Someone Saved My Life Tonight

1975 single by Elton John

"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a 1975 song by Elton John and is the only single from his ninth studio album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. It went to number 2 in Canada, number 4 in the United States, number 13 in New Zealand, number 22 in the United Kingdom and number 54 in Australia. It is autobiographical song and deals with attempted suicide by John.

"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
Single by Elton John
from the album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
B-side"House of Cards"
Released23 June 1975
RecordedAugust 1974[1]
Genre
Length6:45
LabelMCA (US)
DJM (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Philadelphia Freedom"
(1975)
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
(1975)
"Island Girl"
(1975)
Official audio
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" on YouTube

References

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  1. 10 Things You Need to Know About Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Retrieved 8 April 2018
  2. Someone Saved My Life Tonight / House of Cards by Elton John – RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 2022-05-13
  3. "Elton John and his enduring soft-rock legacy". Deccan Herald. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022. He showed off the prototypical power ballad 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' with its close cousin 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight'.