Club at the End of the Street
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For the single release, John's rendition of the well-known John Lennon song "Give Peace a Chance" was used for the B-side.
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. The animated version of Elton John would make a cameo appearance a year later in Rod Stewart's "The Motown Song" music video; which was also created by the same company.
- 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
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
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | April 1990 | Template:Hlist | MCA | |
| United Kingdom | 6 August 1990 | Template:Hlist | Rocket | [9] |
See also
References
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- Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)
- Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin
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