. . "Gramophone record" . "929379" . "6"^^ . "Bernie Taupin" . . "Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin" . "413" . . "english" . . . "European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles" . "The Rocket Record Company singles" . "22"^^ . "5714dece25ac0d8aee40dc4d" . "1989 singles" . "false"^^ . "Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)" . "Chris Thomas (record producer)" . "-15.4"^^ . "8f95a58f-514f-4918-9d9a-385b343916d4" . "1990 singles" . "-0.167918"^^ . "-0.407176"^^ . . . "TRQPDKR12903CA4436" . "Elton John songs" . "MCA Records" . . "UK Singles Chart number-one singles" . "Singles certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'\u00C9dition Phonographique" . "Sacrifice" . "true"^^ . "GBALX8900001" . "true"^^ . "1989 songs" . "The Rocket Record Company" . "Sacrifice" . "698368"^^ . "MCA Records singles" . . . . "Pop ballads" . "Elton John" . "Music videos directed by Alek Keshishian" . "%22Sacrifice%22 is a ballad performed by musician Elton John. The lyrics are by Bernie Taupin and the music by John. The song appears on the 1989 album Sleeping with the Past. It was first released in October 1989, then in 1990, and was the second single from the album. It achieved success, particularly in France and the UK, where it became his first solo chart-topper, spending five weeks at the top." . "309000.0"^^ . "Rock ballads" . "CD single" . "Disney songs" . "2008-03-18"^^ . "Cassette single" . "eng" . . "Number-one singles in France" . "111.0"^^ . "Songs with music by Elton John" .