Candle in the Wind 1997

"Candle in the Wind 1997"
Single by Elton John
A-side "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
"Candle in the Wind 1997"
B-side "You Can Make History (Young Again)"
Released 13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) (UK)
23 September 1997 (1997-09-23) (US)
Format CD, 7"
Recorded September 1997
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:59 ("Something About the Way You Look Tonight")
4:11 ("Candle in the Wind 1997")
Label Rocket Records (UK)
A&M (US/Canada)
Writer(s) Elton John, Bernie Taupin (re-written)
Producer George Martin
Certification 11x platinum (RIAA)
Elton John singles chronology
"Live Like Horses"
(1996)		 "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997"
(1997)		 "Recover Your Soul"
(1998)

"Candle in the Wind 1997" is a re-written and rerecorded version of Elton John's own 1973 hit "Candle in the Wind" that was released as a tribute single to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, with certified sales it is "the best-selling single of all time."[1][2] The Guinness Book of World Records 2009 states that the song is "the biggest-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies," and is the best-selling single worldwide of all time.[3][4]

On release in September 1997, "Candle in the Wind 1997" entered number one in the UK, John's fourth UK number one single, and became the best-selling single in UK Chart history.[5][6] In October it became John's ninth U.S. number one single, where it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, and is the best-selling single in Billboard history, and the only single ever certified Diamond in the U.S.[7]

"Candle in the Wind 1997" topped the German Singles Chart for seven weeks, the Australian ARIA Charts for six weeks, reached number one in Japan, Canada, France and music charts around the world.[6]

The 1997 version won John the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1998.[8] The lyrics of the earlier version of "Candle in the Wind", written by Bernie Taupin, were a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. The opening lines of the 1973 version, "Goodbye Norma Jeane, though I never knew you at all," were adapted to "Goodbye England's rose, may you ever grow in our hearts." In fact, most of the lyrics were adapted to suit the circumstances of Diana's life and death, but a notable and poignantly ironic omission was the line, "Even when you died, the press still hounded you..." which was replaced with the lyric, "Even though we try, the truth brings us to tears..."

Contents

Background

On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris, France. The news immediately shocked Elton John, as he and the Princess had been very good friends. He had also lost another good friend, the fashion designer Gianni Versace, earlier in the summer, and had attended his funeral with Diana where she was seen comforting him.[9][10]

I thought it was very important to project it from a nation's standpoint. I wanted to make it sound like a country singing it. From the first couple of lines I wrote [which began "Goodbye England's Rose"], the rest sort of fell into place

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Bernie Taupin on writing the lyrics for "Candle in the Wind 1997"[11]

As a result of these deaths, John sank into a deep depression, and to cope with grief quickly decided he wanted to pay a tribute to Diana.[12] With that in mind, he contacted his veteran writing partner, Bernie Taupin, asking him to write lyrics for a song similar to "Candle in the Wind". However, Taupin misunderstood and thought he was being asked to revise the lyrics of the 1973 song "Candle in the Wind" to honour Diana. As a result, Taupin rewrote the song accordingly.[11] George Martin was contacted to help produce the song, and added a string quartet, (Peter Manning, Keith Pascoe, Levine Andrade and Andrew Shulman), and woodwind (Pippa Davies, flute) to help balance the recording.[8] Elton John met Martin at Townhouse Studios in West London to record the song.[10]

John publicly performed "Candle in the Wind 1997" only once, at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in Westminster Abbey on 6 September 1997.[12] Though he continues to sing the original 1973 version of the song at his concerts, John has repeatedly turned down requests to perform the 1997 version.[12] He refused even when asked to do so for the memorial Concert for Diana in July 2007, having vowed never to perform it again unless asked by Diana's sons.[13] The song has never been released (or re-released) on any of his other albums or compilations, not even on the 1997 Diana Princess of Wales: Tribute album (an official 2-CD release sanctioned by Diana's family that included other artists such as Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Queen, Celine Dion and Rod Stewart).[14]

Chart performance

"Candle in the Wind" was expected to debut high on the charts, partly due to its tribute to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It became the fastest-selling single in the UK, selling 658,000 copies in its first day of release, and over 1.5 million copies in its first week.[13] The single remained at number one for 5 weeks, and it eventually sold 4.86 million copies in the UK, overtaking the 13-year-old record held by Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It has been certified as the best-selling single of all time in the UK.[5][15]

The chart success in the United States was similar.[1][8] Released on 22 September 1997, "Candle in the Wind" debuted at number one on the Billboard 100, with first week sales at 3.5 million copies.[13] The album/single stayed at the top of the charts for 14 consecutive weeks, a record for a male solo artist. The best-selling single in Billboard history, and the only single ever certified Diamond in the United States, the single sold over 11 million copies in the U.S.[2][7] In terms of certified sales it went on to become "the best-selling single of all time" with 33 million copies sold,[1][8] while according to estimations from other sources it is the second best-selling single worldwide of all time.[4]

There has been some confusion and considerable debate on whether John's record is or is not the best-selling single in the world, due to a lack of information on sales for the record's main contender for the number-one spot, Bing Crosby's recording of "White Christmas," because Crosby's recording was released before the advent of the modern-day US and UK singles charts. However, after careful research, Guinness World Records in 2007 concluded that, worldwide, Crosby's recording of "White Christmas" has, in their estimation, sold at least 50 million copies, and that John's recording of "Candle in the Wind" has sold 33 million, making Crosby's recording the best-selling single of all time.[3] However, an update in the 2009 edition of the book decided to further help settle the controversy amicably by naming both John's and Crosby's songs to be "winners" by stating that John's recording is the "best-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s," while maintaining that "the best-selling single of all time was released before the first pop charts," and that this distinction belongs to "White Christmas," which it says "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and - remarkably - still retains the title more than 50 years later."[4]

In Canada, "Candle in the Wind 1997" spent three years in the top 20, with 46 non-consecutive weeks at the top spot. However, the song's unusual chart performance in Canada has also been explained as a structural factor; due to the relative lack of CD singles available for sale in Canadian stores. In Germany, the song is the 8th best selling pop hymn ever.[16] Having spent six weeks at number one on the ARIA Charts, "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the all-time best-selling single in Australia, and is certified 14 times platinum with 56 weeks in the Top 100.[17] According to Musiikkituottajat, the Finnish music industry federation, "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the best-selling single of all time in Finland, with platinum-sales of 54,225 copies in 1997.[18][19]

It is estimated that at the peak of sales, almost six copies of the single were sold per second.[13] In the UK, the single grabbed the number one slot on the first day of its release, with more than 650,000 copies sold in 24 hours, becoming the fastest-selling record of all time in the UK charts.[6] All artist and composer royalties and record company profits were donated to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.[13]

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[21] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[22] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[24] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 1
France (SNEP)[27] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[28] 1
Ireland 1
Italy (FIMI)[29] 1
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[30] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[31] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[32] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[35] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 1
Chart (1998) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 8

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[39] 14× Platinum 980,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[40] 6× Platinum 180,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[41] Platinum 250,000*
Canada (CRIA)[42] 19× Platinum 1,900,000^
Finland (IFPI Finland)[43] Platinum 54,225[43]
France (SNEP)[44] Diamond 202,900[45]
Germany (BVMI)[46] 9× Platinum 4,500,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[47] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[48] Gold 10,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[49] 6× Platinum 450,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[50] 15× Platinum 225,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[51] 9× Platinum 90,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52] 9× Platinum 180,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53] 9× Platinum 450,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] 9× Platinum 5,400,000^
United States (RIAA)[55] 1× Diamond 11,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart succession

Preceded by
"Men in Black" by Will Smith		 German Singles Chart number-one single
12 September 1997 – 31 October 1997		 Succeeded by
"Barbie Girl" by Aqua
French SNEP Singles Chart number-one single
13 September 1997 – 18 October 1997		 Succeeded by
"Savoir aimer" by Florent Pagny
Preceded by
"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba		 Irish Singles Chart number-one single
20 September 1997 – 18 October 1997		 Succeeded by
"Barbie Girl" by Aqua
Preceded by
"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112		 Belgian Flanders Ultratop 50 number-one single
20 September 1997 – 1 November 1997
Preceded by
"Men in Black" by Will Smith		 Belgian Wallonia Ultratop 40 number-one single
20 September 1997 – 25 October 1997
Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
21 September 1997 – 23 November 1997
Preceded by
"Barbie Girl" by Aqua		 Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
11 January 1998 (one week)		 Succeeded by
"It's Like That" by Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins
Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
26 September 1997 – 7 November 1997		 Succeeded by
"Burnin'" by Cue
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
27 September 1997 – 25 October 1997		 Succeeded by
"Alane" by Wes
Preceded by
"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112		 Austrian Singles Chart number-one single
27 September 1997 – 31 January 1998		 Succeeded by
"Breathe" by Midge Ure
Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
4 October 1997 – 23 November 1997
Preceded by
"Breathe" by Midge Ure		 Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
13 December 1997 – 20 December 1997
Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
11 January 1998 – 28 January 1997		 Succeeded by
"All Around the World" by Oasis
Preceded by
"All Around the World" by Oasis		 Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
26 February 1998		 Succeeded by
"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
Preceded by
"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112		 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single
4 October 1997 – 8 November 1997		 Succeeded by
"Barbie Girl" by Aqua
Preceded by
"Men in Black" by Will Smith		 Australia ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
5 October 1997 – 9 November 1997
Preceded by
"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba		 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single
5 October 1997 – 9 November 1997		 Succeeded by
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by N-Trance
Preceded by
"Honey" by Mariah Carey		 Japanese Oricon International Chart number-one single[56]
6 October 1997 – 24 November 1997		 Succeeded by
"Be the Man" by Celine Dion
Preceded by
"Tanoshiku Tanoshiku Yasashikune" by Tomomi Kahala		 Japanese Oricon Weekly Chart number-one single
6 October 1997 – 19 October 1997		 Succeeded by
"Liar! Liar!" by B'z
Preceded by
"The Drugs Don't Work" by The Verve		 UK Singles Chart number-one single[57][58]
20 September 1997 – 25 October 1997		 Succeeded by
"Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls
Preceded by
"4 Seasons of Loneliness" by Boyz II Men		 US Billboard Hot 100 number one single[59][60]
11 October 1997 – 10 January 1998		 Succeeded by
"Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden

See also

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Elton John songs
1960s and 1970s
"I've Been Loving You" (1968) · "Lady Samantha" (1969) · "It's Me That You Need" (1969) · "Border Song" (1970) · "Rock n' Roll Madonna" (1970) · "From Denver to L.A." (1970) · "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) · "Your Song" (1970) · "Levon" (1971) · "Tiny Dancer" (1972) · "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" (1972) · "Honky Cat" (1972) · "Crocodile Rock" (1972) · "Daniel" (1972) · "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) · "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) · "Step into Christmas" (1973) · "Candle in the Wind" (1974) · "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) · "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) · "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) · "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) · "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) · "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) · "Island Girl" (1975) · "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) · "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) · "Pinball Wizard" (1976) · "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) · "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) · "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) · "Crazy Water" (1977) · "The Goaldigger's Song" (1977) · "Ego" (1978) · "Part-Time Love" (1978) · "Song for Guy" (1978) · "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) · "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) · "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s
1990s
"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) · "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) · "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) · "The One" (1992) · "The Last Song" (1992) · "Simple Life" (1993) · "True Love" (1993) · "Shakey Ground" (1994) · "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) · "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) · "Circle of Life" (1994) · "Believe" (1994) · "Made in England" (1995) · "When the Money's Gone" (1995) · "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) · "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) · "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) · "Original Sin" (2002) · "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) · "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) · "Electricity" (2005) · "The Bridge" (2006) · "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008)
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Billboard Year-End number one singles (1980–1999)
  • Complete list
  • (1946–1959)
  • (1960–1979)
  • (1980–1999)
  • (2000–2019)

1990: "Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers · 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" - Bryan Adams · 1992: "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston · 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - Meat Loaf · 1994: "Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet · 1995: "Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome · 1996: "Killing Me Softly" - Fugees · 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997" - Elton John · 1998: "Believe" - Cher · 1999: "...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears · 2000: "Can We Fix It?" - Bob the Builder · 2001: "It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy feat. Rikrok · 2002: "Anything Is Possible"/"Evergreen" - Will Young · 2003: "Where Is the Love?" - The Black Eyed Peas · 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid 20 · 2005: "Is This the Way to Amarillo" - Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay · 2006: "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley · 2007: "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis · 2008: "Hallelujah" - Alexandra Burke · 2009: "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
Complete list · (1952–1969) · (1970–1989) · (1990–2009) · (2010–2029)

1950s: "Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets · 1960s: "She Loves You" - The Beatles · 1970s: "Mull of Kintyre" - Wings · 1980s: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid · 1990s: "Candle in the Wind 1997" - Elton John · 2000s: "Anything Is Possible"/"Evergreen" - Will Young