It was his third single, released almost four months after "Lady Samantha". It has a light pop sense and was penned by critics to be a radio hit. However, it actually performed worse than his previous two singles and also failed to chart in the U.S. and the UK.
The song did become a hit in Japan two years later, peaking at the No. 13 on the country's Oricon sales chart, and No. 2 on the international chart. It had been the most commercially successful song for Elton in that country, until the double A-side single "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" topped the chart in October 1997.
John played a solo version live as the first song on his 1971 tour of Japan. It was heavily applauded, as it was his first single to be released there. Since then, it has not been played anywhere.
Composition
Musical structure
It opens with a string section accompanied by a Hohner Pianet electric piano. When the song begins, a somewhat distorted electric guitar plays with strings. Horns are also featured. These two features would be standard in later releases by John. The song ends with John playing solo for the last fifteen seconds.
Lyrical meaning
It is a plain love song. However, the words are a bit advanced and more cryptic for other love songs at the time of its release. It tells a story about a man who is convinced he is the right one for the woman he is adoring. The last verse could also indicate that it is a story of an ex-girlfriend;
"Watching, watching the swallows fly It all means the same Just like them You can fly home again But don't, no don't forget yesterday Pride is an ugly word girl And you still know my name"
Covers
As with many British songs at the time, it was covered elsewhere in Europe.
In Italy, it was covered by Maurizio Vandelli, who had translated the song into Italian. It was called "Era Lei" (literally meaning "That Was Her") and the lyrical meaning had been slightly altered. This version charted in Italy and became a big hit.
that, need, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2011, learn, when, remove, this,. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources It s Me That You Need news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message It s Me That You Need is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin It s Me That You Need Single by Elton JohnB side Just Like Strange Rain Released16 May 1969Recorded10 April 1969 Olympic StudiosGenreRock popLength4 01LabelDJM RecordsSongwriter s Elton John Bernie TaupinProducer s Steve BrownElton John singles chronology Lady Samantha 1969 It s Me That You Need 1969 Border Song 1970 Contents 1 Release and performances 2 Composition 2 1 Musical structure 2 2 Lyrical meaning 3 Covers 4 Personnel 5 Chart history 6 External linksRelease and performances EditIt was his third single released almost four months after Lady Samantha It has a light pop sense and was penned by critics to be a radio hit However it actually performed worse than his previous two singles and also failed to chart in the U S and the UK The song did become a hit in Japan two years later peaking at the No 13 on the country s Oricon sales chart and No 2 on the international chart It had been the most commercially successful song for Elton in that country until the double A side single Candle in the Wind 1997 Something About the Way You Look Tonight topped the chart in October 1997 John played a solo version live as the first song on his 1971 tour of Japan It was heavily applauded as it was his first single to be released there Since then it has not been played anywhere Composition EditMusical structure Edit It opens with a string section accompanied by a Hohner Pianet electric piano When the song begins a somewhat distorted electric guitar plays with strings Horns are also featured These two features would be standard in later releases by John The song ends with John playing solo for the last fifteen seconds Lyrical meaning Edit It is a plain love song However the words are a bit advanced and more cryptic for other love songs at the time of its release It tells a story about a man who is convinced he is the right one for the woman he is adoring The last verse could also indicate that it is a story of an ex girlfriend Watching watching the swallows fly It all means the same Just like them You can fly home again But don t no don t forget yesterday Pride is an ugly word girl And you still know my name Covers EditAs with many British songs at the time it was covered elsewhere in Europe In Italy it was covered by Maurizio Vandelli who had translated the song into Italian It was called Era Lei literally meaning That Was Her and the lyrical meaning had been slightly altered This version charted in Italy and became a big hit Personnel EditElton John Hohner Pianet electric piano vocals Caleb Quaye guitar Clive Franks bass Roger Pope drums Cy Payne orchestral arranger conductorChart history EditChart 1971 Peakposition SalesJapanese Oricon International Singles Chart 2 144 000 Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 13External links EditDiscogs link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It 27s Me That You Need amp oldid 1129504258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
