I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Single af Elton John
	fra albummet Too Low for Zero
B-side(r)	"The Retreat" (USA); "Choc Ice Goes Mental" (Storbritannien)
Udgivet	april 1983
Format	Single
Indspillet	1982
Genre	Pop rock
Længde	4:42
Pladeselskab	Rocket Records
Skrevet af	Elton John; Bernie Taupin; Davey Johnstone
Producer(e)	Chris Thomas
Elton Johns singlekronologi

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" er en sang af den britiske sanger Elton John fra albummet Too Low for Zero (1983).

Udgivelse og indspilning[redigér | rediger kildetekst]

Sangen blev udgivet som albummets første single i april 1983 og blev skrevet af Elton John, Bernie Taupin og Davey Johnstone. Den indeholder også Stevie Wonder spiller mundharmonika. Teksten fortæller historien om to unge elskende, der er adskilt, når manden er tvunget til at forlade for en militær træning. De er endelig genforenet i slutningen af sangen.

I Storbritannia nåede sangen nummer fem på UK Singles Chart og i USA nummer fire på Billboard Hot 100 seks uger senere.

Musikvideo[redigér | rediger kildetekst]

Musikvideoen blev filmet i London og betragtes som en af de meget få gange John er blevet filmet uden hans varemærke briller.

Formater og sporliste[redigér | rediger kildetekst]

Britisk 7" single

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
"The Retreat"

Amerikansk 7" single

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
"Choc Ice Goes Mental"

Hitlister[redigér | rediger kildetekst]

Hitliste (1983)	Placering
Tyskland (Media Control Charts)^[1]	22
Nederlandene (MegaCharts)^[2]	48
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[3]	12
Schweiz (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	12
Storbritannien (UK Singles Chart)^[5]	5
Hitliste (1984)	Placering
Canada (Adult Contemporary)	1
Canada (Top Singles)	9
USA (Billboard Hot 100)^[6]	4

Musikere[redigér | rediger kildetekst]

Elton John – piano, keyboard, vokal
Davey Johnstone – guitar, baggrundsvokal
Dee Murray – basguitar, baggrundsvokal
Nigel Olsson – trommer, baggrundsvokal
Stevie Wonder – harmonika

Referencer[redigér | rediger kildetekst]

^ "Chartverfolgung / JOHN, ELTON / Single". Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Arkiveret fra originalen 17. oktober 2012. Hentet 10. april 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elton John – I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues". Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien.
^ "Charts.org.nz – Elton John – I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
^ "Elton John – I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues – Hitparade.ch". Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien.
^ "Archive Chart". UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. 2. juli 1983.
^ "Elton John Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot 100 for Elton John. Prometheus Global Media.

Eksterne henvisninger[redigér | rediger kildetekst]

Officiel tekst på MetroLyrics

[1] "Chartverfolgung / JOHN, ELTON / Single". Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Arkiveret fra originalen 17. oktober 2012. Hentet 10. april 2013.

[2] "Dutchcharts.nl – Elton John – I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues". Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien.

[3] "Charts.org.nz – Elton John – I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.

[4] "Elton John – I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues – Hitparade.ch". Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien.

[5] "Archive Chart". UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. 2. juli 1983.

[6] "Elton John Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot 100 for Elton John. Prometheus Global Media.

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