Crocodile Rock

"Crocodile Rock"
"Crocodile Rock"
Single af Elton John
	fra albummet Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
B-side(r)	"Elderberry Wine"
Udgivet	27. oktober 1972 (Storbritannien); 20. november 1972 (USA)
Format	Single
Indspillet	1972; London, England
Genre	Glam rock
Længde	3:57
Pladeselskab	DJM Records; MCA Records (USA)
Skrevet af	Elton John; Bernie Taupin
Producer(e)	Gus Dudgeon
Elton Johns singlekronologi

"Crocodile Rock" er en sang skrevet af Elton John og Bernie Taupin, fra albummet Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973). Sangen blev indspillet i sommeren 1972 i Frankrig. Den blev udgivet den 27. oktober 1972 i Storbritannien og den 20. november 1972 i USA. Sangen blev den første single nåede førstepladsen i USA på Billboard Hot 100 den 3. februar 1973. Sangen nåede også førstepladsen i Canada for fire uger mellem februar og marts 1973.

Sangen blev certificeret guld den 5. februar 1973 og platin den 13. september 1995 af Recording Industry Association of America.^[1]

Regelmæssig medlemmer af Elton John-bandet som Davey Johnstone og Nigel Olsson, er blandt sangens udøvende.

Musikere

Elton John – piano, Farfisa-orgal, vokal
Davey Johnstone – elektrisk guitar
Dee Murray – basguitar
Nigel Olsson – trommer

Hitlister

Hitliste (1972–73)	Placering
Australien (Kent Music Report)	2
Canada (RPM magazine)	1
Tyskland (Media Control Charts)	3
Irland (Irish Singles Chart)	10
Nederlandene (Dutch Top 40)	11
Norge (VG-lista)	3
New Zealand (New Zealand Listener)	1
Schweiz (Schweizer Hitparade)	1
Storbritannien (UK Singles Chart)	5
USA (Billboard Hot 100)	1
USA (Billboard Adult Contemporary)	11
USA (Cash Box Top 100)	1

Referencer

^ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. s. 46. ISBN 0875862071.

Eksterne henvisninger

Sangteksten på MetroLyrics Arkiveret 15. april 2016 hos Wayback Machine

[1] Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. s. 46. ISBN 0875862071.

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