. "1972 songs" . "1991 singles" . "Elton John" . . "2007" . "Bernie Taupin" . "Uni Records singles" . "Gus Dudgeon" . "1972-04-14"^^ . "Rocket Man" . "Universal Records (defunct record label)" . "5"^^ . "Rock ballads" . "TRJDSIX128EF342C20" . "CD single" . "0"^^ . "Mercury Records" . "%22Rocket Man%22 is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and originally performed by John. The song echoes the theme of David Bowie's 1969 song %22Space Oddity%22 (both recordings were produced by Gus Dudgeon), but according to an account in Elizabeth Rosenthal's book His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the song was inspired by Taupin's sighting of either a shooting star or a distant airplane. The account goes on to relate that the notion of astronauts no longer being perceived as heroes, but in fact as an %22everyday occupation%22, led him to the song's opening lines: %22She packed my bags last night, pre-flight. Zero hour: 9 a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then.%22The song first appeared on John's 1972 album Honky Ch\u00E2teau (under the title %22Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)%22) and became a hit single, rising to #2 in the UK and #6 in the U.S." . . . "false"^^ . "Outer space themed songs" . . "4c2a08bd-26df-4e68-835a-5bc8ff9bcf8a" . "Kate Bush" . "english" . "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)" . "Songs with music by Elton John" . "1972 singles" . "Ch\u00E2teau d'H\u00E9rouville, H\u00E9rouville, France, January 1972" . "Soft rock songs" . . "true"^^ . . "Uni Records" . "5714dece25ac0d8aee40d96a" . "Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin" . "-0.316174"^^ . <1GAKOLOnfV4> . "true"^^ . "Pop ballads" . . "eng" . . "1970s ballads" . "Mercury Records singles" . "DJM Records singles" . "Cassette single" . "Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon" . "Universal Records singles" . "DJM Records" . "Elton John songs" . "-0.342602"^^ . . "Music download" . "Gramophone record" . "Kate Bush songs" . "1980 singles" . "1991-11-25"^^ . "David Fonseca songs" . "1992 singles" .