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Club at the End of the Street
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Club at the End of the Street
| cover = Club_at_the_end_of_the_street.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Elton John
| album = Sleeping with the Past
| A-side = "Whispers" (UK-only release)
| B-side = Give Peace a Chance
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length =
* 4:49 (album version)
* 4:29 (single version)
| label =
* Rocket (UK)
* MCA (US)
| composer = Elton John
| lyricist = Bernie Taupin
| producer = Chris Thomas
| prev_title = Sacrifice
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = You Gotta Love Someone
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
"'Club at the End of the Street'" is an upbeat pop rock song composed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was included on John's album 'Sleeping with the Past' in 1989 and released as its third single in 1990. The song describes a night on the town between two lovers at a disclosed nightclub. John stated in 2013 on 'Rolling Stone' that this song was one of his favourites. He performed this song 3 times live during the One Night Only concerts in 2000.
The music video for the song was animated, due to John's involvement with the family of AIDS victim Ryan White.
B-side
For the single release, John's rendition of the well-known John Lennon song "Give Peace a Chance" was used for the B-side. This song was also released on his 1990 box set, 'To Be Continued'.
Chart performance
The single was a No. 28 pop hit in the US and a Top 40 hit in several countries in the summer of 1990; whilst in Denmark, where the album was recorded, it reached No. 1 for two weeks and remains one of Elton's biggest hits in that country.
Music video
The music video was produced by Animation City, an animation company in London and directed by Derek Hayes; it followed the success of the Madonna video "Dear Jessie" by the same company. The music video version of the track is slightly faster than the single and album versions.
* Director Derek Hayes
* Producer Maddy Sparrow
* Designer Lin Jammet
* Animators Neville Astley, Paul Cowan, Jimmy Farrington, Kevin Griffiths, Andy Goff, Malcolm Hartley, Derek Hayes and Erica Russell.
* Additional Animation 'A' For Animation
* Production Company Animation City
Track listings
'7-inch and CD single'
# "Club at the End of the Street" 4:49
# "Give Peace a Chance" 3:46
'12-inch maxi'
# "Club at the End of the Street" 4:49
# "Give Peace a Chance" 3:46
# "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (live in Verona, Italy) 5:37
'7-inch and CD single (UK edition)'
# "Club at the End of the Street" 4:49
# "Whispers" 3:46
# "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (live in Verona, Italy) 5:37
Personnel
* Elton John keyboards, lead and harmony vocals, backing vocals
* Guy Babylon keyboards
* Fred Mandel keyboards, organ, guitar
* Peter Iversen Fairlight and Audiofile programming
* Davey Johnstone guitar, backing vocals
* Romeo Williams bass
* Jonathan Moffett drums
* Vince Denham saxophone
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
See also
* List of European number-one airplay songs of the 1990s
References
Category:1989 songs
Category:1990 singles
Category:Animated music videos
Category:Elton John songs
Category:MCA Records singles
Category:The Rocket Record Company singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)
Category:Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Category:Songs with music by Elton John
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