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1976 duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee

"Don't Go Breaking My Centre"
Don't Go Breaking My Heart Single.jpeg
Single past Elton John and Kiki Dee
B-side "Snow Queen"
Released 21 June 1976
Recorded 27 March 1976[one]
Genre
  • Pop
  • soft rock
Length four:31
Label
  • Rocket (Britain)
  • MCA (U.s.)
Songwriter(due south)
  • Elton John
  • Bernie Taupin[a]
Producer(south) Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Pinball Sorcerer"
(1976) 		"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(1976) 		"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
(1976)
Kiki Dee singles chronology
"Once a Fool"
(1975) 		"Don't Get Breaking My Heart"
(1976) 		"Outset Thing in the Morning"
(1977)
Music video
"Don't Get Breaking My Heart" on YouTube

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a 1976 duet past English musician Elton John and English language singer Kiki Dee. It was written by John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche", respectively, and intended every bit an appreciating pastiche of the Motown style, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers such as Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston.

John and Taupin originally intended to record the song with Dusty Springfield, but ultimately withdrew the offer; Springfield'south partner Sue Cameron later said this was because she was too ill at the fourth dimension.[2]

Reception [edit]

Cash Box said that "there are some great harmonies in the chorus" and that John and Dee "seem perfectly wedded in this tune."[3]

Chart performance [edit]

Writers John and Taupin received the 1976 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[4]

Unlike many of John's singles from the 1970s, information technology was never included on an original album (although it was recorded during the Blue Moves sessions), but was after released equally the third unmarried on the album Duets, in early 1994. This version of the song was recorded with RuPaul and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart[5] and number 1 in Iceland.[6]

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was the first No. 1 single in the Uk for both John and Kiki Dee, topping the nautical chart for half dozen weeks in mid 1976. John would not enjoy a solo British chart-topper until "Sacrifice" in 1990. It as well became his sixth No. i single in the US, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and spent one week on the Easy Listening chart.[seven] Billboard ranked it as the No. two song for 1976, giving him his second consecutive advent in the Billboard Year-end Top 3.[8] In the U.South., it has been certified platinum past the Recording Industry Association of America.[9] Later this duet with Dee, John failed to take another US solo number i single until "Candle in the Wind 1997". This 21-year flow included two intervening number one hits in America with musical partners: "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends in 1986, and a 1992 re-make of John's "Don't Permit the Sun Go Downwardly on Me" with George Michael credited every bit a duet.

The B-side, "Snow Queen", was supposedly inspired by Cher, with John quoting past Sonny & Cher hits "I Got Y'all Baby" and "The Trounce Goes On", equally well as the solo Cher song "Blindside Bang (My Baby Shot Me Downwardly)" during the fadeout of the song.

In 1977, John guest-starred on The Muppet Evidence and performed the rails with Miss Piggy. In 1985, John and Dee performed the track to the crowd at Wembley Stadium during John's set at Live Assist (where Dee sang backup). In 1987, John appeared with Minnie Mouse on the NBC series Totally Minnie miming to the track. He performed the runway with Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) at the 2001 British Comedy awards. He also performed it with the Spice Girls on his ITV tribute programme An Audience with ... Elton John.

In June 2013, 37 years later on its original release, the single reached one million sales in the UK.[10] [eleven]

The B-side, "Snow Queen", remained unavailable on CD outside Commonwealth of australia until April 2019 when it was included as a bonus track on the reissue of Kiki Dee's Cage the Songbird album, included in the 5-CD box prepare The Rocket Years.[12] In May 2019 information technology was also included on the three-CD box ready Golden, a retrospective of Dee'southward career spanning various labels.[ citation needed ] In 2020, it was also included on Elton John'due south viii-CD box fix Jewel Box.

Personnel [edit]

Based on information on the Elton John official website.[one]

  • Elton John – vocals, electric piano
  • Kiki Dee – vocals
  • James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, orchestral arrangements
  • Caleb Quaye – electric guitars
  • Davey Johnstone – electrical guitars
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Ray Cooper – tambourine, congas, bongos[ citation needed ]
  • Kiki Dee, Brusque Boettcher,[ citation needed ] Cindy Bullens, Ken Gold, Jon Joyce – uncredited bankroll vocals

Charts [edit]

Sales and certifications [edit]

Elton John and RuPaul version [edit]

"Don't Get Breaking My Heart"
Elton John & Rupaul-Don't Go Breaking My Heart.jpg
Single by Elton John and RuPaul
from the album Duets
Released 14 February 1994
Recorded 1993
Genre
  • House
  • disco
Label
  • MCA
  • Rocket
Composer(due south) Ann Orson
Lyricist(southward) Carte Blanche
Producer(s) Giorgio Moroder
Elton John singles chronology
"True Love"
(1993) 		"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(1994) 		"Shakey Ground"
(1994)
RuPaul singles chronology
"House of Beloved"
(1993) 		"Don't Become Breaking My Eye"
(1994) 		"Snapshot"
(1996)
Music video
"Don't Get Breaking My Centre" on YouTube

In 1994, Elton John and American elevate queen, actor, model, singer, songwriter, and television set personality RuPaul released the song as a duet. Information technology was released as the tertiary single from the album, Duets and reached number iii on the Billboard Dance Lodge Songs in the U.s.a.. In Europe, the song peaked at number-1 in Republic of iceland and within the top 10 in Portugal and the U.k., the top 20 in Denmark, Ireland and Italy, and the top 30 in Austria, France and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" peaked at number eighteen in March 1994. Outside Europe, the song reached number 39 in New Zealand, number 45 in Commonwealth of australia, and number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United states of america.

Critical reception [edit]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song every bit a "kitschy number".[l] Larry Movie from Billboard wrote that John "recreates his classic Kiki Dee duet with the globe'due south favorite drag queen. Revamped quasi-rave/hi-NRG version of the track is way stronger than the less-than-pleasing mix on John's current drove, rendering it a formidable contender for action on both dancefloors and radio. Oodles of skillful fun."[51] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Study commented, "Thank you to producer Giorgio Moroder, there's a few more beats per minute, equally well every bit a hilarious video, and a super performance of a great tune."[52] Alan Jones from Music Calendar week rated it 4 out of five, calling it "somewhat soulessly produced" and a "smash-bound but tacky remake".[53] John Kilgo from The Network Forty stated that this remake of the previous number-i smash "is for real..."[54] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits gave it one out of five, saying that "the music sounds similar it was done with the help of a Gameboy running depression on batteries".[55]

Music video [edit]

A music video was made to accompany the vocal, featuring Elton John and RuPaul. Information technology was directed by Randy Barbota.[56] The video was uploaded to YouTube in December 2016. As of August 2020[update], it has amassed more than 2 million views.[57]

Track listing [edit]

CD unmarried, Europe (1994)
No. Title Length
ane. "Don't Go Breaking My Middle" 4:59
2. "Donner Cascade Donner" 4:25
CD single, UK (1994)
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Become Breaking My Middle" 4:59
two. "Donner Cascade Donner" 4:24
iii. "A Adult female's Needs" 5:16
CD maxi, US (1994)
No. Title Length
ane. "Don't Become Breaking My Heart" (Remix) 6:56
two. "Don't Go Breaking My Eye" (MK Mix) 7:xix
3. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Serious Rope 12") half-dozen:39
4. "Don't Get Breaking My Center" (Roger's Dub Mix) 7:06

Charts [edit]

Other versions [edit]

The musical comedy troupe the Capitol Steps recorded a parody of the vocal, in which then President George W. Bush-league is told by his wife Laura Bush, "Don't go faking yous're smart".[seventy]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ John and Taupin were credited nether the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Card Blanche", respectively, and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Motown style

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