Candle in the Wind

This article is about the original tribute to Marilyn Monroe. For the later tribute to Princess Diana, see Candle in the Wind 1997. For other uses, see Candle in the Wind (disambiguation).

"Candle in the Wind"
Solid centre variant of the UK single
Single by Elton John
from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
B-side"Bennie and the Jets"
Released22 February 1974 (1974-02-22)
RecordedMay 1973
Studio
Genre
Length3:50
Label
Songwriters
ProducerGus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Bennie and the Jets"
(1974) 		"Candle in the Wind"
(1974) 		"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1974)
Audio
"Candle in the Wind" on YouTube
"Candle in the Wind" (live at Hammersmith Odeon, 1973) on YouTube

"Candle in the Wind" is a song written by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier.

In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, "Candle in the Wind 1997", as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed the original version of the song at No. 347 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.

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