Daniel (song)

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For the Bat for Lashes single, see Daniel (Bat for Lashes song).
"Daniel"
Single by Elton John
from the album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
B-side "Skyline Pigeon"
Released 26 March 1973 (1973-03-26)
Format Vinyl record (7")
Recorded June 1972
Genre Soft rock
Length 3:54
Label MCA (US)
DJM (UK)
Writer(s) Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s) Gus Dudgeon
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Elton John singles chronology
"Crocodile Rock"
(1972)		 "Daniel"
(1973)		 "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
(1973)

"Daniel" is a major hit song and ballad by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United Kingdom, the song reached no. 4 in the official chart.[1] In the USA the song reached No. 2 on the pop charts and No. 1 on the adult contemporary charts[2] for two weeks in the spring of 1973. In the United States, it was certified Gold on 13 September 1995 by the RIAA. In Canada, it became his second No. 1 single, following "Crocodile Rock" earlier in the year, holding the position for two weeks in the RPM 100 national singles chart.[3] Writers John and Taupin received the 1973 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[4]

Donatella Versace named her son Daniel Versace after this song.[5]

Composition

Bernie Taupin wrote "Daniel" after reading an article in either Time or Newsweek about a Vietnam War veteran who had been wounded, and wanted to get away from the attention he was receiving when he went back home.[6] A verse in the original draft was cut from the final version, which has led to some speculation on the contents.[7]

"'Daniel' had been the most misinterpreted song that we'd ever written," explained Taupin, in the Two Rooms tribute project. "The story was about a guy that went back to a small town in Texas, returning from the Vietnam War. They'd lauded him when he came home and treated him like a hero. But, he just wanted to go home, go back to the farm, and try to get back to the life that he'd led before. I wanted to write something that was sympathetic to the people that came home."

Personnel

Accolades

Grammy Awards
Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
1974 "Daniel" Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male[8] Nominated

Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Canadian RPM 100 National Top Singles Chart[3] 1
Dutch Top 40[9] 14
GfK Dutch Charts Singles Top 100[10] 15
German Singles Chart[11] 27
Irish Singles Chart[12] 4
New Zealand Singles Chart[13] 2
Norwegian Singles Chart[14] 8
South African Singles Chart[15] 6
Swiss Singles Chart[16] 5
UK Singles Chart[1] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 2
US Billboard Easy Listening[2] 1
Zimbabwe Singles Chart[17] 2

Covers

"Daniel" was covered on the 1991 album Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin by Wilson Phillips. It reached number seven on the US Adult Contemporary chart as an album cut.[18]

"Daniel" was covered on the 2005 album The Brave and the Bold by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Tortoise.[citation needed]

See also

References

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Preceded by Canadian RPM 100 number-one single
2 June — 9 June 1973		 Succeeded by
"Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter
Preceded by Adult Contemporary chart number-one single
12 May — 19 May 1973		 Succeeded by
"And I Love You So" by Perry Como
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