Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture
2019 soundtrack album by Taron Egerton
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Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album 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 British musician 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 John. 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 23 August 2019.
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| Released | 24 May 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 72:52 | |||
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Commercial success
On 7 June 2019, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number 58 and at number 6 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart. In its second week, the soundtrack moved to number 50 with 12,000 album-equivalent units.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Performers | Length |
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| 1. | "The Bitch Is Back" (introduction) |
| 1:53 |
| 2. | "I Want Love" | 2:13 | |
| 3. | "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" |
| 3:10 |
| 4. | "Thank You for All Your Loving" (Elton John and Caleb Quaye) | Egerton | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Border Song" | Egerton | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Rock and Roll Madonna" (interlude) | Egerton | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Your Song" | Egerton | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Amoreena" | Egerton | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Crocodile Rock" | Egerton | 2:53 |
| 10. | "Tiny Dancer" | Egerton | 5:25 |
| 11. | "Take Me to the Pilot" | Egerton | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Hercules" | Egerton | 5:26 |
| 13. | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (interlude) |
| 1:34 |
| 14. | "Honky Cat" |
| 2:34 |
| 15. | "Pinball Wizard" (interlude) (Pete Townshend) | Egerton | 2:02 |
| 16. | "Rocket Man" | Egerton | 4:31 |
| 17. | "Bennie and the Jets (interlude)" | Egerton | 2:28 |
| 18. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" |
| 2:40 |
| 19. | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Egerton | 2:15 |
| 20. | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" |
| 4:05 |
| 21. | "I'm Still Standing" | Egerton | 3:58 |
| 22. | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" |
| 4:11 |
| Total length: | 72:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Performers | Length |
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| 23. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Taron only version) | Egerton | 5:25 |
| 24. | "Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache" | 2:49 | |
| Total length: | 81:06 | ||
Personnel
- Giles Martin – production (all tracks)
- Greg Kurstin – production (track 22)
- Elton John – executive production; vocals (track 22)
- Matthew Vaughn – executive production
- David Furnish – executive production
- Dexter Fletcher – executive production
- Taron Egerton – vocals (tracks 1, 3–22)
- Kit Connor – vocals (tracks 2, 3)
- Sebastian Rich – vocals (track 1)
- Gemma Jones – vocals (track 2)
- Bryce Dallas Howard – vocals (track 2)
- Steven Mackintosh – vocals (track 2)
- Rachel Muldoon – vocals (track 13)
- Richard Madden – vocals (track 14)
- Celinde Schoenmaker – vocals (track 18)
- Jamie Bell – vocals (track 20)
- Ron Blake - trumpet (track 22)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||