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“Candle in the Wind 1997” is a remake of his own 1973 hit “Candle in the Wind” by Sir Elton John that was released as a tribute single to Diana, Princess of Wales. With over 37 million copies sold, it is the best-selling single of all time since records began. On release in September 1997, “Candle in the Wind 1997” peaked at number one in the UK, becoming John’s fourth number one single, and in most other countries worldwide, also becoming the first song in history to reach the top in each of the four major countries in the music industry: United States, Japan, United Kingdom, and Germany.

The lyrics of the earlier version of “Candle in the Wind,” written by Bernie Taupin, were a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. The opening lines of the 1973 version, “Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all,” were adapted to “Goodbye England’s rose, may you ever grow in our hearts.” In fact, most of the lyrics were adapted to suit the circumstances of Diana’s life and death, but a notable and poignantly ironic omission was the line, “Even when you died, the press still hounded you…”

The lyrics were changed by Bernie Taupin from a tribute to Marilyn Monroe to tribute to Princess Diana and sung by Elton John at Diana’s funeral in front of probably the biggest audience in anyone’s life- a total viewing figure of over 2.5 billion. The re-written lyrics by Bernie Taupin were sold for $400,000, a record for a set of lyrics.

Over 37 million copies of this tribute to Princess Di were sold worldwide making it the biggest selling single of all time. It was the biggest UK single in 1997 selling 4,864,611 copies and accounting for 6.
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  • BAW50

    This was played at my mother's funeral, six months ago. My dad just died too.

    25 days ago

  • bonprixe

    Oh, I remember that day, when he sung this song in the cathedral, I cried a river....

    February 2012

  • AJ2002

    Sad song

    January 2012

  • sungu82

    that song also reminds me AMY <3 RIP both....

    December 2011

  • ShelliLovesGM

    A wonderful song for a wonderful lady. I am so glad Diana was of my lifetime. I hope she is happy where she is, bless her.x

    September 2010

  • felghen

    :)

    July 2010

  • sayheyheyhey

    Smile on us forever, Diana. x

    July 2010

  • snowmann63

    Da kommen einem schon wieder die Tränen. Als wenn´s gestern erst gewesen wär.

    January 2010

  • Temudschin70

    Schöner, als das Original. Erinnert wieder neu an den viel zu frühen Tod von Prinzessin Diana. Wenn ich das Lied höre, erinnere ich mich an viele Ereignisse jener Tage, und die Bewegtheit vieler Menschen, die sich normalerweise gar nicht so sehr für die Royals interessierten.

    December 2009

  • dlanerla

    their friendship must have been very intense - what a touching song ! ( I know he wrote it earlier, but he found wonderful words to honor her ! )

    October 2009

  • lolzunicorn

    <3

    August 2009

  • marie86

    Wow. What a beautiful song.

    August 2009

  • robby7fan

    I have always been a huge admirer of the late Diana, Princess of Wales and I do remember when he sang this song at Diana's funeral. I think the last time I cried so hard for someone was when my Grandmother had passed away. When Elton and Bernie rewrote the words to this song, it was just perfect. I purchased quite a few copies of this in both cassette and CD and still listen to it to this day. Wonderful, lovely song and a great tribute to a wonderful lady.

    March 2009

  • omagritte

    what's the original ?

    January 2009

  • iwc2ufan99

    Gorgeous. Better than the original.

    November 2008

  • flymadam

    awwww how lovely

    October 2008

  • aineb

    <3

    July 2008

  • Nice_Santa

    sad songs

    July 2008

  • getcrunk

    :(

    September 2007
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