"Bernie Taupin" . "1973-03-26"^^ . "Gramophone record" . "Songs with music by Elton John" . . "233000.0"^^ . "false"^^ . "english" . "MCA Records" . "Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles" . . "Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin" . "DJM Records" . "-0.672722"^^ . "2008-12-07"^^ . "false"^^ . "Rock ballads" . "132.0"^^ . "49"^^ . . "Wilson Phillips songs" . "Elton John songs" . "false"^^ . "Gus Dudgeon" . "-12.9"^^ . "413" . "5714dece25ac0d8aee40dc68" . . "Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon" . "1110239" . "2"^^ . "June 1972" . "Songs of the Vietnam War" . "Elton John" . "d373ce6a-d746-4516-9950-7ed3835982f1" . . "eng" . . "632416"^^ . "Daniel" . . "%22Daniel%22 is a major hit song and ballad by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United Kingdom, the song reached no. 4 in the official chart.In the USA the song reached No. 2 on the pop charts and No. 1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring of 1973. In the United States, it was certified Gold on 13 September 1995 by the RIAA. In Canada, it became his second No. 1 single, following %22Crocodile Rock%22 earlier in the year, holding the position for two weeks in the RPM 100 national singles chart. Writers John and Taupin received the 1973 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.Donatella Versace named her son Daniel Versace after this song." . "1973 singles" . . . . "Daniel" . . "Soft rock songs" . "-0.337637"^^ . "GBAMB9500001" . . .