{"id":6790,"date":"2023-05-09T18:10:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/?p=6790"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:10:16","slug":"cover-of-daniel-written-by-elton-john-bernie-taupin-2023-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/?p=6790","title":{"rendered":"Cover of &#8220;Daniel&#8221; (Written by Elton John\/Bernie Taupin) &#8211; 2023 Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/all-songs\/mp3\/Cover_Story_2\/Daniel.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Daniel.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6791\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Daniel<\/strong>&#8221; is a song written by English musician&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elton_John\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elton John<\/a>&nbsp;and songwriter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernie_Taupin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernie Taupin<\/a>, and performed by John. It was first released on John&#8217;s 1973 album&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don%27t_Shoot_Me_I%27m_Only_the_Piano_Player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don&#8217;t Shoot Me I&#8217;m Only the Piano Player<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 4 in the official chart.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-ukchart-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;In the United States, the song reached No. 2 on the pop charts (only held from number one by &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My_Love_(Paul_McCartney_%26_Wings_song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Love<\/a>&#8221; by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_McCartney_and_Wings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul McCartney and Wings<\/a>) and No. 1 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adult_contemporary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adult contemporary<\/a>&nbsp;charts<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-billboard-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;for two weeks in the spring of 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the US, it was certified gold in September 1995 and platinum in May 2018 by the RIAA. In Canada, it became his second No. 1 single, following &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crocodile_Rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crocodile Rock<\/a>&#8221; earlier in the year, holding the position for two weeks in the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RPM_(magazine)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RPM 100<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>national singles chart.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-collectionscanada.gc.ca-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;John and Taupin received the 1973&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivor_Novello_award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivor Novello award<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivor_Novello_Award_for_Best_Song_Musically_and_Lyrically\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Song Musically and Lyrically<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1974 film&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice_Doesn%27t_Live_Here_Anymore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Composition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics after reading an article in either&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_(magazine)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;about a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vietnam War<\/a>&nbsp;veteran who had been wounded, and wanted to get away from the attention he was receiving when he came back home.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[6]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The last verse in the original draft was cut from the final version, which has led to some speculation on the contents.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cash_Box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cash Box<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;said that the &#8220;fascinating lyrics by Bernie Taupin will make you want to listen over and over again.&#8221;<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[8]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Record_World\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Record World<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;called it &#8220;a natural smash, and one of [John&#8217;s and Taupin&#8217;s] best pennings in a while.&#8221;<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-rw-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personnel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elton_John\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elton John<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Vocals, back-up vocals,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fender_Rhodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fender Rhodes<\/a>&nbsp;electric piano,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mellotron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mellotron<\/a>&nbsp;(for flute parts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davey_Johnstone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Davey Johnstone<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 acoustic guitar,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banjo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dee_Murray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dee Murray<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 bass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigel_Olsson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nigel Olsson<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 drums,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maracas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maracas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ken_Scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Scott<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ARP_synthesizer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARP synthesizer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chart performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Weekly charts[<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Daniel_(Elton_John_song)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edit<\/a>]Chart (1973)Peak<br>positionCanada&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RPM_(magazine)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>RPM<\/em>&nbsp;100<\/a>&nbsp;Top Singles<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-collectionscanada.gc.ca-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>1Canada&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RPM_(magazine)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RPM<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;Adult Contemporary<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[10]<\/a><\/sup>2<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_Top_40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch Top 40<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[11]<\/a><\/sup>14<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Single_Top_100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch Single Top 100<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[12]<\/a><\/sup>15<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GfK_Entertainment_Charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German Singles Chart<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[13]<\/a><\/sup>27<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Singles_Chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irish Singles Chart<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[14]<\/a><\/sup>4<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Zealand Singles Chart<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[15]<\/a><\/sup>2Norwegian Singles Chart<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[16]<\/a><\/sup>8South African Singles Chart<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-polsouthafrica-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[17]<\/a><\/sup>7Swiss Singles Chart<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[18]<\/a><\/sup>5<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UK_Singles_Chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Singles Chart<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-ukchart-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>4US&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_Hot_100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;Hot 100<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-billboard-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>2US&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easy Listening<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-billboard-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>1US&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cashbox_(magazine)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cash Box<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;Top 100<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[19]<\/a><\/sup>2Zimbabwean Singles Chart<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[20]<\/a><\/sup>2<\/td><td>Year-end charts[<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Daniel_(Elton_John_song)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edit<\/a>]Chart (1973)RankAustralia<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-australian-charts.com-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[21]<\/a><\/sup>55Canada<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[22]<\/a><\/sup>19US&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;Hot 100<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[23]<\/a><\/sup>48US&nbsp;<em>Cash Box<\/em>&nbsp;Top 100<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[24]<\/a><\/sup>44<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Region<\/th><th>Certification<\/th><th><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_music_recording_certifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certified units<\/a>\/sales<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>United Kingdom (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Phonographic_Industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BPI<\/a>)<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-United_KingdomElton_JohnDanielsingleCertRef-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/th><td>Silver<\/td><td>200,000<sup><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>United States (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RIAA<\/a>)<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-United_StatesElton_JohnDanielsingleCertRef-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[26]<\/a><\/sup><\/th><td>Platinum<\/td><td>1,000,000<sup><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><small><sup><\/sup>&nbsp;Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accolades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grammy Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Nominee \/ work<\/th><th>Award<\/th><th>Result<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/16th_Annual_Grammy_Awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1974<\/a><\/td><td>&#8220;Daniel&#8221;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_Pop_Vocal_Performance#Recipients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Pop Vocal Performance \u2013 Male<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_(Elton_John_song)#cite_note-Best_Pop_Vocal_Performance_-_Male-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[27]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><td>Nominated<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<script>\nvar zbPregResult = '0';\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Daniel&#8221; is a song written by English musician&nbsp;Elton John&nbsp;and songwriter&nbsp;Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was first released on John&#8217;s 1973 album&nbsp;Don&#8217;t Shoot Me I&#8217;m Only the Piano Player. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 4 in the official chart.[2]&nbsp;In the United States, the song reached No. 2 on the pop charts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6792,"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6790\/revisions\/6792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}