Someone Saved My Life Tonight
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"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a 1975 Elton John song, co-written with Bernie Taupin, noted for its autobiographical lyrics and sweeping, piano-driven arrangement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Someone Saved My Life Tonight canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| B-side | House of Cards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 22 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| chronology | Elton John singles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Island Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
rock
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
autobiographical
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emotional rescue ⓘ personal crisis ⓘ suicide attempt ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Elton John’s early career
ⓘ
escape from a destructive relationship ⓘ |
| includedIn | Elton John live concert setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 6:45 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extended track length for a single
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ sweeping piano-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| partOf | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Elton John
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Elton John Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Philadelphia Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gus Dudgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DJM Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-06 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| writer |
Bernie Taupin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.