Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture

{{Infobox album

| name = Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Taron Egerton

| cover = RocketmanSoundtrack.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|df=yes|2019|05|24}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop rock

| length = 72:52

| label = {{hlist|Virgin EMI|Interscope}}

| producer = {{hlist|Giles Martin|Greg Kurstin}}

| chronology = Elton John

| prev_title = Live from Moscow 1979

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = The Lion King

| next_year = 2019

}}

Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album released by Virgin EMI (UK) and Interscope Records (US) on CD and digital formats on 24 May 2019 and is the official soundtrack album to the 2019 biographical musical film of English musician Elton John entitled Rocketman.{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/giles-martin-reimagines-elton-john-songbook-rocketman-soundtrack/amp/|title=Elton John Catalogue Reimagined By Giles Martin On 'Rocketman' Soundtrack|last=Sexton|first=Paul|website=UDiscover Music|date=1 May 2019|access-date=3 June 2019}} The album contains 22 tracks of several hits performed by the cast of the film and a newly written track "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" featuring vocals by Taron Egerton and John together.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/rocketman-soundtrack-elton-john-taron-egerton-duet-1203202470/|title='Rocketman' Soundtrack Will Include a Newly Written Elton John/Taron Egerton Duet|last=Willman|first=Chris|work=Variety|date=1 May 2019|access-date=3 June 2019}} This is the only song featuring John. The song won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song & the 2020 Academy Award for Best Original Song. The soundtrack was also released by Interscope Records on vinyl on 23 August 2019.

Commercial success

On 7 June 2019, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number 58 and at number 6 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart. In its second week, the soundtrack moved to number 50 with 12,000 album-equivalent units.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8515578/elton-john-20th-top-10-album-diamonds-billboard-200-chart|title=Elton John Achieves 20th Top 10 Album On Billboard 200 Chart With 'Diamonds'|publisher=Billboard magazine|date=2019-06-12|access-date=2019-07-08}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted

| extra_column = Performers

| total_length = 72:52

| title_width = 50%

| extra_width = 50%

| title1 = The Bitch Is Back

| note1 = introduction

| extra1 = {{hlist|Taron Egerton|Sebastian Rich}}

| length1 = 1:53

| title2 = I Want Love

| extra2 = {{hlist|Kit Connor|Gemma Jones|Bryce Dallas Howard|Steven Mackintosh}}

| length2 = 2:13

| title3 = Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

| extra3 = {{hlist|Egerton|Connor}}

| length3 = 3:10

| title4 = Thank You for All Your Loving

| note4 = Elton John and Caleb Quaye

| extra4 = Egerton

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = Border Song

| extra5 = Egerton

| length5 = 3:25

| title6 = Rock and Roll Madonna

| note6 = interlude

| extra6 = Egerton

| length6 = 2:42

| title7 = Your Song

| extra7 = Egerton

| length7 = 4:01

| title8 = Amoreena

| extra8 = Egerton

| length8 = 4:20

| title9 = Crocodile Rock

| extra9 = Egerton

| length9 = 2:53

| title10 = Tiny Dancer

| extra10 = Egerton

| length10 = 5:25

| title11 = Take Me to the Pilot

| extra11 = Egerton

| length11 = 3:43

| title12 = Hercules

| extra12 = Egerton

| length12 = 5:26

| title13 = Don't Go Breaking My Heart

| note13 = interlude

| extra13 = {{hlist|Egerton|Rachel Muldoon}}

| length13 = 1:34

| title14 = Honky Cat

| extra14 = {{hlist|Egerton|Richard Madden}}

| length14 = 2:34

| title15 = Pinball Wizard

| extra15 = Egerton

| note15 = interlude) (Pete Townshend

| length15 = 2:02

| title16 = Rocket Man

| extra16 = Egerton

| length16 = 4:31

| title17 = Bennie and the Jets (interlude)

| extra17 = Egerton

| length17 = 2:28

| title18 = Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

| extra18 = {{hlist|Egerton|Celinde Schoenmaker}}

| length18 = 2:40

| title19 = Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

| extra19 = Egerton

| length19 = 2:15

| title20 = Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

| extra20 = {{hlist|Egerton|Jamie Bell}}

| length20 = 4:05

| title21 = I'm Still Standing

| extra21 = Egerton

| length21 = 3:58

| title22 = (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again

| extra22 = {{hlist|Egerton|John}}

| length22 = 4:11

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition / Target exclusive bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/elton-john/products/uicr-1146/|title=ロケットマン - オリジナル・サウンドトラック[CD]|publisher=Universal Music Japan|access-date=September 10, 2020|language=ja}}

| extra_column = Performers

| total_length = 81:06

| title23 = Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

| note23 = Taron only version

| extra23 = Egerton

| length23 = 5:25

| title24 = Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache

| extra24 = {{hlist|Jason Pennycooke|Alexia Khadime}}

| length24 = 2:49

}}

Personnel

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|6|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Austria|38|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Flanders|46|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|42|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|81|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|France|55|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Germany3|67|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Italy|80|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
scope="row"| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2019&month=09&day=09|title=Rocketman Original Soundtrack on Billboard Japan Hot Albums|website=Billboard Japan|access-date=September 10, 2020|language=ja}}

| 49

{{album chart|Oricon|43|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-09-02/p/5/|title=ロケットマン オリジナル・サウンドトラック|publisher=Oricon|rowheader=true|access-date=September 10, 2020}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|9|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Portugal|40|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Spain|28|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{album chart|UK2|5|artist=Soundtrack|album=Rocketman|rowheader=true|access-date=8 July 2019}}
{{Album chart|Billboard200|50|artist=Elton John|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 January 2024}}
{{album chart|BillboardRock|4|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|6|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=10 January 2020}}

| 66

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=22 July 2020}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Motion Picture Cast Recording|title=Rocketman|type=album|award=Gold|id=16095-3116-2|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=September 27, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

References