Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Single by Elton John
from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
B-side
  • "Jack Rabbit"
  • "Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)"
ReleasedJune 29, 1973
RecordedMay 1973
StudioChâteau d'Hérouville, France
Genre
Length
  • 4:57 (album version)
  • 4:12 (single version)
Label
Songwriters
ProducerGus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Daniel"
(1973)
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
(1973)
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
(1973)

"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (sometimes written "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)") is a song by the British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, performed by John. It was released as the first single from John's best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973). It has been covered by many artists and featured on motion picture, video game, and television soundtracks.

Billboard found the song to be a cross between John's earlier single "Crocodile Rock" and the Rolling Stones' single "Street Fighting Man", suggesting that it may be a parody of the Rolling Stones but regardless is a "great fun record".