Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
| "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" | ||||
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| Single by Elton John | ||||
| from the album Jump Up! | ||||
| B-side | "Take Me Down to the Ocean" | |||
| Released | 28 May 1982 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | September–October 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:06 (single version) 5:05 (album version) | |||
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| Songwriters | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | |||
| Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
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"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" is a song by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, which first appeared on his sixteenth album Jump Up! released in 1982. It was the album's second single in the UK, and the lead single in the United States. The song is a tribute to John Lennon, who had been murdered 15 months earlier. In the U.S., "Empty Garden" reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart. It peaked at number 51 in the UK singles chart.