Candle in the Wind

"Candle in the Wind" is a threnody written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier.

This article is about the original tribute to Marilyn Monroe. For the later tribute to Princess Diana, see Candle in the Wind 1997. For other uses, see Candle in the Wind (disambiguation).

"Candle in the Wind"
Cover of the 1986 live version
Single by Elton John
from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
B-side"Bennie and the Jets"
Released22 February 1974 (1974-02-22)
RecordedMay 1973
GenrePop rock · soft rock
Length3:50
LabelMCA, DJM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Bennie and the Jets"
(1974)		 "Candle in the Wind"
(1974)		 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1974)

In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, "Candle in the Wind 1997", as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine listed the original version of the song at No. 347 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.

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