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You Can Make History (Young Again)

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{{Infobox song

| name = You Can Make History (Young Again)

| cover = You Can Make History (Young Again) - Elton John.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Elton John

| album = Love Songs

| B-side = "Song for Guy"

| released = October 1996

| recorded = 1996

| studio =

| genre =

* Pop

* soft rock

| length =

* 3:52 (radio edit)

* 4:54 (album version)

| label = MCA

| writer =

* Elton John

* Bernie Taupin

| producer = Chris Thomas

| prev_title = Please

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Live Like Horses

| next_year = 1996

| misc =

}}

"'You Can Make History (Young Again)'" is a song by English musician Elton John, initially recorded in 1996 and released on the American version of the compilation 'Love Songs'. As the song was recorded after the release of the original European version of the compilation (released in late 1995), it was not included on that version.

Lyrically, the song talks of a lover who makes one feel young again, and is said to have been written about David Furnish, with whom Elton began a relationship in 1993. The single included two tracks: a version of the song with its characteristic sitar (which can be heard at the beginning and end of the song), and one without (effectively an acoustic mix).

Song release



The song was released as a cassette single, charting at number four on the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart and number 70 on the main Hot 100 chart. It also reached number 19 in Canada.

Approximately a year after its release, the song was first released internationally when it was included as the B-side of the worldwide number-one "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997" single, both of which were dedicated to friends of Elton John's who had died that year: Gianni Versace and Diana, Princess of Wales respectively.

Live performances



John only played this song 2 times live on one day. He performed the song on 15 November 1996 in The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Music video



A video, essentially a tribute to Elton's career, was also filmed for the song, featuring Elton singing in front of a microphone in a room with striped walls. Intercut with this are scenes of the camera panning across and zooming in and out of photographs and video footage (projected within the photo frames), showing various performances and notable events from throughout Elton's career. Lying amongst these photographs are notable Elton accessories, such as a knee-high boot adorned with stars, sunglasses with purple lenses, and various top hats.

Towards the end of the video, several of the frames catch fire, and remain charred as smoke rises out of the box first seen at the beginning. One final frame shows Elton with his back towards the camera as he bows.

Track listing



'Promo CD'

#"You Can Make History (Young Again)" 4:54

#"You Can Make History (Young Again)" 4:54

'Cassette'

#"You Can Make History (Young Again)" 4:54

#"Song for Guy" 5:02

Personnel



*Elton John piano, vocals

*Davey Johnstone guitars

*Bob Birch bass guitar

*Charlie Morgan drums, percussion

*Guy Babylon keyboards

Chart history



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



References



Category:1996 singles

Category:Elton John songs

Category:Songs with music by Elton John

Category:Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin

Category:Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)

Category:1996 songs

Category:Music videos directed by David Dobkin

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