Rocket Man

Summary

Rocket Man is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rocket Man's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Rocket Man's composer is recorded as Elton John^[4].
• Rocket Man's genre is popular music^[5].
• Among the performers on Rocket Man was Elton John^[6].
• Rocket Man was performed by Kate Bush^[7].
• Among the performers on Rocket Man was David Fonseca^[8].
• Rocket Man is part of Honky Château^[9].
• Rocket Man's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Rocket Man was published on 1972^[11].
• Rocket Man's lyricist is recorded as Bernie Taupin^[12].
• The Rocket Man inspired Rocket Man^[13].
• Rocket Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rocket Man'}^[14].
• Rocket Man's different from is recorded as Rocket Man^[15].
• Rocket Man's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'She packed my bags last night pre-flight'}^[16].
• Rocket Man's form of creative work is recorded as song^[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[18]

• Genre(s): pop, rock, soft rock^[19]

• Community tags: pop, rock, soft rock^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: af9bc306-eb56-3eb1-9d37-eb46ceca1e50^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Elton John^[6], Kate Bush^[7], and David Fonseca^[8].

Publication

Rocket Man was published on 1972^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is popular music^[5]. It is part of Honky Château^[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Rocket Man inspired it^[13].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Rocket Man include Rocketman^[22], a film^[23], directed by Dexter Fletcher^[24].

Why It Matters

Rocket Man ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for it include Rocketman^[22], a film^[23], directed by Dexter Fletcher^[24].