There are some songs that young, up-and-coming artists take a chance on with the hope that it gets noticed by someone, only for it to blow up in popularity and kickstart their career. In the case of Elton John, the track also became one of his most-praised songs even decades after its release.
The song in question is “Your Song,” a romantic ballad featuring emotional piano playing and John’s rich vocals. John wrote the music with lyricist Bernie Taupin in 1969. Initially, John gave it to a band called Three Dog Night to record and release, but the band wanted him to do it instead.
At the time, John was a rising artist still finding his footing. Although he might not’ve known it before, the song would help kick off an unbelievable career after its release.
John recorded and released “Your Song” in 1970. It was initially released on his second studio album, Elton John, early in the year before it came out as a B-side to “Take Me to the Pilot” in October. But the song became so popular that it eventually took over as the A-side and official single.
“Your Song” was a hit in multiple countries. It peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., while it peaked at No. 7 in the U.K. The track also broke into the Top 20 in the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, and Canada.
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Over time, “Your Song” has continued to be regarded as one of John’s best songs in his whole discography. Billboard even ranked the song at No. 6 on the staff-created list of the “Best Rock Love Songs” of all time.
The publication highlighted the song’s unique perspective as a “love song about the sheer difficulty of writing a good love song.” It also praised the “timelessly sweet melody and the combination of John’s majestic piano playing and appropriately guileless vocal.”
John’s song is quite close to the top on the ranking, with the few listed above him including The Cure’s 1987 song “Just Like Heaven” and David Bowie‘s “Heroes,” among others.
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