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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Elton John

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LIST YEAR

1974

Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.

Genre

PopRock

Theme

Not classified

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1974

Release: 1974Source checked

Original Caribou recording documented in 1974. Artist discography dates and original track list were checked together; later bonus tracks, remixes, live albums and compilations are excluded.

The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

Elton John: official discography
Caribou: original album release 1974.

Elton John: Caribou
Matching original album track; bonus tracks and other performers on soundtracks are not used for this recording.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

Collaboration with Bernie Taupin about fading relationships

Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 1974.html, song-list position 75
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

Billboard year-end 1974 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.

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