The Bridge (Elton John song)
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| "The Bridge" | |
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| Promotional single by Elton John | |
| from the album The Captain & the Kid | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Length | 3:38 |
| Label | Universal |
| Songwriters | Elton John Bernie Taupin |
"The Bridge" is a song by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, performed by John. It is from John's 2006 album The Captain & the Kid. It is a simple, stripped-down production focused on John and his piano, with sparse further accompaniment. This is the first song since the title track of Breaking Hearts with this arrangement. The song, which was only released as a promotional single, peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
Before playing the song at a concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey on 7 October 2006, John introduced it as a song that can "apply to anyone" at any time in their lives and having to move on instead of living in the past. They either cross the bridge, die trying, or fade away.
