song\|access-date=17 April 2024}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|title=Your Song\|artist=Elton John\|type=single\|relyear=2008\|certyear=2023\|region=United Kingdom\|award=Platinum\|number=3\|note=sales since 2008\|id=9993-733-1\|access-date=24 September 2023}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|title=Your Song\|artist=Elton John\|type=single\|relyear=2008\|certyear=2023\|region=United Kingdom\|award=Platinum\|number=3\|note=sales since 2008\|id=9993-733-1\|access-date=24 September 2023}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|title=Your Song\|artist=Elton John\|type=single\|relyear=1971\|certyear=~~2018~~\|region=United States\|award=Platinum\|number=2\|access-date=26 December ~~2020~~}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|title=Your Song\|artist=Elton John\|type=single\|relyear=1971\|certyear=2024\|region=United States\|award=Platinum\|number=3\|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
	{{Certification Table Bottom~~\|nosales=true~~\|streaming=true}}		{{Certification Table Bottom\|streaming=true}}

	==~~Performances~~ and renditions==		==Notable performances and renditions==
	John has played "Your Song" at almost every live performance during his solo career, and issued several live versions, including with his band, solo on piano and with orchestra. One notable version was during his Central Park concert in 1980, when John was dressed as ].		John has played "Your Song" at almost every live performance during his solo career, and issued several live versions, including with his band, solo on piano and with orchestra. One notable version was during his Central Park concert in 1980, when John was dressed as ].

		⚫	A live version of John's concert with the ], recorded on 14 December 1986, was included in his 1987 album '']''. He also performed "Your Song" live with ] at ], New York, in 2000, the recording of which can be found on Keating's 2010 album '']''. On 20 October 2001, John performed the song with ] at ], a tribute show to the ]. In 2004, ] performed a cover of the song to Elton John at ''An Ivor Novello Tribute: Elton John''. John performed "Your Song" to open the ] on 1 July 2007.<ref name="bbc concert timeline">{{cite web\|title=BBC Timeline \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/concertfordiana/timeline/ \|publisher=] \|date=1 July 2007 \|access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref> John and ] performed a medley of "Your Song" with Gaga's song "]" at the ] on 31 January 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/elton-johns-brilliant-lady-gaga-grammy-experience\|title=Elton John's "Brilliant" Lady Gaga GRAMMY Experience\|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> At the ], Colombian singer ] performed a bilingual rendition of "Your Song".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/10/juanes-performance-grammy-awards_n_2658822.html \|title=Juanes Performance At The Grammy Awards 2013: Colombian Star Adds Some Latino Flavor To A Spectacular Night (PHOTOS) \|work=] \|date=10 February 2013 \|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Gaga recorded a cover of the song for the 2018 tribute album '']''.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274559/lady-gaga-elton-john-your-song-cover \|title=Lady Gaga Gets Behind the Piano for Cover of Elton John's 'Your Song': Listen \|last=Helman \|first=Peter \|date=29 March 2018 \|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
	A live version of John's concert with the ], recorded on 14 December 1986, was included in his 1987 album ].
⚫	He also performed "Your Song" live with ] at ], New York, in 2000, the recording of which can be found on Keating's 2010 album '']''. On 20 October 2001, John performed the song with ] at ], a tribute show to the ]. In 2004, ] performed a cover of the song to Elton John at ''An Ivor Novello Tribute: Elton John''. John performed "Your Song" to open the ] on 1 July 2007.<ref name="bbc concert timeline">{{cite web\|title=BBC Timeline \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/concertfordiana/timeline/ \|publisher=] \|date=1 July 2007 \|access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref> John and ] performed a medley of "Your Song" with Gaga's song "]" at the ] on 31 January 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/elton-johns-brilliant-lady-gaga-grammy-experience\|title=Elton John's "Brilliant" Lady Gaga GRAMMY Experience\|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> At the ], Colombian singer ] performed a bilingual rendition of "Your Song".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/10/juanes-performance-grammy-awards_n_2658822.html \|title=Juanes Performance At The Grammy Awards 2013: Colombian Star Adds Some Latino Flavor To A Spectacular Night (PHOTOS) \|work=] \|date=10 February 2013 \|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Gaga recorded a cover of the song for the 2018 tribute album '']''.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274559/lady-gaga-elton-john-your-song-cover \|title=Lady Gaga Gets Behind the Piano for Cover of Elton John's 'Your Song': Listen \|last=Helman \|first=Peter \|date=29 March 2018 \|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

	Soul singer ] released a version of the song on ] in 1972, as the B-side of "]", then in 1977, which reached number 37 on the ] and spent seven weeks in the top 75.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14765/BILLY-PAUL/\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150403180636/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14765/BILLY-PAUL/\|archive-date = 3 April 2015\|title = BILLY PAUL \| Official Charts Company\|publisher = ]}}</ref> Also in 1972, the song was covered by Finnish band Alwari Tuohitorvi, with Finnish lyrics.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Näin Juice Leskisen levylle piilotettiin salainen viesti – lue edesmenneen Mika Sundqvistin arkistohaastattelu\|url=https://www.soundi.fi/jutut/nain-juice-leskisen-levylle-piilotettiin-salainen-viesti-lue-edesmenneen-mika-sundqvistin-arkistohaastattelu/\|access-date=2021-08-17\|website=Soundi.fi\|date=16 August 2021 \|language=fi}}</ref>		Soul singer ] released a version of the song on ] in 1972, as the B-side of "]", then in 1977, which reached number 37 on the ] and spent seven weeks in the top 75.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14765/BILLY-PAUL/\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150403180636/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14765/BILLY-PAUL/\|archive-date = 3 April 2015\|title = BILLY PAUL \| Official Charts Company\|publisher = ]}}</ref> Also in 1972, the song was covered by Finnish band Alwari Tuohitorvi, with Finnish lyrics.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Näin Juice Leskisen levylle piilotettiin salainen viesti – lue edesmenneen Mika Sundqvistin arkistohaastattelu\|url=https://www.soundi.fi/jutut/nain-juice-leskisen-levylle-piilotettiin-salainen-viesti-lue-edesmenneen-mika-sundqvistin-arkistohaastattelu/\|access-date=2021-08-17\|website=Soundi.fi\|date=16 August 2021 \|language=fi}}</ref>

			In 1973, ] released an Italian version of the song on her album ''Il giorno dopo'', under the title "Picnic".{{Citation needed\|date=July 2024}}
⚫	In 2018, John starred in the annual ] of British department store chain ], titled "The Boy & the Piano". Set to "Your Song", it featured John reminiscing about his life in reverse, culminating with him receiving a piano for Christmas as a child.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-boy-and-the-piano-john-lewis-christmas-advert-2018-review-elton-john-your-song-a8633881.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-boy-and-the-piano-john-lewis-christmas-advert-2018-review-elton-john-your-song-a8633881.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Elton John's Christmas advert for John Lewis could melt the flintiest of hearts – review\|work=The Independent\|access-date=21 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/668291963/watch-elton-john-get-worse-at-the-piano-in-time-traveling-christmas-ad?t=1542651982783&t=1542737650347\|title=Tear-Jerker British Ad Re-Creates Elton John's Christmas Past\|last=Domonoske\|first=Camila\|date=15 November 2018\|publisher=NPR\|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref>
	In 2014, singer ] released “]” from his 2014 album “]” and the melody of this album hinges on the melody of this song.

	In ~~2020~~, ~~Canadian~~ singer ] ~~interpolated~~ ~~the~~ ~~post-chorus~~ ~~with~~ ~~his~~ song ~~"]" from his ~~fourth studio~~ album, "]". He ~~also~~ ~~performed~~ ~~the~~ ~~song~~ on ] ~~two~~ ~~weeks~~ ~~before~~ ~~the~~ ~~album~~ ~~was released.~~~~		In 2014, singer ] released “]” from his 2014 album '']'' and the melody of this album hinges on the melody of this song.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2024}}

		⚫	In 2018, John starred in the annual ] of British department store chain ], titled "The Boy & the Piano". Set to "Your Song", it featured John reminiscing about his life in reverse, culminating with him receiving a piano for Christmas as a child.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-boy-and-the-piano-john-lewis-christmas-advert-2018-review-elton-john-your-song-a8633881.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-boy-and-the-piano-john-lewis-christmas-advert-2018-review-elton-john-your-song-a8633881.html \|archive-date=7 May 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Elton John's Christmas advert for John Lewis could melt the flintiest of hearts – review\|work=The Independent\|access-date=21 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/668291963/watch-elton-john-get-worse-at-the-piano-in-time-traveling-christmas-ad?t=1542651982783&t=1542737650347\|title=Tear-Jerker British Ad Re-Creates Elton John's Christmas Past\|last=Domonoske\|first=Camila\|date=15 November 2018\|publisher=NPR\|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref>
	On 12 April 2021, Team ] members Rachel Mac and Bradley Sinclair sang the song for the battle rounds of '']'', despite the battle being leaked online three days prior to its air date. Although both have strong effort, Jonas ultimately went with Mac as the winner, and Sinclair was eliminated from the competition.

	On 19 November 2021, ] released her version of the track.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://music.apple.com/gb/album/your-song/1594427258?i=1594427263\|title=Janet Devlin Your Song (single)\|website=Apple Music\|date=19 November 2021\|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>

	In December 2021, it was reported that the original plan was for John to sing "Your Song" at the ], but the final choice was "]".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/30/elton-johns-your-song-originally-slated-for-diana-funeral\|first1=Caroline\|last1=Davies\|first2=Kevin\|last2=Rawlinson\|title=Elton John's Your Song originally slated for Diana funeral\|work=The Guardian\|date=30 December 2021\|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref>		In December 2021, it was reported that the original plan was for John to sing "Your Song" at the ], but the final choice was "]".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/30/elton-johns-your-song-originally-slated-for-diana-funeral\|first1=Caroline\|last1=Davies\|first2=Kevin\|last2=Rawlinson\|title=Elton John's Your Song originally slated for Diana funeral\|work=The Guardian\|date=30 December 2021\|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref>
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	==Rod Stewart version==		==Rod Stewart version==
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	\| next_title = ]		\| next_title = ]
	\| next_year = 2011		\| next_year = 2011
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	===Critical reception===		===Critical reception===
	Nick Levine of ] gave the song four out of five stars, commenting that producer Lovett "shrouds her beautifully fluttery vocals in little but piano and strings, just adding a few harmonies towards the finish, allowing her to draw out the tenderness in Bernie Taupin's lyrics and the utter loveliness of one of Elton John's very best melodies. The result is a quiet, modest triumph, but a triumph nonetheless."<ref>{{cite web \|last=Levine \|first=Nick \|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a289176/ellie-goulding-your-song/ \|title=Ellie Goulding: 'Your Song' \|work=] \|date=22 November 2010 \|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> Caryn Ganz of '']'' magazine opined that her cover is "everything Gaga's Grammy version wasn't—a tender, vulnerable gift".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Ganz \|first=Caryn \|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/03/ellie-goulding-lights-cherrytreeinterscope/ \|title=Ellie Goulding, 'Lights' \|work=Spin\|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> ] critic Jon O'Brien, in his review for ''Bright Lights'', called it "unimaginative" and felt that it "sounds out of place alongside the rest of her rather more adventurous material."<ref>{{cite web \|last=O'Brien \|first=Jon \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bright-lights-mw0002087325 \|title=Bright Lights – Ellie Goulding \|publisher=AllMusic \|access-date=4 May 2011}}</ref>		Nick Levine of ] gave the song four out of five stars, commenting that producer Lovett "shrouds her beautifully fluttery vocals in little but piano and strings, just adding a few harmonies towards the finish, allowing her to draw out the tenderness in Bernie Taupin's lyrics and the utter loveliness of one of Elton John's very best melodies. The result is a quiet, modest triumph, but a triumph nonetheless."<ref>{{cite web \|last=Levine \|first=Nick \|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a289176/ellie-goulding-your-song/ \|title=Ellie Goulding: 'Your Song' \|work=] \|date=22 November 2010 \|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> Caryn Ganz of '']'' magazine opined that her cover is "everything Gaga's Grammy version wasn't—a tender, vulnerable gift".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Ganz \|first=Caryn \|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/03/ellie-goulding-lights-cherrytreeinterscope/ \|title=Ellie Goulding, 'Lights' \|work=Spin\|date=8 March 2011 \|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> ] critic Jon O'Brien, in his review for ''Bright Lights'', called it "unimaginative" and felt that it "sounds out of place alongside the rest of her rather more adventurous material."<ref>{{cite web \|last=O'Brien \|first=Jon \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bright-lights-mw0002087325 \|title=Bright Lights – Ellie Goulding \|publisher=AllMusic \|access-date=4 May 2011}}</ref>

	===Commercial performance===		===Commercial performance===
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	===Credits and personnel===		===Credits and personnel===
	Credits adapted from the liner notes of '']''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes \|title=] \|type=liner notes \|~~people~~=] \|publisher=] \|year=2010 \|id=2758676}}</ref>		Credits adapted from the liner notes of '']''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes \|title=] \|type=liner notes \|author=] \|publisher=] \|year=2010 \|id=2758676}}</ref>

	* ] – vocals		* ] – vocals
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	===Certifications===		===Certifications===
	{{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications for ''Your Song''}}		{{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications for "Your Song (Ellie Goulding version)"}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Brazil\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2024\|access-date=16 June 2024}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Denmark\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|id=7873\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2018\|access-date=10 October 2021}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Denmark\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|id=7873\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2018\|access-date=10 October 2021}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Norway\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|date=11 April 2013\|access-date=25 January 2018}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Norway\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2013\|date=11 April 2013\|access-date=25 January 2018}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|number=2\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2021\|certmonth=9\|id=9993-2980-1\|date=24 September 2021\|access-date=28 September 2021\|refname=GouldingBPI\|salesamount=1,300,000\|salesref=<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-gouldings-biggest-singles-on-the-official-chart-revealed__24581/\|title=Ellie Goulding's biggest singles on the Official Chart revealed\|last=Griffiths\|first=George\|date=13 April 2023\|publisher=]\|access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Platinum\|number=2\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2021\|certmonth=9\|id=9993-2980-1\|date=24 September 2021\|access-date=28 September 2021\|refname=GouldingBPI\|salesamount=1,300,000\|salesref=<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-gouldings-biggest-singles-on-the-official-chart-revealed__24581/\|title=Ellie Goulding's biggest singles on the Official Chart revealed\|last=Griffiths\|first=George\|date=13 April 2023\|publisher=]\|access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United States\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2018\|access-date=26 October 2018}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United States\|artist=Ellie Goulding\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|type=single\|relyear=2010\|certyear=2018\|access-date=26 October 2018}}
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	==Lady Gaga version==		==Lady Gaga version==
			{{External media\|audio1={{YouTube\|T8lWjQRhQXY\|"Your Song" by Lady Gaga}}}}
	American singer ] recorded a cover of "Your Song" for the 2018 tribute album '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Kreps \|first=Daniel \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-lady-gagas-powerful-take-on-elton-johns-your-song-w518545 \|title=Hear Lady Gaga's Powerful Take on Elton John's 'Your Song' \|magazine=Rolling Stone \|date=30 March 2018 \|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> It was released digitally as a ] on 30 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://us.7digital.com/artist/lady-gaga/release/your-song-7651716 \|title=Your Song (2018) {{!}} Lady GaGa \|website=] (US) \|date=30 March 2018 \|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref> Gaga performed the song at ]'s tribute concert, titled "Elton John: I'm Still Standing – A ] Salute", which aired on ] on 10 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Aswad \|first=Jem \|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/inside-the-elton-john-post-grammys-tribute-concert-with-ed-sheeran-lady-gaga-miley-cyrus-sza-and-more-watch-1202725695/ \|title=Inside the Elton John Post-Grammys Tribute Concert, With Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, SZA and More (Watch) \|work=] \|date=13 March 2018 \|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref> In April, during the release of ''Revamp'' in Japan (there re-titled ''Your Song: Elton John Best Hits Cover''),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180330-OHT1T50154.html \|title=エルトン・ジョンの名曲カバーのアルバム４・１８発売ガガが歌う「ユア・ソング」を先行配信 \|trans-title=Cover album of Elton John's signature songs released on 4/18 – 'Your Song' sung by Gaga pre-released \|publisher=] \|language=ja \|date=30 March 2018\|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> Lady Gaga's cover of "Your Song" was widely promoted on the country's radio stations, becoming the most played song on Japanese radio in mid-April.<ref name="MusicMan">{{cite web \|url=https://www.musicman-net.com/business/75271 \|title=Billboard JAPANチャート4/30付およびRADIO ON AIR DATA 4/16〜4/22 \|trans-title=Billboard Japan Chart 4/30 and Radio on Air Data 4/16~4/22 \|website=Musicman-NET \|language=ja \|date=25 April 2018 \|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> The song reached the top thirty in Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the digital downloads chart of Spain and the US ] chart.		American singer ] recorded a cover of "Your Song" for the 2018 tribute album '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Kreps \|first=Daniel \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-lady-gagas-powerful-take-on-elton-johns-your-song-w518545 \|title=Hear Lady Gaga's Powerful Take on Elton John's 'Your Song' \|magazine=Rolling Stone \|date=30 March 2018 \|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> It was released digitally as a ] on 30 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://us.7digital.com/artist/lady-gaga/release/your-song-7651716 \|title=Your Song (2018) {{!}} Lady GaGa \|website=] (US) \|date=30 March 2018 \|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref> Gaga performed the song at ]'s tribute concert, titled "Elton John: I'm Still Standing – A ] Salute", which aired on ] on 10 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Aswad \|first=Jem \|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/inside-the-elton-john-post-grammys-tribute-concert-with-ed-sheeran-lady-gaga-miley-cyrus-sza-and-more-watch-1202725695/ \|title=Inside the Elton John Post-Grammys Tribute Concert, With Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, SZA and More (Watch) \|work=] \|date=13 March 2018 \|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref> In April, during the release of ''Revamp'' in Japan (there re-titled ''Your Song: Elton John Best Hits Cover''),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180330-OHT1T50154.html \|title=エルトン・ジョンの名曲カバーのアルバム４・１８発売ガガが歌う「ユア・ソング」を先行配信 \|trans-title=Cover album of Elton John's signature songs released on 4/18 – 'Your Song' sung by Gaga pre-released \|publisher=] \|language=ja \|date=30 March 2018\|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> Lady Gaga's cover of "Your Song" was widely promoted on the country's radio stations, becoming the most played song on Japanese radio in mid-April.<ref name="MusicMan">{{cite web \|url=https://www.musicman-net.com/business/75271 \|title=Billboard JAPANチャート4/30付およびRADIO ON AIR DATA 4/16〜4/22 \|trans-title=Billboard Japan Chart 4/30 and Radio on Air Data 4/16~4/22 \|website=Musicman-NET \|language=ja \|date=25 April 2018 \|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> The song reached the top thirty in Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the digital downloads chart of Spain and the US ] chart.

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			===Certifications===
			{{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications for "Your Song (Lady Gaga version)"}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|region=Brazil\|artist=Lady Gaga\|title=Your Song\|award=Gold\|type=single\|relyear=2018\|certyear=2024\|access-date=April 19, 2024}}
			{{Certification Table Bottom\|noshipments=true\|streaming=true\|nosales=true}}

	==References==		==References==

Latest revision as of 21:24, 18 December 2024

1970 single by Elton John This article is about the Elton John song. For other uses, see Your Song (disambiguation).

"Your Song"

The German single sleeve

Single by Elton John

from the album Elton John

B-side

"Take Me to the Pilot"
"Into the Old Man's Shoes"

Released

26 October 1970 (1970-10-26)

Recorded

22 January 1970

Studio

Trident, London

Genre

Length

4:03

Label

Songwriter(s)

Elton John
Bernie Taupin

Producer(s)

Gus Dudgeon

Elton John singles chronology

"From Denver to L.A."
(1970)

"Your Song"
(1970)

"Friends"
(1971)

Audio

"Your Song" by Elton John on YouTube

US single sleeve

"Your Song" is a song written by musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single.

"Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in March 1970 as an album track on It Ain't Easy. John was an opening act for the band at the time and allowed them to record it. They did not release it as a single as they wanted to let John, then an upcoming artist, have a go with it. John's version was recorded at Trident Studios in London in January 1970 and appeared in April as the first cut on his self-titled second studio album. Following "Border Song" as the first album single, "Your Song" was released in the United States in October 1970 as the B-side to "Take Me to the Pilot". Both sides received airplay, but "Your Song" was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced "Take Me to the Pilot" as the A-side, eventually making it to number eight on the Billboard chart. The song also peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as charting in the top 10 in several other countries.

In 1998, "Your Song" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, the song was placed at number 136 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", 137 in its 2010 list, and 202 in its 2021 list. The song is listed among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. A demo version was included in John's 1990 box set album To Be Continued. In 2017, the song was voted by the British public as The Nation's Favourite Elton John Song in a UK-wide poll for ITV.

The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Rod Stewart, Lady Gaga and Ellie Goulding. The song was also covered by Ewan McGregor and opera singer Alessandro Safina in the 2001 musical film Moulin Rouge! and by Taron Egerton in the 2019 film Rocketman. In 2018, the song was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Composition and inspiration

One widespread story is that Bernie Taupin wrote the song's lyrics after breakfast one morning on the roof of 20 Denmark Street, London, where John worked for a music publishing firm as an office boy, hence the line "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss." However, Taupin has denied this, pointing out that John had stopped working there by the time they met. According to Taupin, "I scribbled the lyric down on a lined notepad at the kitchen table of Elton's mother's apartment in the London suburb of Northwood Hills, breakfast time sometime in 1969. That’s it. Plain and simple."

The instrumental focus is on John's Leon Russell-influenced piano work, along with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster's string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.

The lyrics express the romantic thoughts of an innocent person. John sings a straightforward love-song lyric at the beginning: "It's a little bit funny this feeling inside / I'm not one of those who can easily hide / I don't have much money, but boy, if I did / I'd buy a big house where we both could live." At times the self-deprecating narrator stumbles to get out his feelings, which despite being a melodramatic device, AllMusic calls "effective and sweet":

"Your Song" was the inspiration for the song "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" on John's 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.

The song is performed in the key of E-flat major.

Reception

"Your Song" was praised by critics upon its release and in subsequent years, and is widely regarded as one of John's greatest songs. Writing in NME on its release, Derek Johnson wrote, "The song itself is glowing and strangely haunting, the scoring is smooth and delicate and the performance is symptomatic of a new era in pop idols." Bill Janovitz from AllMusic described it as a "near-perfect song".

In a 1975 interview with Rolling Stone, John Lennon recalled,

I remember hearing Elton John's 'Your Song', heard it in America—it was one of Elton's first big hits—and remember thinking, 'Great, that's the first new thing that's happened since we (The Beatles) happened.' It was a step forward. There was something about his vocal that was an improvement on all of the English vocals until then. I was pleased with it."

John Mendelsohn from Rolling Stone called the song a "pretty McCartney-esque ballad". In the 2019 book Elton John: Every Album, Every Song – 1969–1979, author Peter Kearns made the following quote in reference to "Your Song". "The words securely insulate themselves against possible criticism by admitting their ineptitude for the task at hand".

In 2018, The Guardian ranked the song number four on their list of the 50 greatest Elton John songs, and in 2022, Billboard ranked the song number two on their list of the 75 greatest Elton John songs.

Commercial performance and impact

"Your Song" rose to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the UK Singles Chart by January 1971. In 2002, John re-recorded the song as a duet with Safina for the first Sport Relief charity telethon and released it on 15 July 2002; this version reached number four in the UK. In the US it was certified Gold and Platinum on 13 December 2012 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million digital downloads. On 23 July 2021, it was certified 2× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting sales in excess of 1,200,000 digital downloads. In the US in April 2018, it was certified 2× Platinum for sales of two million digital downloads by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Track listings

1970 US 7-inch single
1. "Take Me to the Pilot" – 3:43
2. "Your Song" – 3:57
1971 UK 7-inch single
1. "Your Song"
2. "Into the Old Man's Shoes"
1978 UK 7-inch single
1. "Your Song"
2. "Border Song"
1985 UK 7-inch single
1. "Cry to Heaven"
2. "Candy By the Pound"
3. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist and Shout" (live)
4. "Your Song" (live)
1987 UK 7-inch single
1. "Your Song" (live)
2. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live)
1992 US 7-inch single
1. "Your Song"
2. "Border Song"
1999 US CD single
1. "Recover Your Soul" (live) – 4:40
2. "Your Song" (live) – 4:08
2000 US 12-inch single
1. "We Belong" (S.R.R. mix) by Pat Benatar – 10:39
2. "Your Song" (Junior's Vasquez mix) – 10:00
2002 US CD single
1. "Your Song" (featuring Alessandro Safina) – 4:19
2. "Your Song" (instrumental)
3. "Your Song" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Elton John.

Elton John – piano, vocals
Paul Buckmaster – string arrangement, conducting
Frank Clark – acoustic guitar
Gus Dudgeon – production
Colin Green – guitar
Clive Hicks – 12-string guitar
Barry Morgan – drums
Dave Richmond – double bass

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	16
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	3
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)	4
Ireland (IRMA)	13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	4
New Zealand (Listener)	18
UK Singles (OCC)	7
US Billboard Hot 100	8
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	9
US Cash Box Top 100	8

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) Live	85

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	5

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Norway (VG-lista)	10

Chart (2012)	Peak position
France (SNEP)	159

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	73

Version with Alessandro Safina
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)	8
Ireland (IRMA)	29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	88
Romania (Romanian Top 100)	52
Scotland (OCC)	5
UK Singles (OCC)	4

Chart (2010)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	75
US Cash Box Top 100	74

Chart (2002)	Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) With Alessandro Safina	117
UK Singles (OCC) With Alessandro Safina	149

Certifications

Certifications for "Your Song"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Platinum	100,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)	Gold	30,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Platinum	90,000
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	300,000
Italy (FIMI) sales since 2009	2× Platinum	200,000
Japan (RIAJ) 1996 release	Gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4× Platinum	120,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	2× Platinum	120,000
United Kingdom (BPI) sales since 2008	3× Platinum	1,800,000
United States (RIAA)	3× Platinum	3,000,000
Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notable performances and renditions

John has played "Your Song" at almost every live performance during his solo career, and issued several live versions, including with his band, solo on piano and with orchestra. One notable version was during his Central Park concert in 1980, when John was dressed as Donald Duck.

A live version of John's concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, recorded on 14 December 1986, was included in his 1987 album Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He also performed "Your Song" live with Ronan Keating at Madison Square Garden, New York, in 2000, the recording of which can be found on Keating's 2010 album Duet. On 20 October 2001, John performed the song with Billy Joel at The Concert for New York City, a tribute show to the September 11 attacks. In 2004, Daniel Bedingfield performed a cover of the song to Elton John at An Ivor Novello Tribute: Elton John. John performed "Your Song" to open the Concert for Diana on 1 July 2007. John and Lady Gaga performed a medley of "Your Song" with Gaga's song "Speechless" at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on 31 January 2010. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Colombian singer Juanes performed a bilingual rendition of "Your Song". Gaga recorded a cover of the song for the 2018 tribute album Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin.

Soul singer Billy Paul released a version of the song on Philadelphia International in 1972, as the B-side of "Me and Mrs. Jones", then in 1977, which reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart and spent seven weeks in the top 75. Also in 1972, the song was covered by Finnish band Alwari Tuohitorvi, with Finnish lyrics.

In 1973, Mia Martini released an Italian version of the song on her album Il giorno dopo, under the title "Picnic".

In 2014, singer Aloe Blacc released “The Man” from his 2014 album Lift Your Spirit and the melody of this album hinges on the melody of this song.

In 2018, John starred in the annual Christmas advert of British department store chain John Lewis & Partners, titled "The Boy & the Piano". Set to "Your Song", it featured John reminiscing about his life in reverse, culminating with him receiving a piano for Christmas as a child.

In December 2021, it was reported that the original plan was for John to sing "Your Song" at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, but the final choice was "Candle in the Wind 1997".

Rod Stewart version

"Your Song"

Single by Rod Stewart

from the album Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin

B-side

"Broken Arrow"

Released

6 April 1992 (1992-04-06)

Length

4:49

Rod Stewart singles chronology

"People Get Ready"
(1992)

"Your Song"
(1992)

"Broken Arrow"
(1992)

English singer and songwriter Rod Stewart covered "Your Song" for the tribute album Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991). His version was released in April 1992 as a double A-side single with "Broken Arrow".

Track listings

European CD maxi single and UK 12-inch single

"Your Song" – 4:47
"Broken Arrow" – 4:11
"Mandolin Wind" – 5:27
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" – 3:52

UK and French 7-inch single

A. "Your Song" – 4:47

AA. "Broken Arrow" – 4:11

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	25
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)	23
France (SNEP)	38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	60
UK Singles (OCC)	41
US Billboard Hot 100	48
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	6

Ellie Goulding version

"Your Song"

Single by Ellie Goulding

from the album Bright Lights

Released

12 November 2010 (2010-11-12)

Recorded

2010

Studio

The Pool and The Square, London

Genre

Pop
folk

Length

3:10

Ellie Goulding singles chronology

"The Writer"
(2010)

"Your Song"
(2010)

"Wonderman"
(2011)

Music video

"Your Song" by Ellie Goulding on YouTube

Live video

"Your Song (live, 2011) by Ellie Goulding on YouTube

Audio

"Your Song" by Ellie Goulding on YouTube

English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding covered "Your Song" for the reissue of her debut studio album, titled Bright Lights. Produced by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons, it was released digitally on 12 November 2010 as the re-release's lead single. The song was featured in the Christmas 2010 television advert for department store chain John Lewis.

Goulding performed "Your Song" at the reception party of Prince William and Catherine Middleton's wedding at Buckingham Palace on 29 April 2011, to which the couple shared their first dance. She also performed the song on Saturday Night Live on 7 May 2011, along with "Lights". Goulding's version was featured at the end of the 29 July 2011 episode of the Syfy supernatural drama series Haven, titled "Love Machine".

Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars, commenting that producer Lovett "shrouds her beautifully fluttery vocals in little but piano and strings, just adding a few harmonies towards the finish, allowing her to draw out the tenderness in Bernie Taupin's lyrics and the utter loveliness of one of Elton John's very best melodies. The result is a quiet, modest triumph, but a triumph nonetheless." Caryn Ganz of Spin magazine opined that her cover is "everything Gaga's Grammy version wasn't—a tender, vulnerable gift". AllMusic critic Jon O'Brien, in his review for Bright Lights, called it "unimaginative" and felt that it "sounds out of place alongside the rest of her rather more adventurous material."

Commercial performance

"Your Song" debuted at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 14 November 2010. The single jumped to number three the following week, selling 84,896 copies. In its third week, it climbed to its peak position of number two (behind The X Factor Finalists 2010's cover of David Bowie's "'Heroes'") on sales of 72,292 copies, becoming Goulding's highest-peaking single until 2013. It maintained its position the following week, selling 63,753 units. The song also topped the UK Singles Downloads Chart for the week ending 11 December 2010.

The single was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 24 September 2021 and had sold 826,000 copies in the UK by August 2013. Elsewhere, "Your Song" reached number four in Austria, number five in Ireland, number 22 in Denmark, number 25 in Sweden and number 56 in Switzerland.

Music video

The music video, directed by Ben Coughlan and Max Knight, premiered on YouTube on 14 November 2010. Shot in a home video look, it depicts Goulding's life on the road with friends. Areas from Goulding's hometown of Hereford can be seen throughout the video, including Hereford railway station.

Track listing

Digital single

"Your Song" – 3:10

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bright Lights.

Ellie Goulding – vocals
Matt Lawrence – engineering, mixing
Ben Lovett – backing vocals, kick drum, piano, production
Ruth de Turberville – backing vocals, cello
Matt Wiggins – timpani

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–14)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	4
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)	63
Denmark (Tracklisten)	22
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)	2
France (SNEP)	126
Germany (GfK)	75
Ireland (IRMA)	5
Scotland (OCC)	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	56
UK Singles (OCC)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)	21

Chart (2011)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)	102

Chart (2013)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	56

Certifications

Certifications for "Your Song (Ellie Goulding version)"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)	Gold	30,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Gold	45,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)	Platinum	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2× Platinum	1,300,000
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Lady Gaga version

External audio
"Your Song" by Lady Gaga on YouTube

American singer Lady Gaga recorded a cover of "Your Song" for the 2018 tribute album Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. It was released digitally as a promotional single on 30 March 2018. Gaga performed the song at The Recording Academy's tribute concert, titled "Elton John: I'm Still Standing – A Grammy Salute", which aired on CBS on 10 April 2018. In April, during the release of Revamp in Japan (there re-titled Your Song: Elton John Best Hits Cover), Lady Gaga's cover of "Your Song" was widely promoted on the country's radio stations, becoming the most played song on Japanese radio in mid-April. The song reached the top thirty in Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the digital downloads chart of Spain and the US Pop Digital Songs chart.

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
France Downloads (SNEP)	31
Hungary (Single Top 40)	18
Italy (Musica e Dischi)	27
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	27
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)	3
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)	30
Scotland (OCC)	79
Spain Downloads (PROMUSICAE)	12
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)	21

Certifications

Certifications for "Your Song (Lady Gaga version)"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)	Gold	20,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

Lady Gaga – "Your Song" (audio) on YouTube

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Discography
1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Through the Storm" (1989) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) "I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"All of the Lights" (2010) "Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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v t e Rod Stewart songs
Discography
1970s	"It's All Over Now" (1970) "Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May" (1971) "Every Picture Tells a Story"/"Reason to Believe" (1971) Spain only "(I Know) I'm Losing You"/"Mandolin Wind" (1971) "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972) "You Wear It Well" (1972) "Angel" (1972) "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972) "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987) "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973) "Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973) "Mine for Me" (1974) "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) Stewart/Faces "Sailing" (1975) "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975) "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (1976) "The Killing of Georgie" (1976) "Get Back" (1976) "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990) "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978) "Hot Legs" (1978) "I Was Only Joking" (1978) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997) "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979) "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979)
1980s	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980) "Passion" (1980) "Somebody Special" (1981) "Gi' Me Wings" (1981) "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981) "Young Turks" (1982) "How Long" (1982) "Baby Jane" (1983) "That's What Friends Are For" (1983) "Infatuation" (1984) "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984) "All Right Now" (1984) "People Get Ready" (1985, 1991, 1993) Stewart/Beck "Love Touch" (1986) "Every Beat of My Heart" (1986) "In My Life" (1987) "Lost in You" (1988) "Forever Young" (1988) "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (1988) "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989) Stewart/Isley "Downtown Train" (1989)
1990s	"It Takes Two" (1990) Stewart/Turner "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) "The Motown Song" (1991) "Your Song" (1992) "Ruby Tuesday" (1993) "Have I Told You Lately" (1993) "Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993) "All for Love" (1993) Stewart/Adams/Sting "Leave Virginia Alone" (1995) "Ooh La La" (1998) "Rocks" (1998) "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998) "Faith of the Heart" (1999)
2000s	"These Foolish Things" (2002) "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003) "Time After Time" (2003) "What a Wonderful World" (2004) "Blue Moon" (2004) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005) "I've Got a Crush on You" (2005) "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (2006)
2010s	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2012) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2012) "Everyday" (2015)

v t e Ellie Goulding
Awards and nominations Discography Songs
Studio albums	Lights Halcyon Delirium Brightest Blue Higher Than Heaven
Reissues	Bright Lights Halcyon Days Halcyon Nights
Extended plays	An Introduction to Ellie Goulding Run into the Light
Singles	"Under the Sheets" "Starry Eyed" "Guns and Horses" "The Writer" "Your Song" "Lights" "Anything Could Happen" "Figure 8" "Explosions" "Burn" "How Long Will I Love You" "Goodness Gracious" "Beating Heart" "Love Me like You Do" "On My Mind" "Army" "Something in the Way You Move" "Still Falling for You" "First Time" "Close to Me" "Flux" "Sixteen" "Hate Me" "River" "Worry About Me" "Power" "Slow Grenade" "Love I'm Given" "Easy Lover" "All by Myself" "Let It Die" "Like a Saviour" "Miracle" "By the End of the Night" "Somebody" "Free" "In My Dreams" "I Adore You"
As featured artist	"Wonderman" "I Need Your Love" "Flashlight" "Outside" "Heavy Crown" "Do They Know It's Christmas?" "Powerful" "Mama" "Times Like These" "New Love"
Promotional singles	"Hanging On" "Lost and Found"
Concert tours	The Lights Tour The Halcyon Days Tour Delirium World Tour Brightest Blue Tour Higher Than Heaven Tour

v t e Lady Gaga songs
Discography Songs
The Fame	"Just Dance" "LoveGame" "Paparazzi" "Poker Face" "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
The Fame Monster	"Bad Romance" "Alejandro" "Monster" "Speechless" "Dance in the Dark" "Telephone" "So Happy I Could Die" "Teeth"
Born This Way	"Marry the Night" "Born This Way" "Government Hooker" "Judas" "Americano" "Hair" "Scheiße" "Bloody Mary" "Electric Chapel" "You and I" "The Edge of Glory"
Artpop	"Aura" "Venus" "G.U.Y." "Sexxx Dreams" "Do What U Want" "Artpop" "Swine" "Dope" "Gypsy" "Applause"
Cheek to Cheek	"Anything Goes" "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" "Nature Boy" "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
Joanne	"A-Yo" "Joanne" "John Wayne" "Perfect Illusion" "Million Reasons" "Angel Down"
A Star Is Born	"Shallow" "Always Remember Us This Way" "Is That Alright?" "Why Did You Do That?" "I'll Never Love Again"
Chromatica	"Alice" "Stupid Love" "Rain on Me" "Free Woman" "911" "Sour Candy" "Sine from Above"
Love for Sale	"Love for Sale" "I Get a Kick Out of You"
Top Gun: Maverick	"Hold My Hand"
Untitled 2025 studio album	"Disease" "Die with a Smile"
As featured artist	"Chillin" "Video Phone" (remix) "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" "Sweet Sounds of Heaven"
Other songs recorded	"Christmas Tree" "The Lady Is a Tramp" "Til It Happens to You" "The Cure" "Your Song"
Other songs written/produced	"Make Her Say" "Fever" "Invading My Mind" "Hypnotico" "Maybe It's Time"
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v t e Billy Paul
Studio albums	Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club Ebony Woman Going East 360 Degrees of Billy Paul War of the Gods Got My Head on Straight When Love Is New
Live albums	Live in Europe
Singles	"Me and Mrs. Jones" "Your Song" "Am I Black Enough for You?" "Thanks for Saving My Life" "Let 'Em In"
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