Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)

Name: Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
Duration: 4 min 42 s

~ Recording by Elton John

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.5	Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)	4:40	Elton John	Honky Château	Elton John	Album	US1972	UNI Records (also known as “UNI”)	93135, UNI 93135

engineer:	Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:	Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:	Dee Murray
drums (drum set):	Nigel Olsson
guitar:	Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:	Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:	David Hentschel
background vocals:	Davey Johnstone Dee Murray Nigel Olsson

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1972)

recorded at:	Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

mash-ups:	Old Town Rocket by Expensive Dispenser (SiIvaGunner contributor) Playground Rocket Man (Air vs. Elton John vs. David Bowie) by DJ Schmolli Viva la Rocket Man (Elton John vs. Coldplay) by Carrots The Rabbi (mashup artist) You Don't Know Rocket Man by DJ Crazy Chris feat. 50 Cent

part of:	Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 92) (order: 93) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 149) (order: 149) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 242) (order: 241)

recording of:	Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)

lyricist:	Bernie Taupin
composer:	Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)

publisher:	Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.

later parody versions:	KIM JONG SINGS 'ROCKET MAN!'
is the basis for:	Cold Heart (PNAU remix)
music quoted in:	Gnomeo and Juliet (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet") Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")