Elton John videography
The videography of Elton John consists of 124 music videos and 17 video albums. Since 1970, John has continually released promotional music videos, beginning with "Your Song" and only sporadically releasing videos thereafter. It was not until Visions in 1981, a release that included music videos of every song from his album The Fox, as well as the rise of MTV, that he began to release videos more frequently. He had usually appeared in his music videos, but after 2001, John began appearing less and less in his own videos, sometimes opting to have other actors, such famous names as Justin Timberlake ("This Train Don't Stop There Anymore") and Robert Downey, Jr. ("I Want Love"), lip-synch the lyrics.
Music videos
Year | Title | Album | Director |
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1970 | "Your Song" | Elton John | |
1971 | "Take Me To The Pilot" | GTK Australia | |
"Your Song" - Version 2 | |||
1972 | "Crocodile Rock" | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | |
1973 | "Step into Christmas" | Non-album single | |
1976 | "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" | Blue Moves | Lindsey Clennell |
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) | Non-album single | Mike Mansfield | |
1978 | "Ego" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | |
"Part-Time Love" | A Single Man | ||
"Song for Guy" | Countdown Australia | ||
1979 | "Are You Ready For Love" | The Thom Bell Sessions | |
1980 | "Les Aveux" (with France Gall) | Non-album single | |
"Donner Pour Donner" (with France Gall) | B-Side of "Les Aveux" | ||
"Little Jeannie" | 21 at 33 | Plattenküche Germany | |
"Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" | |||
"Chasing The Crown" | |||
1981 | "Breaking Down Barriers" | The Fox | Russell Mulcahy |
"Heart in the Right Place" | |||
"Just Like Belgium" | |||
"Nobody Wins" | |||
"Fascist Faces" | |||
"Carla/Etude" | |||
"Fanfare" | |||
"Chloe" | |||
"Heels of the Wind" | |||
"Elton's Song" | |||
"The Fox" | |||
"Je Veux De La Tendresse" | B-Side of "Nobody Wins" | ||
1982 | "Blue Eyes" | Jump Up! | Stephen Priest |
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" | |||
"Ball and Chain" | |||
1983 | "I'm Still Standing" | Too Low for Zero | Russell Mulcahy |
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" | |||
"Kiss the Bride" | Godley & Creme | ||
1984 | "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" | Breaking Hearts | Russell Mulcahy |
"Passengers" | Simon Milne | ||
"Who Wears These Shoes?" | Just Jaeckin | ||
"In Neon" | Bernie Taupin | ||
1985 | "Act of War" (with Millie Jackson) | Ice on Fire | Russell Mulcahy |
"Nikita" | Ken Russell | ||
"Wrap Her Up" | Russell Mulcahy | ||
"Cry to Heaven" | Ken Russell | ||
"That's What Friends Are For" (with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight) | Friends | John House | |
"That's What Friends Are For" (with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight) - Version 2 | |||
1986 | "Heartache All Over the World" | Leather Jackets | Mike Brady |
"Paris" | |||
"Slow Rivers" (with Cliff Richard) | |||
1987 | "Flames of Paradise" (with Jennifer Rush) | Heart over Mind | Nick Morris |
"Candle in the Wind" (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) | Live in Australia | Mark Fitzgerald | |
1988 | "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" | Reg Strikes Back | Russell Mulcahy |
"Town of Plenty" | |||
"A Word in Spanish" | |||
1989 | "Healing Hands" | Sleeping with the Past | Russell Mulcahy |
"Sacrifice" | Alek Keshishian | ||
"Club at the End of the Street" | Derek Hayes | ||
"Whispers" | |||
1990 | "You Gotta Love Someone" | The Very Best of Elton John | Andy Morahan |
"Easier to Walk Away" | |||
1991 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with George Michael) | Duets | Andy Morahan |
1992 | "The One" | The One | Russell Mulcahy |
"Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) | Denise Thorne | ||
"The Last Song" | Gus Van Sant | ||
"Simple Life" | Russell Mulcahy | ||
1993 | "True Love" (with Kiki Dee) | Duets | Vadim Jean |
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) | Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato | ||
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) - Remix Video | |||
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit) | Rainer Thieding | ||
1994 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | The Lion King | Matthew Amos |
"Circle of Life" | Richard Baskin | ||
1995 | "Believe" | Made in England | Marcus Nispel |
"Made in England" | Howard Greenhalgh | ||
"Blessed" | David Vital-Durand and Raphaël Vital-Durand | ||
"Please" | Howard Greenhalgh | ||
1996 | "You Can Make History (Young Again)" | Love Songs | David Dobkin |
"Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) - Single Version | The Big Picture | Federico Brugia | |
"Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) - Original Video | Peter Demetris | ||
1997 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Tim Royes | |
"Recover Your Soul" | Marcus Nispel | ||
1999 | "Written in the Stars" (with LeAnn Rimes) | Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida | Harvey Bertram-Brown and Carolyn Corben |
2000 | "Someday Out of the Blue (Theme From El Dorado)" | The Road to El Dorado soundtrack | Joseph Kahn and Bibo Bergeron |
2001 | "I Want Love" | Songs from the West Coast | Sam Taylor-Wood |
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" | David LaChapelle | ||
"Original Sin" | |||
"Original Sin" - Dan-O-Rama Video Remix | Dan-O-Rama | ||
2002 | "Your Song" (with Alessandro Safina) | Non-album single | Tom Bird |
"Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (Blue featuring Elton John) | One Love' | Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini | |
2003 | "Are You Ready for Love" '03 (Ashley Beedle Mix) | Non-album single | Kate Dawkins |
"The Heart of Every Girl" | Mona Lisa Smile soundtrack | Nigel Dick | |
2004 | "Answer in the Sky" | Peachtree Road | David LaChapelle |
"All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" | |||
"Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" | Sam Taylor-Wood | ||
2005 | "Electricity" | Billy Elliot the Musical | Stephen Daldry |
"Electricity" - More Liam Version | |||
2006 | "Tinderbox" | The Captain & the Kid | Julian Gibbs and Julian House |
2008 | "Joseph, Better You than Me" (with The Killers & Neil Tennant) | Non-album single | Daniel Drysdale and Tyler Trautman |
2010 | "If It Wasn't For Bad" (with Leon Russell) | The Union | Paul McKeown and One Hand Clapping |
2012 | "Sad" (vs Pnau) | Good Morning to the Night | Julian House |
2013 | "Home Again" | The Diving Board | Brent Bonacorso |
"Home Again" - Lyric Video | |||
"Oceans Away" - Lyric Video | |||
"Mexican Vacation (Kids In The Candlelight)" | |||
2014 | "Save Rock and Roll" (with Fall Out Boy) | Save Rock and Roll | Adam Donald and Andrew Zaeh |
"Harmony" | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Tam Johnstone | |
2015 | "Oceans Away" | The Diving Board | Toby Wosskow and Colin Bates |
"Looking Up" | Wonderful Crazy Night | Joe Marshall | |
2016 | "Blue Wonderful" | Thibaut Duverneix | |
"In The Name Of You" | Rob Chandler | ||
"A Good Heart" | Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen | ||
2017 | "Two Fingers Of Whiskey" (with Jack White) | The American Epic Sessions | Bernard MacMahon |
"Bennie and the Jets" | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Jack Whiteley & Laura Brownhill | |
"Tiny Dancer" | Madman Across The Water | Max Weiland | |
"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)" | Honky Château | Majid Adin and Stephen McNally | |
2019 | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (with Taron Egerton) | Rocketman Soundtrack | Kii Arens |
"Never Too Late" - Lyric Video | The Lion King 2019 | Jon Favreau | |
2020 | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" [Purple Disco Machine Remix] (with Taron Egerton) | Rocketman Soundtrack | Kii Arens |
"Ordinary Man" (with Ozzy Osbourne) | Ordinary Man | Stephen Lee Carr | |
"Learn To Fly" (with Surfaces) - Lyric Video | Non-album single | Studio Showoff | |
"Learn To Fly" (with Surfaces) | |||
"Learn To Fly" (with Surfaces) - Extended Video |
David LaChapelle's the Red Piano Music Videos
Videos directed by photographer David LaChapelle for Elton John's the Red Piano stage at the Colosseum Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
Year | Title | Original year | Original album |
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2004 | "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)" | 1972 | Honky Château |
"Daniel" | 1973 | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | |
"Candle in the Wind" | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | ||
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" | |||
"The Bitch Is Back" | 1974 | Caribou | |
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | |||
"Philadelphia Freedom" | 1975 | Non-album single | |
"Pinball Wizard" | |||
"I'm Still Standing" | 1983 | Too Low For Zero | |
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" | |||
"Believe" | 1995 | Made in England | |
2006 | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | 1973 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" | 1975 | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | |
Video albums
Title | Album details |
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To Russia with Elton |
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Live In Central Park |
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Visions |
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The Videosingles |
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The Night Time Concert |
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The Breaking Hearts Tour |
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Live in Australia |
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The Very Best of Elton John |
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Live in Barcelona |
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The Last Song Video Single |
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Love Songs |
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An Audience With Elton John |
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One Night Only: The Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden |
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Dream Ticket |
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Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden |
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The Red Piano |
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The Million Dollar Piano |
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