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Rocketman (Music from the Motion Picture)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released24 May 2019 (2019-05-24)
GenreRock, pop
Length1:12:52
LanguageEnglish
Label
Producer

Rocketman: Music From The Motion Picture was released by Virgin EMI (UK) and Interscope Records (US) on CD and digital formats on 24 May 2019 and is the official soundtrack album to the 2019 biographical musical film of Elton John entitled Rocketman.[1] The album contains 22 tracks of several hits performed by the cast of the film and a newly written track "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" featuring vocals by Taron Egerton and John together.[2] This is the only song featuring Elton. The song won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song & the 2020 Academy Award for Best Original Song. The soundtrack was also released by Interscope Records on vinyl on August 23, 2019.

Commercial success

On June 7, 2019, the album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 58 and at number six on the Billboard soundtrack album charts, selling 6,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. In the second week, the soundtrack moved to No. 50 on the Billboard 200, moving up 13 percent with another 12,000 album-equivalent units.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted

No.TitlePerformersLength
1."The Bitch Is Back" (introduction)
1:53
2."I Want Love"
2:13
3."Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
  • Egerton
  • Connor
3:10
4."Thank You for All Your Loving" (John and Caleb Quaye)Egerton3:24
5."Border Song"Egerton3:25
6."Rock and Roll Madonna" (interlude)Egerton2:42
7."Your Song"Egerton4:01
8."Amoreena"Egerton4:20
9."Crocodile Rock"Egerton2:53
10."Tiny Dancer"Egerton5:25
11."Take Me to the Pilot"Egerton3:43
12."Hercules"Egerton5:26
13."Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (interlude)
  • Egerton
  • Rachel Muldoon
1:34
14."Honky Cat"
2:34
15."Pinball Wizard" (interlude) (Pete Townshend)Egerton2:02
16."Rocket Man"Egerton4:31
17."Bennie and the Jets"Egerton2:28
18."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
2:40
19."Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Egerton2:15
20."Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
4:05
21."I'm Still Standing"Egerton3:58
22."(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again"
  • Egerton
  • John
4:11
Total length:01:12:52

Personnel


Charts

References

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