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1976 duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee

"Don't Become Breaking My Eye"
Don't Go Breaking My Heart Single.jpeg
Single past Elton John and Kiki Dee
B-side "Snowfall Queen"
Released 21 June 1976
Recorded 27 March 1976[one]
Genre
  • Pop
  • soft rock
Length 4:28
Label
  • Rocket (Uk)
  • MCA (United states)
Songwriter(s)
  • Elton John
  • Bernie Taupin[a]
Producer(s) Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Pinball Sorcerer"
(1976) 		"Don't Get Breaking My Heart"
(1976) 		"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
(1976)
Kiki Dee singles chronology
"One time a Fool"
(1975) 		"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(1976) 		"First Thing in the Morning"
(1977)
Music video
"Don't Become Breaking My Heart" on YouTube

"Don't Get Breaking My Centre" is a 1976 duet past English language musician Elton John and English singer Kiki Dee. It was written by John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte du jour Blanche", respectively, and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Motown mode, notably the diverse duets recorded past Marvin Gaye and singers such as Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston. It should non be dislocated with the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song of the same title recorded in 1965 by Dionne Warwick for the album Here I Am.

John and Taupin originally intended to record the song with Dusty Springfield, but ultimately withdrew the offer; Springfield'south partner Sue Cameron later said this was because she was also ill at the time.[2]

Reception [edit]

Cash Box said that "there are some great harmonies in the chorus" and that John and Dee "seem perfectly wedded in this tune."[three]

Chart performance [edit]

Writers John and Taupin received the 1976 Ivor Novello award for Best Vocal Musically and Lyrically.[4]

Unlike many of John's singles from the 1970s, it was never included on an original album (although it was recorded during the Blue Moves sessions), but was subsequently released every bit the third single on the album Duets, in early 1994. This version of the vocal was recorded with RuPaul and reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart[five] and number 1 in Iceland.[6]

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was the first No. 1 unmarried in the Britain for both John and Kiki Dee, topping the chart for vi weeks in mid 1976. John would not enjoy a solo British chart-topper until "Sacrifice" in 1990. It likewise became his sixth No. ane single in the US, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and spent one calendar week on the Easy Listening chart.[7] Billboard ranked it as the No. two song for 1976, giving him his second consecutive appearance in the Billboard Year-end Acme 3.[8] In the U.S., it has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Clan of America.[9] After this duet with Dee, John failed to have some other US solo number one single until "Candle in the Air current 1997". This 21-year period included two intervening number one hits in America with musical partners: "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends in 1986, and a 1992 re-make of John's "Don't Let the Sun Get Down on Me" with George Michael credited as a duet.

The B-side, "Snow Queen", was supposedly inspired by Cher, with John quoting past Sonny & Cher hits "I Got You Infant" and "The Crush Goes On", equally well as the solo Cher song "Bang Bang (My Infant Shot Me Down)" during the fadeout of the song.

In 1977, John invitee-starred on The Muppet Show and performed the track with Miss Piggy. In 1985, John and Dee performed the rails to the crowd at Wembley Stadium during John's prepare at Live Assistance (where Dee sang fill-in). In 1987, John appeared with Minnie Mouse on the NBC series Totally Minnie miming to the track. He performed the track with Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) at the 2001 British Comedy awards. He also performed it with the Spice Girls on his ITV tribute programme An Audience with ... Elton John.

In June 2013, 37 years afterwards its original release, the unmarried reached 1 million sales in the Britain.[10] [xi]

The B-side, "Snow Queen", remained unavailable on CD outside Commonwealth of australia until April 2019 when it was included as a bonus track on the reissue of Kiki Dee'due south Cage the Songbird album, included in the five-CD box set The Rocket Years.[12] In May 2019 it was besides included on the 3-CD box set Gold, a retrospective of Dee's career spanning various labels.[ citation needed ] In 2020, it was also included on Elton John's viii-CD box set Jewel Box.

Personnel [edit]

Based on information on the Elton John official website.[1]

  • Elton John – vocals, electric piano
  • Kiki Dee – vocals
  • James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, orchestral arrangements
  • Caleb Quaye – electrical guitars
  • Davey Johnstone – electrical guitars
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Ray Cooper – tambourine, congas, bongos[ citation needed ]
  • Kiki Dee, Curt Boettcher,[ citation needed ] Cindy Bullens, Ken Aureate, Jon Joyce – uncredited backing vocals

Charts [edit]

Sales and certifications [edit]

Elton John and RuPaul version [edit]

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Elton John & Rupaul-Don't Go Breaking My Heart.jpg
Single by Elton John and RuPaul
from the album Duets
Released xiv Feb 1994
Recorded 1993
Genre
  • Business firm
  • disco
Label
  • MCA
  • Rocket
Composer(s) Ann Orson
Lyricist(due south) Carte Blanche
Producer(due south) Giorgio Moroder
Elton John singles chronology
"True Love"
(1993) 		"Don't Go Breaking My Middle"
(1994) 		"Shakey Ground"
(1994)
RuPaul singles chronology
"Firm of Love"
(1993) 		"Don't Get Breaking My Middle"
(1994) 		"Snapshot"
(1996)
Music video
"Don't Go Breaking My Center" on YouTube

In 1994, Elton John and American elevate queen, role player, model, singer, songwriter, and television receiver personality RuPaul released the song every bit a duet. It was released as the 3rd single from the album, Duets and reached number three on the Billboard Dance Society Songs in the US. In Europe, the song peaked at number-one in Iceland and within the top ten in Portugal and the UK, the top 20 in Denmark, Ireland and Italian republic, and the elevation thirty in Austria, France and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" peaked at number 18 in March 1994. Exterior Europe, the song reached number 39 in New Zealand, number 45 in Australia, and number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

Critical reception [edit]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song as a "kitschy number".[49] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that John "recreates his classic Kiki Dee duet with the world's favorite drag queen. Revamped quasi-rave/hullo-NRG version of the runway is way stronger than the less-than-pleasing mix on John's current collection, rendering it a formidable contender for activity on both dancefloors and radio. Oodles of skilful fun."[l] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Study commented, "Thank you to producer Giorgio Moroder, there'southward a few more than beats per minute, as well as a hilarious video, and a super performance of a great tune."[51] Alan Jones from Music Week rated it four out of 5, calling information technology "somewhat soulessly produced" and a "smash-bound just tacky remake".[52] John Kilgo from The Network 40 stated that this remake of the previous number-one boom "is for real..."[53] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits gave it one out of v, maxim that "the music sounds like it was done with the help of a Gameboy running low on batteries".[54]

Music video [edit]

A music video was made to accompany the vocal, featuring Elton John and RuPaul. It was directed by Randy Barbota.[55] The video was uploaded to YouTube in December 2016. As of August 2020[update], it has amassed more than 2 million views.[56]

Runway list [edit]

CD single, Europe (1994)
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Go Breaking My Eye" 4:59
2. "Donner Cascade Donner" iv:25
CD unmarried, U.k. (1994)
No. Title Length
one. "Don't Become Breaking My Heart" four:59
two. "Donner Pour Donner" iv:24
3. "A Woman's Needs" five:16
CD maxi, United states (1994)
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Remix) 6:56
2. "Don't Become Breaking My Centre" (MK Mix) 7:nineteen
three. "Don't Go Breaking My Middle" (Serious Rope 12") 6:39
4. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Roger's Dub Mix) seven:06

Charts [edit]

Other versions [edit]

The musical comedy troupe the Capitol Steps recorded a parody of the song, in which so President George W. Bush is told by his wife Laura Bush, "Don't go faking yous're smart".[69]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ John and Taupin were credited under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche", respectively, and intended every bit an appreciating pastiche of the Motown fashion

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