"Who Wears These Shoes?" is a song by English musician

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

. It was released as the third single from his eighteenth studio album ''

Breaking Hearts ''Breaking Hearts'' is the eighteenth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 18 June 1984 through John's The Rocket Record Company, Rocket label in the UK and Geffen Records in the US. Like the preceding ''Too Low for ...

'' (1984) in the UK in October 1984, while it was the album's second single in the US. As with most of John's material, its lyrics were written by longtime collaborator

Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist and visual artist. He is best known for his songwriting partnership with Elton John, recognised as one of the most successful partnerships of its kind in history. Taupin co-wrote th ...

while John composed the music. In the US, the song reached number 16, becoming the album's second top 20 hit. The song peaked at number 50 in the UK. It was later included on the 1992 compilation album ''

Greatest Hits 1976–1986 ''Greatest Hits 1976–1986'' is a collection of hits by Elton John released in the United States only by Music Corporation of America, MCA Records in 1992. It replaced an earlier compilation, Geffen's 1987 release ''Elton John's Greatest Hits V ...

''.

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Elton John songs 1984 songs 1984 singles Songs with music by Elton John Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer) {{1980s-pop-song-stub