Sacrifice (Elton John song)

1989 song by Elton John

"Sacrifice" is a 1989 song by Elton John. It was taken from his 22nd studio album Sleeping with the Past. It topped the single charts in France and the United Kingdom. It went to number 2 in Belgium, Ireland and Norway, number 3 in the Netherlands, number 6 in Zimbabwe, number 7 in Australia, number 15 in Canada, number 18 in the United States and number 19 in New Zealand.

"Sacrifice"
Single by Elton John
from the album Sleeping with the Past
A-side"Healing Hands" (second release)
B-side
  • "Love Is a Cannibal" (first release)
  • "Durban Deep" (12-inch releases)
Released
  • 23 October 1989 (1989-10-23) (first release)[1]
  • May 1990 (second release)
StudioPuk,[2] Randers (Denmark)
GenreSoft rock[3]
Length5:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"Healing Hands"
(1989)
"Sacrifice"
(1989)
"Club at the End of the Street"
(1990)
Music video
"Sacrifice" on YouTube

Track listings

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First release

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  • 7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single[4][5][6]
  1. "Sacrifice"
  2. "Love Is a Cannibal" (from the Columbia Motion Picture Ghostbusters II)
  1. "Sacrifice"
  2. "Love Is a Cannibal" (from the Columbia Motion Picture Ghostbusters II)
  3. "Durban Deep"

Second release

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  1. "Sacrifice"
  2. "Healing Hands"
  1. "Sacrifice"
  2. "Healing Hands"
  3. "Durban Deep"

References

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  1. "New Singles". Music Week. 21 October 1989. p. 41.
  2. "Legendary Danish Studio Used By JUDAS PRIEST, GARY MOORE And MESHUGGAH Destroyed In Fire". blabbermouth.net. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. Kirkl, Justin (29 May 2019). "Neither 'Rocket Man' Nor 'Tiny Dancer' Is Elton John's Best Song". Esquire. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. Sacrifice (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1989. EJS 20, 876 330-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Sacrifice (US & Canadian cassette single). Elton John. MCA Records. 1989. MCAC-53750.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Sacrifice (German mini-CD single liner notes). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1989. 876 412-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Sacrifice (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1989. EJS 20 12, 876 331-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Sacrifice (UK CD single liner notes). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1989. EJSCD 20, 876 331-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Sacrifice / Healing Hands (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1990. EJS 22, 875 808-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Sacrifice / Healing Hands (UK cassette single sleeve). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1990. EJSMC 22, 875 808-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. Sacrifice / Healing Hands (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1990. EJS 2212, 875 809-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. Sacrifice / Healing Hands (UK CD single liner notes). Elton John. The Rocket Record Company. 1990. EJSCD 22, 875 809-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)