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"Rocket Man"
Elton John - Rocket Man.jpg
Single by Elton John
from the anthology Honky Château
B-side "Susie (Dramas)"
Released 17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) [one]
Studio
  • Château d'Hérouville (Hérouville, France)
  • mixed at Trident Studios (London, UK)
Genre Rock
Length iv:41
Label
  • Uni (U.s.)
  • DJM (United kingdom)
Songwriter(s)
  • Elton John
  • Bernie Taupin
Producer(southward) Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Tiny Dancer"
(1972) 		"Rocket Human"
(1972) 		"Honky True cat"
(1972)
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"Rocket Human" (officially titled "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on 17 April 1972 in the Usa, as the atomic number 82 single to John's album Honky Château. The vocal first charted in the Great britain on 22 April, rising to No. 2 in the U.k. Singles Chart and No. 6 in the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming a major hit single for John.[1]

On 21 Jan 2022, the song was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Manufacture (BPI) for sales and streams of i,200,000 digital downloads and streaming equivalent sales. With sales of 3 one thousand thousand in the US the vocal was certified triple platinum by the Recording Manufacture Association of America (RIAA). Rolling Stone lists it at No. 149 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.[2]

The song has been covered by many artists, most notably by Kate Bush in 1991 with a reggae-tinged version, and past Portuguese singer David Fonseca in 2007. John himself assisted producers Pnau and singer Dua Lipa with her 2021 mashup song "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" which draws from "Rocket Human" along with other songs by John. William Shatner's unintentionally funny spoken-word version from 1978 has been widely parodied.

Background [edit]

The song was inspired by the brusque story "The Rocket Human" in The Illustrated Human by Ray Bradbury, and echoes the theme of David Bowie'southward 1969 song "Space Oddity" (both recordings were produced by Gus Dudgeon).[three] Taupin has denied that the Bowie song was an inspiration, but has acknowledged borrowing from Pearls Earlier Swine'south 1970 "Rocket Human being," written past Tom Rapp,[4] which was too influenced by the Bradbury story. According to an business relationship in Elizabeth Rosenthal's book His Vocal: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the song was inspired by Taupin's sighting of either a falling star or a distant airplane.[5]

The song describes a Mars-bound astronaut'southward mixed feelings at leaving his home in lodge to do his job. Rosenthal'southward account goes on to chronicle that the notion of astronauts no longer being perceived as heroes, simply in fact as an "everyday occupation", led Taupin to the song'south opening lines: "She packed my bags final night, pre-flight. Zero hour: nine a.m. And I'm gonna exist high as a kite past so."[5]

Musically, the vocal is a highly arranged classical stone ballad anchored by piano, with atmospheric texture added by synthesizer (played on the recording by engineer Dave Hentschel) and processed slide guitar. It is too known for being the get-go song in John's catalogue to feature what would become the signature backing vocal combination of his band at the time, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone.[ citation needed ]

The starting time stanza of "Rocket Human" was thought of by Bernie Taupin while he was on the motorway heading to his parents' dwelling; he had to "repeat it to himself for two hours," which was "unfortunate",[6] but in later on interviews he said that since it gave him a hit, it was all worthwhile.

Legacy [edit]

"Rocket Man" was ranked No. 242 in the 2004 list of Rolling Rock'south 500 Greatest Songs of All Time; it was ranked No. 245 in the list's 2010 revision,[7] and 149 in the 2021 revision.[8] The song has been a staple of John's concerts. Amongst numerous other performances, John played "Rocket Man" at the launch site of Infinite Shuttle Discovery in 1998. In tribute to David Bowie after his decease in January 2016, John performed a piano rendition that combined "Rocket Man" with Bowie's "Space Oddity".[9]

Music video [edit]

In May 2017, an official music video for "Rocket Human" premiered at the Cannes Motion picture Festival every bit a winner of Elton John: The Cut, a contest organised in partnership with AKQA, Pulse Films, and YouTube in honor of the fiftieth ceremony of his songwriting relationship with Bernie Taupin. The competition called upon independent filmmakers to submit treatments for music videos for one of iii Elton John songs from the 1970s, with each song falling within a specific concept category. "Rocket Man" was designated for the animation category, and was co-directed past Iranian refugee Majid Adin and Irish animation manager Stephen McNally;[x] [11] the video was inspired by Adin'southward own migration to England, portraying a character envisioning himself equally an astronaut to draw parallels between the song's lyrics and the experiences of a refugee.[12] [xiii]

Rails listings [edit]

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

  1. "Rocket Human being" – 4:38
  2. "Suzie (Dramas)" – 3:21

In 2003, Universal Records released both a 12-inch vinyl (promotional only) & CD maxi-single with three new remixes of the song:

  • A. "Rocket Man (KDME remix)" – 4:20
  • B1. "Rocket Homo 03" – 4:01
  • B2. "Rocket Man (Royal Garden'due south Radio mix)" – 4:xix

Of these, "Rocket Human 03" was likewise included on the Rocket/Island/Mercury EP "Remixed," forth with four other remixes of Elton recordings.

Personnel [edit]

  • Elton John – pianoforte, pb vocals
  • David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer
  • Davey Johnstone – electrical slide & acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Kate Bush version [edit]

"Rocket Man (I Think It'southward Going to Exist a Long, Long Time)"
Rocket Man-Candle in the Wind.png
Unmarried by Kate Bush
from the album 2 Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
A-side "Candle in the Current of air"
Released 25 November 1991 (1991-11-25) [xxx]
Genre Reggae[31]
Length 5:02
Label Mercury
Composer(due south) Elton John
Lyricist(s) Bernie Taupin
Producer(s) Kate Bush-league
Kate Bush-league singles chronology
"Dear and Anger"
(1990) 		"Rocket Human being (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"
(1991) 		"Rubberband Girl"
(1993)
Music video
"Rocket Human being" on YouTube

English singer-songwriter Kate Bush released a comprehend of "Rocket Man" (with the subtitle "I Think It's Going to Exist a Long, Long Fourth dimension") in 1991 equally part of the Elton John/Bernie Taupin tribute album Ii Rooms: Jubilant the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. Her reggae-inflected version of "Rocket Man" was a commercial success, reaching No. 12 on the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Singles Chart and No. ii in Australia. In 2007, the track won The Observer readers' award for Greatest Embrace of all time.[32] The B-side of the unmarried was Bush's recording of some other Elton John archetype, "Candle in the Wind."

From the age of 11, Elton John was my biggest hero. I loved his music, had all his albums and I hoped i day I'd play the piano like him (I all the same do). When I asked to be involved in this projection and was given the choice of a track it was similar being asked 'would you like to fulfill a dream? would you similar to be Rocket Man?'... yes, I would.

—Kate Bush[33]

Runway listings [edit]

All songs written past Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

UK 7-inch and cassette unmarried [34] [35]

No. Title Length
1. "Rocket Man (I Recall It'due south Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" five:02
ii. "Candle in the Wind" 4:29

UK 12-inch and CD single [36] [37]

No. Championship Length
1. "Rocket Human (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" 5:02
ii. "Candle in the Wind" 4:29
three. "Candle in the Wind" (instrumental version) 4:28

Personnel [edit]

All titles:[33]

  • Kate Bush-league – keyboards, vocals, producer
  • Del Palmer – engineer

Additional musicians on "Rocket Man":[33]

  • Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes
  • Del Palmer – bass
  • Alistair Anderson – concertina
  • Charlie Morgan – drums
  • Alan Murphy – guitar

Charts [edit]

David Fonseca version [edit]

"Rocket Man"
Single past David Fonseca
from the album Dreams in Color
Released 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Soft rock
Length 4:38
Characterization Universal
Composer(southward) Elton John
Lyricist(due south) Bernie Taupin
David Fonseca singles chronology
"Superstars"
(2007) 		"Rocket Homo"
(2007) 		"Kiss Me, Oh Kiss Me"
(2007)
Music video
"Rocket Man" on YouTube

Portuguese vocalizer David Fonseca released his version of the song equally a single in Portugal, reaching No. 12 in the Portuguese Tiptop 20. The song, total title "Rocket Man (I Think It'south Going To Be A Long, Long Time)", also appears on Fonseca's third album Dreams in Colour released in 2007 and on the Dreams in Colour: Tour Edition released in 2008. The music video was directed by Fonseca himself.[50] Fonseca also regularly performs the single live in his concerts.[51]

Chart operation [edit]

Chart (2007) Height
Position
Portuguese Singles Nautical chart (Height 20) 12

William Shatner version [edit]

At the 5th Saturn Awards Ceremony, which aired as the "Science Fiction Movie Awards" in January 1978, Taupin introduced William Shatner's spoken word[52] interpretation of the song. It used blush central video techniques to simultaneously portray 3 dissimilar images of Shatner, representing the different facets of the Rocket Man'due south character.

The performance gained notoriety equally the about well-known example of Shatner's interpretive spoken give-and-take encompass versions, and has often been used for mockery or equally an unintentionally funny novelty. It was parodied on the U.S. animated series Animaniacs, Family Guy, Freakazoid!, Futurama, The Simpsons, the Canadian CGI series ReBoot, and in the video for "Where It'south At" by Beck. On a 1992 episode of Tardily Night with David Letterman, Chris Elliott parodied Shatner's performance, consummate with chroma central effects.

Shatner re-recorded the vocal for his 2011 album, Seeking Major Tom. In his book What Were They Thinking? The 100 Dumbest Events in Television History, author David Hofstede ranked Shatner'southward performance at No. 17 on the list.[53]

Sampling [edit]

Elton John and Dua Lipa's 2021 collaborative song "Common cold Heart" samples "Rocket Man" for its chorus, along with snippets of other Elton John songs. It topped the charts in the United kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, reached No. 2 in Ireland, and peaked at No. 7 on the The states Billboard Hot 100.

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