The videography and filmography of British singer, songwriter and pianist
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 ...
consists of 181 music videos and 17 video albums.
Since 1970, John has continually released promotional music videos, beginning with "
Your Song" and only sporadically releasing videos thereafter. It was not until ''Visions'', a release that included music videos of every song from his 1981 album ''
The Fox'', as well as the rise of
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
, that he began to release videos more frequently.
John had usually appeared in his music videos, but after 2001, John began appearing less and less in his own videos, sometimes opting to have other actors such as
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...
("
This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" is the final track on Elton John's 2001 album ''Songs from the West Coast''. Written by John and Bernie Taupin, the song's lyrics details John's fame being over and his coming to terms with getting older b ...
") and
Robert Downey Jr. ("
I Want Love
"I Want Love" is a 2001 song by English musician Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin, ") lip-synch the lyrics.
Music videos
1970–1980
1981–1982 Elton John: Visions (The Fox music videos)
Notes
* The album ''
The Fox'' was released on 20 May 1981. However, ''Elton John: Visions'' became available only in 1982. The video collection was nominated for the
25th Annual Grammy Awards
The 25th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 1983, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Album of the Year went to Toto for ''Toto IV'', and Song of the Year went to ...
for
Video of the Year (Elton, performer and Russell Mulcahy, director), it lost to ''
Olivia Physical'' from
Olivia Newton-John.
1982–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–2024
Music videos, by others, involving *Elton John
David LaChapelle's the Red Piano Music Videos
Videos directed by photographer David LaChapelle for Elton John's the Red Piano stage at the Colosseum Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
Video albums
Filmography
* ''
Born to Boogie
''Born to Boogie'' is a 1972 British concert film about a concert at the Empire Pool starring T. Rex, Marc Bolan, Ringo Starr and Elton John. Directed by Starr himself, the movie was released on The Beatles' Apple Films label.
Content
'' ...
'', US (1972) as himself with Marc Bolan and Ringo Starr
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Tommy
Tommy may refer to:
People
* Tommy (given name)
* Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film
* ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...
'', UK (1975) as Pinball Wizard
* ''
The Muppet Show'' (1978) (season 2) guest appearance as himself
* ''
Totally Minnie
''Totally Minnie'' is a 1988 musical television special on NBC hosted by Suzanne Somers and starring Minnie Mouse. It was the first film to feature Minnie Mouse in the lead role, and, until the premiere of ''Mickey Mouse Works'' in 1999, this was ...
'' (1988) as himself
* ''
Spice World'', UK (1997) as himself
* ''
The Nanny'' (1997) as himself
* ''
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras'' (1997) autobiography as himself
* ''
South Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...
'' (1998) (season 2) guest appearance as himself
* ''
The Simpsons'' (1999) (season 10) guest appearance as himself
* ''
The Road to El Dorado'' (2000) as the Narrator
* ''
Bob the Builder'', UK (2001) episode "A Christmas to Remember" as himself
* ''
Ally McBeal'' (2001) episode "I Want Love" as himself
* ''
The Country Bears'', US (2002) as himself
* ''
Elton John: Me, Myself & I'' (2007) autobiography as himself
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Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
'' (2016) (season 4) guest appearance as himself
* ''
The American Epic Sessions
''The American Epic Sessions'' is a documentary film in which an engineer restores the fabled long-lost first electrical sound recording system from 1925, and twenty contemporary artists pay tribute to the momentous machine by attempting to record ...
'' (2017) as himself
* ''
Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017) as himself
* ''
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr ...
'' (2020) as himself
* ''
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil'' (2021) as himself
* ''
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road'' (2021) as himself
* ''
If These Walls Could Sing'' (2022) as himself
References
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Videographies of British artists