"Elton John" . "english" . "Songs with music by Elton John" . "5714dece25ac0d8aee40dace" . . "Candle In The Wind" . "Songs about Marilyn Monroe" . "1987 singles" . "57"^^ . "Gus Dudgeon" . "Candle In The Wind" . . "MCA Records" . "296112"^^ . . "1970s ballads" . "a57af2bd-9226-468e-8d86-1b2265fc4ef1" . "-0.246757"^^ . "false"^^ . "1973 songs" . . "6"^^ . "Elton John songs" . "237000.0"^^ . . . "MCA Records singles" . "DJM Records singles" . "17634192" . "2000-10-31"^^ . . "Rock ballads" . "Gramophone record" . "true"^^ . . "%22Candle in the Wind%22 is a song with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier.In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. This version of the song was released as a single and reached No. 1 in many countries, proving a much greater success than the original, officially being listed as the second best-selling single of all time." . . "true"^^ . "1974 singles" . "May 1973; Trident Studios" . "DJM Records" . "TRULXIO12903CB6ABD" . "-0.697158"^^ . . "Songs inspired by deaths" . . . "413" . "-15.2"^^ . "eng" . "GBALX8700011" . "Pop ballads" . . "134.0"^^ . "Soft rock songs" . "Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin" . . "Bernie Taupin" . "Songs in memory of deceased persons" . "Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon" .