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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Written by Bernie Taupin, also I’m Still Standing, Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) and The Bitch Is Back
Part of Wonderful Crazy Night, also Looking Up, A Good Heart and Blue Wonderful
Released on Virgin EMI Records, also Rise (Jonas Blue), Good Grief (Bastille) and Ready for Your Love (Gorgon City)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bernie Taupin wrote 5 of Elton John’s top 10 songs
Elton John wrote 484 songs on fono
Bernie Taupin wrote 411 songs on fono
Bernie Taupin’s most frequent co-writer is Elton John (378 songs together)
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Bernie Taupin and Elton John
- Performed by
- Davey Johnstone, Elton John, John Mahon, Kim Bullard, Nigel Olsson and Ray Cooper
- Part of
- Wonderful Crazy Night
- Released on
- Mercury Records and Virgin EMI Records
- Written by
- Bernie Taupin and Elton John
- Performed by
- Davey Johnstone, Elton John, John Mahon, Kim Bullard, Nigel Olsson and Ray Cooper
- Part of
- Wonderful Crazy Night
- Released on
- Mercury Records and Virgin EMI Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Bernie Taupin
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Wonderful Crazy Night
Same label: Virgin EMI Records
Same writer: Bernie Taupin
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Wonderful Crazy Night
Same label: Virgin EMI Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was performed by Davey Johnstone
Claw Hammer was performed by Davey Johnstone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was performed by Elton John
3MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was performed by John Mahon
4MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was performed by Kim Bullard
Claw Hammer was performed by Kim Bullard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was performed by Nigel Olsson
Claw Hammer was performed by Nigel Olsson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was performed by Ray Cooper
7MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was written by Bernie Taupin
Claw Hammer was written by Bernie Taupin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was written by Elton John
9MusicBrainz Claw Hammer is part of the release Wonderful Crazy Night
Claw Hammer is part of the release Wonderful Crazy Night
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Claw Hammer
Mercury Records is the label of the song Claw Hammer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Virgin EMI Records is the label of the song Claw Hammer
Virgin EMI Records is the label of the song Claw Hammer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Claw Hammer was released on 2016-02-05