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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, Caribou (1974), and was released as a single that peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Solid centre variant of the original UK vinyl single
Single by Elton John
from the album Caribou
B-side"Sick City"
Released20 May 1974
RecordedJanuary 1974
StudioCaribou Ranch
Length5:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Candle in the Wind"
(1974)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1974)
"The Bitch Is Back"
(1974)

A version of the song recorded live as a duet between John and George Michael reached number one in the UK in 1991 and in the US in 1992. The pair had performed the song together for the first time at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in July 1985.

Elton John version

 
Elton John in 1974

Background

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" was co-written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin during a ten-day period in January 1974 along with the other songs for John's Caribou album. The song was released as the first single from the album in May 1974 in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June 1974 in the United States.

The chorus of the song is supported with a horn arrangement by Del Newman, and features backing vocals by Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys and Toni Tennille. The original backing vocalists were Cat Stevens, Danny Hutton, Gerry Beckley, Dusty Springfield and Brian Wilson but according to Bruce "everyone was afraid of one another and I couldn't get a performance out of anyone".[1] Also on the song are percussion accents provided by Ray Cooper and a mellotron played by Dave Hentschel.

Reception

Cash Box called it "a gradually building track with pretty lyrics that is as brilliant in performance as it is in production"[2] Record World said that "More poetic than anything he's released since 'Daniel,' this expansive ballad begins simply and builds into a bonanza of bright harmonies."[3]

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" charted on 1 June 1974 in the UK, reaching number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. The song reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after four weeks, peaking at number two for two weeks from 27 July behind John Denver's "Annie's Song". In the US, the single was certified Gold on 6 September 1974 by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached number one, becoming his fifth chart topper in that country.[4]

Track listings

  • May 1974 US and UK 7" vinyl single
  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  2. "Sick City"
  • February 1991 UK 7" vinyl single and cassette
  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  2. "Song for Guy"
  • February 1991 UK 12" vinyl and CD single
  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  2. "Song for Guy"
  3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"

Personnel

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1975 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Record of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male[6] Nominated

Charts and certifications

1986–1987 live version

Elton John recorded a live version on 14 December 1986 that appears on the Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album. In his 2019 autobiography, Me, Elton claims that this performance is special because he thought it was the last time he was ever going to sing. The singer was going in to dangerous throat surgery a few days later. An edited version of this same recording was released as a single in 1987 and also appears in the To Be Continued... box set.

1990 MTV Unplugged

On 17 May 1990, Elton John recorded a performance on MTV Unplugged at the Chelsea Studios in New York City.[17] An acoustic version of the song was included as a track on The Unplugged Collection, Volume One.[18]

George Michael and Elton John version

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
 
Single by George Michael and Elton John
B-side"I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" (live)
Released25 November 1991
Recorded23 March 1991
VenueWembley Arena, London
Length5:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"Cowboys and Angels"
(1991)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1991)
"Too Funky"
(1992)
Elton John singles chronology
"Easier to Walk Away"
(1990)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1991)
"The One"
(1992)

Background

In 1991, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" was covered in a live version as a duet by George Michael and Elton John. The pair had first performed the song at the Live Aid concert in 1985 (with Michael singing and John playing, featuring backup vocals by Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley and Kiki Dee).[19] Six years later, George Michael's Cover to Cover tour regularly included the song, and for the final show at Wembley Arena, London on 23 March 1991, Michael brought out John as a surprise guest to sing it with him.

Reception

Released as a single later that year, the song reached number one on both sides of the Atlantic, spending two weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in December 1991 and one week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 1 February 1992. The duet also spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[20]

This version of the song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

It appears on John's Love Songs and Greatest Hits 1970–2002 compilations, as well as his 1993 Duets album. The proceeds from the single were divided among 10 charities for children, AIDS and education.

Music video

The footage used for the single's music video (directed by Andy Morahan)[21] was taken from a "live" concert in Chicago with 70,000 fans. "The video was actually shot over several days," confirms Michael Pagnotta, George's publicist. "It was shot in an airline hangar in Burbank, California where George had been rehearsing; Elton came in for a night and they ran through the song a couple of times. Then the song was filmed in its entirety live in Chicago in the middle of October as part of that Cover to Cover tour, and when Elton came out from the wings, that place went crazy."[citation needed]

Track listings

  • US and UK 7" vinyl and cassette single
  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (duet with Elton John, live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar '91)
  2. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (live '91 – edit)
  • US and UK 12" vinyl single
  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (duet with Elton John, live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar '91)
  2. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (live '91)
  3. "Last Christmas" (performed by Wham!)
  • UK and Europe compact disc single (Epic 657656)[22]
  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (duet with Elton John, live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar '91)
  2. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (live '91)
  3. "If You Were My Woman" (live at Wembley Stadium, 11 Jun '88)
  4. "Fantasy"
  • US compact disc single (Columbia 44K-74240)[23]
  1. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (duet with Elton John, live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar '91)
  2. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (live '91)
  3. "Freedom" (Back to Reality Mix)
  4. "If You Were My Woman" (live at Wembley Stadium, 11 Jun '88)

All b-sides and additional tracks were performed solo by George Michael, except Last Christmas which is performed by Michael's duo Wham!
The live version of "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" had previously been issued as the lead track on a free promotional cassette given away at Michael's Wembley Arena gigs in March 1991. Therefore, it is likely to have been recorded at a venue earlier in the tour.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65] Platinum 70,000 
France (SNEP)[66] Silver 125,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[67] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[68] Gold 400,000 
United States (RIAA)[69] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other notable versions

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External links

  • Elton John – Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me on YouTube

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Not to be confused with I Won t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album Caribou 1974 and was released as a single that peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Solid centre variant of the original UK vinyl singleSingle by Elton Johnfrom the album CaribouB side Sick City Released20 May 1974RecordedJanuary 1974StudioCaribou RanchLength5 35LabelMCADJMRocketPhonogramSongwriter s Elton John Bernie TaupinProducer s Gus DudgeonElton John singles chronology Candle in the Wind 1974 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me 1974 The Bitch Is Back 1974 A version of the song recorded live as a duet between John and George Michael reached number one in the UK in 1991 and in the US in 1992 The pair had performed the song together for the first time at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in July 1985 Contents 1 Elton John version 1 1 Background 1 2 Reception 1 3 Track listings 1 4 Personnel 1 5 Accolades 1 5 1 Grammy Awards 1 6 Charts and certifications 1 6 1 Weekly charts 1 6 2 Year end charts 1 6 3 Certifications 1 7 1986 1987 live version 1 8 1990 MTV Unplugged 2 George Michael and Elton John version 2 1 Background 2 2 Reception 2 3 Music video 2 4 Track listings 2 5 Charts 2 5 1 Weekly charts 2 5 2 Year end charts 2 5 3 Decade end charts 2 6 Certifications 3 Other notable versions 4 References 5 External linksElton John version Edit Elton John in 1974 Background Edit Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me was co written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin during a ten day period in January 1974 along with the other songs for John s Caribou album The song was released as the first single from the album in May 1974 in the United Kingdom and on 10 June 1974 in the United States The chorus of the song is supported with a horn arrangement by Del Newman and features backing vocals by Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys and Toni Tennille The original backing vocalists were Cat Stevens Danny Hutton Gerry Beckley Dusty Springfield and Brian Wilson but according to Bruce everyone was afraid of one another and I couldn t get a performance out of anyone 1 Also on the song are percussion accents provided by Ray Cooper and a mellotron played by Dave Hentschel Reception Edit Cash Box called it a gradually building track with pretty lyrics that is as brilliant in performance as it is in production 2 Record World said that More poetic than anything he s released since Daniel this expansive ballad begins simply and builds into a bonanza of bright harmonies 3 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me charted on 1 June 1974 in the UK reaching number 16 on the UK Singles Chart The song reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after four weeks peaking at number two for two weeks from 27 July behind John Denver s Annie s Song In the US the single was certified Gold on 6 September 1974 by the RIAA In Canada it reached number one becoming his fifth chart topper in that country 4 Track listings Edit May 1974 US and UK 7 vinyl single Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Sick City February 1991 UK 7 vinyl single and cassette Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Song for Guy February 1991 UK 12 vinyl and CD single Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Song for Guy Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Personnel Edit Elton John piano organ vocals Davey Johnstone electric guitar acoustic guitar Dee Murray bass Nigel Olsson drums Ray Cooper tambourine bells David Hentschel mellotron 5 Carl Wilson backing vocals Bruce Johnston backing vocals Billy Hinsche backing vocals Toni Tennille backing vocals Vocals arranged by Bruce Johnston with help from The Captain Horns arranged by Del NewmanAccolades Edit Grammy Awards Edit Year Nominee work Award Result1975 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Record of the Year NominatedBest Pop Vocal Performance Male 6 NominatedCharts and certifications Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1974 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 13Canada Canadian Hot 100 7 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 8 2Netherlands Single Top 100 9 30Ireland IRMA 10 17UK Singles OCC 11 16US Billboard Hot 100 12 2US Adult Contemporary Billboard 13 3 Year end charts Edit Chart 1974 RankCanada 14 22US Billboard Hot 100 15 78Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 16 Gold 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone 1986 1987 live version Edit Elton John recorded a live version on 14 December 1986 that appears on the Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album In his 2019 autobiography Me Elton claims that this performance is special because he thought it was the last time he was ever going to sing The singer was going in to dangerous throat surgery a few days later An edited version of this same recording was released as a single in 1987 and also appears in the To Be Continued box set 1990 MTV Unplugged Edit On 17 May 1990 Elton John recorded a performance on MTV Unplugged at the Chelsea Studios in New York City 17 An acoustic version of the song was included as a track on The Unplugged Collection Volume One 18 George Michael and Elton John version Edit Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Single by George Michael and Elton JohnB side I Believe When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever live Released25 November 1991Recorded23 March 1991VenueWembley Arena LondonLength5 47LabelColumbiaEpicSongwriter s Elton John Bernie TaupinProducer s George MichaelGeorge Michael singles chronology Cowboys and Angels 1991 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me 1991 Too Funky 1992 Elton John singles chronology Easier to Walk Away 1990 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me 1991 The One 1992 Background Edit In 1991 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me was covered in a live version as a duet by George Michael and Elton John The pair had first performed the song at the Live Aid concert in 1985 with Michael singing and John playing featuring backup vocals by Wham partner Andrew Ridgeley and Kiki Dee 19 Six years later George Michael s Cover to Cover tour regularly included the song and for the final show at Wembley Arena London on 23 March 1991 Michael brought out John as a surprise guest to sing it with him Reception Edit Released as a single later that year the song reached number one on both sides of the Atlantic spending two weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in December 1991 and one week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 1 February 1992 The duet also spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart 20 This version of the song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal It appears on John s Love Songs and Greatest Hits 1970 2002 compilations as well as his 1993 Duets album The proceeds from the single were divided among 10 charities for children AIDS and education Music video Edit The footage used for the single s music video directed by Andy Morahan 21 was taken from a live concert in Chicago with 70 000 fans The video was actually shot over several days confirms Michael Pagnotta George s publicist It was shot in an airline hangar in Burbank California where George had been rehearsing Elton came in for a night and they ran through the song a couple of times Then the song was filmed in its entirety live in Chicago in the middle of October as part of that Cover to Cover tour and when Elton came out from the wings that place went crazy citation needed Track listings Edit US and UK 7 vinyl and cassette single Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me duet with Elton John live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar 91 I Believe When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever live 91 edit US and UK 12 vinyl single Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me duet with Elton John live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar 91 I Believe When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever live 91 Last Christmas performed by Wham UK and Europe compact disc single Epic 657656 22 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me duet with Elton John live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar 91 I Believe When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever live 91 If You Were My Woman live at Wembley Stadium 11 Jun 88 Fantasy US compact disc single Columbia 44K 74240 23 Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me duet with Elton John live at Wembley Arena 23 Mar 91 I Believe When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever live 91 Freedom Back to Reality Mix If You Were My Woman live at Wembley Stadium 11 Jun 88 All b sides and additional tracks were performed solo by George Michael except Last Christmas which is performed by Michael s duo Wham The live version of I Believe When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever had previously been issued as the lead track on a free promotional cassette given away at Michael s Wembley Arena gigs in March 1991 Therefore it is likely to have been recorded at a venue earlier in the tour Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1991 1992 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 24 3Austria O3 Austria Top 40 25 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 26 1Canada Top Singles RPM 27 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 28 1Denmark IFPI 29 2Europe Eurochart Hot 100 30 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 31 8France SNEP 32 1Germany Official German Charts 33 4Greece IFPI 34 1Ireland IRMA 35 2Italy Musica e dischi 36 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 37 1Netherlands Single Top 100 38 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 39 4Norway VG lista 40 1Portugal AFP 41 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 42 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 43 1UK Singles OCC 44 1US Billboard Hot 100 45 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 46 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1991 PositionUK Singles OCC 47 15Chart 1992 PositionAustralia ARIA 48 57Austria O3 Austria Top 40 49 7Belgium Ultratop 50 4Canada Top Singles RPM 51 12Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 52 21Europe Eurochart Hot 100 53 2Germany Official German Charts 54 29Netherlands Dutch Top 40 55 6Netherlands Single Top 100 56 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 57 35Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 58 7US Billboard Hot 100 59 26US Adult Contemporary Billboard 60 20Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me by George Michael and Elton John Chart 1990 1999 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 61 24Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 62 34Canada Nielsen SoundScan 63 92Netherlands Dutch Top 40 64 69 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 65 Platinum 70 000 France SNEP 66 Silver 125 000 Netherlands NVPI 67 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 68 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 69 Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Other notable versions EditRoger Daltrey lead singer of The Who released a cover version as a single in 1987 Jazz singer Oleta Adams recorded a cover version for the 1991 tribute album Two Rooms Celebrating the Songs of Elton John amp Bernie Taupin It was released as a single and peaked at 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