Candle in the Wind

original song written and composed by Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (words)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q56071967
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Candle in the Wind

Summary

Candle in the Wind is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Candle in the Wind's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Candle in the Wind's composer is recorded as Elton John[4].
  • Candle in the Wind was published by Dick James Music Ltd.[5].
  • Candle in the Wind's genre is pop rock[6].
  • Candle in the Wind's genre is rock music[7].
  • Among the performers on Candle in the Wind was Elton John[8].
  • Candle in the Wind was performed by Kate Bush[9].
  • Candle in the Wind is part of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road[10].
  • Candle in the Wind's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Candle in the Wind was published on 1973[12].
  • Candle in the Wind's lyricist is recorded as Bernie Taupin[13].
  • Candle in the Wind's dedicated to is recorded as Marilyn Monroe[14].
  • Candle in the Wind's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Candle in the Wind'}[15].
  • Candle in the Wind's has characteristic is recorded as threnody[16].
  • Candle in the Wind's different from is recorded as Candle in the Wind[17].
  • Candle in the Wind's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Goodbye Norma Jean'}[18].
  • Candle in the Wind's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a5215e7d-36e8-3c17-abb7-5fc5e27b2312[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Candle in the Wind was published by Dick James Music Ltd.[5]. Performers include Elton John[8] and Kate Bush[9].

Publication

Candle in the Wind was released on 1973[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include pop rock[6] and rock music[7]. It is part of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road[10].

Why It Matters

Candle in the Wind ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,485 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . musicbrainz.org. Retrieved . musicbrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher Dick James Music Ltd.
    Genre pop rock, rock music
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