![]() ![]() There is no official music video for the track, but a YouTube video uploaded by user “sunofsun23” has almost 14 million views since its upload in June 2008.Ĭhart Rankings, Certifications, Accolades & Awards: In its year of release, “Daniel” went to #1 & #2 in the Canadian charts, #14 in the Dutch Charts, #27 in Germany, #4 in Ireland, #2 in New Zealand, #8 in Norway, #7 in South Africa, #5 in Switzerland, #4 in the UK, #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #1 on US Billboard Easy Listening chart, #2 on the US Cash Box Top 100, and lastly, #2 in Zimbabwe. I wanted to write something that was sympathetic to the people that came home.” It is important to note that the track is written in the eyes of Daniel’s younger brother, who remains unnamed, and asks his brother about his experiences in the Vietnam War. But, he just wanted to go home, go back to the farm, and try to get back to the life that he’d led before. They’d lauded him when he came home and treated him like a hero. ![]() Taupin explained the true meaning of the song: “The story was about a guy that went back to a small town in Texas, returning from the Vietnam War. “Daniel’ had been the most misinterpreted song that we’d ever written”, Taupin explained in the tribute to his and John’s 1991 “Two Rooms” album, which was made up sixteen tracks that were all interpretations of songs they had previously written. Appearing in John’s 1973 album “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player”, “Daniel” is the first track from the record and is written by both John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. “Daniel” is a track from Elton John, one of the world’s best-selling musical artists, and arguably one of the most well-known. ![]()
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