"Good Morning to the Night" is a song by English musician
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
and Australian electronic dance duo
Pnau. It was released in
Australia
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on 6 July 2012 as the lead single from
the album of the same name. In November 2012, John and Pnau performed the song live on
''The X Factor'' Australia.
The song peaked at number 71 on the
ARIA charts.
The song incorporates elements from the following original Elton John sound recordings: "
Philadelphia Freedom", "
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters", "
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is a medley of two songs written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the opening track of the 1973 double album ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road''.
The fi ...
", "
Tonight", "
Gulliver/It's Hay Chewed", "
Sixty Years On", "
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", and "
Someone Saved My Life Tonight".
Reception
In an album review, Phil Mongredien from The Guardian said, "The dazzling title track combines eight of Elton's lesser-known pieces to create an uplifting club anthem – in the vein of
Modjo's '
Lady
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' – that seems a sure-fire summer hit."
Track listings
1 track
#"Good Morning to the Night" – 3:30
CD single
#"Good Morning to the Night"
(Cahill remix) – 3:30
#"Good Morning to the Night"
(Album version) – 3:21
Charts
Release history
References
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Songs about nights
2012 songs
2012 singles
Elton John songs
Pnau songs
Songs with music by Elton John