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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 English 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 Elton. 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.

Rocketman (Music from the Motion Picture)

Soundtrack album by

Various artists

Released

24 May 2019

Genre

Pop rock

Length

72:52

Label

Virgin EMI
Interscope

Producer

Giles Martin
Greg Kurstin

Elton John chronology

Diamonds
(2017)

Rocketman (Music from the Motion Picture)
(2019)

Elton: Jewel Box
(2020)

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
1.	"The Bitch Is Back" (introduction)	Taron Egerton Sebastian Rich	1:53
2.	"I Want Love"	Kit Connor Gemma Jones Bryce Dallas Howard Steven Mackintosh	2:13
3.	"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"	Egerton Connor	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)	Egerton Rachel Muldoon	1:34
14.	"Honky Cat"	Egerton Richard Madden	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"	Egerton Celinde Schoenmaker	2:40
19.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"	Egerton	2:15
20.	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	Egerton Jamie Bell	4:05
21.	"I'm Still Standing"	Egerton	3:58
22.	"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again"	Egerton John	4:11
Total length:			72:52

Japanese edition / Target exclusive bonus tracks[4]
No.	Title	Performers	Length
23.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Taron only version)	Egerton	5:25
24.	"Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache"	Jason Pennycooke Alexia Khadime	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)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	81
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	67
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12]	80
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[13]	49
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14]	43
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15]	9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16]	40
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17]	28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	32
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20]	4
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[21]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22]	66
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23]	87

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Gold	100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Sexton, Paul (1 May 2019). "Elton John Catalogue Reimagined By Giles Martin On 'Rocketman' Soundtrack". UDiscover Music. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
Willman, Chris (1 May 2019). "'Rocketman' Soundtrack Will Include a Newly Written Elton John/Taron Egerton Duet". Variety. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
"Elton John Achieves 20th Top 10 Album On Billboard 200 Chart With 'Diamonds'". Billboard magazine. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
"ロケットマン - オリジナル・サウンドトラック[CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
"Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocketman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Rocketman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocketman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Officialcharts.de – Soundtrack – Rocketman". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Italiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocketman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Rocketman Original Soundtrack on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2020.
"ロケットマン　オリジナル・サウンドトラック". Oricon. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
"Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Rocketman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Portuguesecharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocketman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocketman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocketman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
"Soundtrack Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
"Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
"ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
"Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
"British album certifications – Motion Picture Cast Recording – Rocketman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

v t e Elton John
Songs Albums Singles Concerts Videos Awards
Studio albums	Empty Sky Elton John Tumbleweed Connection Madman Across the Water Honky Château Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Caribou Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Rock of the Westies Blue Moves A Single Man Victim of Love 21 at 33 The Fox Jump Up! Too Low for Zero Breaking Hearts Ice on Fire Leather Jackets Reg Strikes Back Sleeping with the Past The One Duets Made in England The Big Picture Songs from the West Coast Peachtree Road The Captain & the Kid The Diving Board Wonderful Crazy Night Regimental Sgt. Zippo The Lockdown Sessions
Live albums	17-11-70 Here and There Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden Live from Moscow 1979
Soundtrack albums	Friends The Lion King (1994) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida The Muse The Road to El Dorado Gnomeo & Juliet Rocketman The Lion King (2019)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume II The Thom Bell Sessions Lady Samantha Greatest Hits Vol. 3 The Complete Thom Bell Sessions To Be Continued The Very Best of Elton John Rare Masters Greatest Hits 1976–1986 Chartbusters Go Pop Classic Elton John Love Songs Prologue Greatest Hits 1970–2002 Elton John's Christmas Party Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits Diamonds Elton: Jewel Box
Other albums	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin The Union Good Morning to the Night Revamp & Restoration
Video albums	The Afternoon Concert The Night Time Concert Night and Day Concert Live in Australia The Very Best of Elton John Live in Barcelona Love Songs Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Dream Ticket Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden The Red Piano
Concert tours	1970 World Tour West of the Rockies Tour Louder Than Concorde Tour 1979 tour of the Soviet Union 1980 World Tour Jump Up Tour Too Low for Zero Tour European Express Tour Breaking Hearts Tour Ice on Fire Tour Tour De Force Sleeping with the Past Tour The One Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Made in England Tour Face to Face 1998 An Evening with Elton John Medusa Tour Stately Home Tour Face to Face 2001 Songs from the West Coast Tour Face to Face 2002 A Journey Through Time 2003 Tour Face to Face 2003 2004 Tour Peachtree Road Tour 2006 European Tour The Captain and the Kid Tour Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 2010 European Tour Greatest Hits Tour 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man The Diving Board Tour Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour All the Hits Tour The Final Curtain Tour Wonderful Crazy Night Tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road
Concert residencies	The Red Piano The Million Dollar Piano
Miscellaneous performances	List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours The Union Tour
Musicals	The Lion King 1994 film 2019 film 1997 musical The Road to El Dorado Billy Elliot the Musical Aida Lestat The Devil Wears Prada Tammy Faye
Related articles	Bernie Taupin Elton John Band Gus Dudgeon Paul Buckmaster John Reid Ray Williams Dick James David Furnish Kiki Dee Elton John AIDS Foundation Watford F.C. Bluesology Hookfoot Woodside, Old Windsor Rocket Pictures Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras Elton John: Me, Myself & I The Union Elton John: The Classic Years Rocketman (film) Me
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[de] Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture

Das Album mit den Songs für den Film Rocketman von Dexter Fletcher, einer Filmbiografie über Elton John, wurde am 24. Mai 2019 veröffentlicht. Der auf dem Album enthaltene Song (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again wurde im Rahmen der Oscarverleihung 2020 als bester Filmsong ausgezeichnet.

- [en] Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture

[es] Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture

Rocketman (Music from the Motion Picture) es el álbum de banda sonora de la película biografía de 2019 del mismo nombre. El álbum contiene 22 pistas de varios éxitos interpretados por el elenco de la película y una pista recién escrita "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" con la voz de Taron Egerton y John juntos. Esta es la única canción con Elton. La canción ganó el Globo de Oro 2019 a la Mejor Canción Original y el Premio de la Academia 2020 a la Mejor Canción Original. La banda sonora también fue lanzada por Interscope Records en vinilo el 23 de agosto de 2019.

[ru] Rocketman: Music From the Motion Picture

Rocketman: Music From the Motion Picture — официальный саундтрек к фильму «Рокетмен» 2019 года[1][2] Альбом состоит из 22 песен Элтона Джона, исполненных актёрами фильма, и песни «(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again».[3] Это единственная песня с участием Элтона Джона.

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