Crocodile Rock

pop song by Elton John

"Crocodile Rock" is a 1972 song by Elton John and is the leading single to his sixth studio album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It went to number 1 in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Italy and Switzerland, number 5 in the United States, number 2 in Zimbabwe and Australia and number 3 in Norway, Germany and Belgium.

"Crocodile Rock"
Single by Elton John
from the album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
B-side"Elderberry Wine"
Released
  • UK: 27 October 1972
  • US: 20 November 1972
RecordedJune 1972
StudioChâteau d'Hérouville (France)
Genre
Length
  • 3:56 (album version, US 45 version)
  • 3:23 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Honky Cat"
(1972)
"Crocodile Rock"
(1972)
"Daniel"
(1973)

References change

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player – Elton John | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2019. 'Daniel' is a moving ballad and 'Crocodile Rock' is a sly take on '50s rock & roll – the album is slightly uneven.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guarisco, Donald A. "Elton John Crocodile Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2018.