"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" is a song from the 2019 biopic ''

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''. Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, the song was performed by John and

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, who portrayed John in the film. The song is heard in the end credits of the film. The official music video features both archival clips from John's early career as well as scenes from the film. The song won numerous accolades including "

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" at the

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, " Best Song" at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, "

" at the

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, and

at the

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. The song premiered on BBC Radio 2 on 16 May 2019.

Accolades

Music video

The music video was directed by

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. It was uploaded to John's official

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account on 13 June 2019. The video features John and Egerton, with footage of Egerton as John in ''Rocketman'', archival footage of the musician and clips of both John and Egerton recording the song in the studio. It also includes kaleidoscopic animation mixed with album artwork and concert posters from John's heyday. The making of the music video was released on 4 July 2019 on John's Vevo account, with John and Taupin discussing the track in a behind-the-scenes video.

Live performances

"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" was performed by John and Egerton on Paramount Pictures' Rocketman: Live in Concert at the

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, in Los Angeles, with the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra on 17 October 2019. John performed "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" at the

on 9 February 2020 with a red Yamaha piano and full-band including backing singers in front of a screen with animated graphics to represent the film. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Remix

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was responsible for a remix version of music from John and Egerton. The music was launched on download and streaming platforms on 19 December 2019. The cover of the remix was illustrated by Erin Goedtel.

Track listing

Digital download # "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (Purple Disco Machine Remix) – 3:25

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

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