Candle in the Wind 1997 - wikipedia Candle in the Wind 1997 For other uses, see Candle in the Wind ( disambiguation ). `` Something About The Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' Single by Elton John A-side `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' B - side `` You Can Make History ( Young Again ) '' Released 13 September 1997 ( 1997 - 09 - 13 ) Format CD single vinyl record ( 7 `` ) audio cassette Recorded September 1997 Genre Pop Length 3 : 59 ( `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ) 4 : 11 ( `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' ) Label Rocket A&M Songwriter ( s ) Elton John Bernie Taupin ( re-written ) Producer ( s ) George Martin Elton John singles chronology `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' ( 1997 ) `` Recover Your Soul '' ( 1998 ) `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' ( 1997 ) `` Recover Your Soul '' ( 1998 ) Audio sample file help `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' is a song by Bernie Taupin and Elton John, a re-written and re-recorded version of their 1974 song `` Candle in the Wind ''. It was released on 13 September 1997 as a tribute single to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, with the global proceeds from the song going towards Diana 's charities. In many countries, it was pressed as a double A-side with `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight ''. The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, and the song produced by Sir George Martin. According to the Guinness Book of Records, `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' is the second highest selling single of all time ( behind Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' from 1942 ), and it is the highest selling single since charts began in the 1950s. After being released, `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' entered at number one in the UK Singles Chart, John 's fourth UK number one single, and became the best - selling single in UK Chart history. In October it became John 's ninth U.S. number one single, where it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, and is the best - selling single in Billboard history, and was the first single certified Diamond in the U.S. The song topped the German Singles Chart for seven weeks and the Australian ARIA Charts for six weeks, and reached number one in Japan, Canada, France and music charts around the world. The 1997 version won John the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1998. At the 1998 Brit Awards the song was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single. The lyrics of the earlier version of `` Candle in the Wind '', also written by Taupin, were a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. The opening lines of the 1973 version, `` Goodbye Norma Jeane, though I never knew you at all, '' were adapted to `` Goodbye England 's rose, may you ever grow in our hearts. '' Most of the lyrics were adapted to suit the circumstances of Diana 's life and death. Contents 1 Background 2 Chart performance 2.1 All time sales ranking 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Certifications 5 Cover versions 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Background On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris, France. The news shocked Elton John, as he and the Princess had been very good friends. Earlier in the summer, he had also lost another good friend, fashion designer Gianni Versace. Pictures depicting Diana appearing to console a distraught John at Versace 's funeral were featured prominently in news coverage throughout the world. I thought it was very important to project it from a nation 's standpoint. I wanted to make it sound like a country singing it. From the first couple of lines I wrote ( which began `` Goodbye England 's Rose '' ), the rest sort of fell into place `` '' Bernie Taupin on writing the lyrics for `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' To cope with the grief, John wanted to pay a tribute to Diana. He contacted his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, asking him to revise the lyrics of their 1973 song `` Candle in the Wind '' to honour her. George Martin was contacted to help produce the song, and added a string quartet ( Peter Manning, Keith Pascoe, Levine Andrade, and Andrew Shulman ), and woodwind ( Pippa Davies, oboe ) to help balance the recording. It was recorded at Townhouse Studios in West London. John publicly performed `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' only once, at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, in Westminster Abbey on 6 September 1997. He continues to sing the original version of the song at his concerts, but has repeatedly turned down requests to perform the revised version, even for the memorial Concert for Diana in July 2007, having vowed never to perform it again unless asked by Diana 's sons. The song has never been released ( or re-released ) on any of his other albums or compilations, not even on the 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales : Tribute album ( an official 2 - CD release sanctioned by Diana 's family that included other artists such as Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Queen, Celine Dion, and Rod Stewart ). The song was included on Diana, Princess of Wales : The BBC Recording of the Funeral Service. The soundtrack was released on September 30, 1997. Chart performance `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' was expected to debut high on the charts, due to its tribute to the death of Diana. It became the fastest - selling single in the UK, selling 658,000 copies on its first day of release, and over 1.5 million in its first week. The single remained at number one on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, and it became the best - selling song in the UK, overtaking the 13 - year - old record held by Band Aid 's `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' It has been certified as the best - selling single of all time in the UK, and has sold 4.94 million copies in the UK as of September 2017. The chart success in the United States was similar. Released on 22 September 1997, `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, with first week sales at 3.5 million copies. The album / single stayed at the top of the charts for 14 consecutive weeks, a record for a male solo artist. It has the biggest sales for any song sold within a single calendar year when it sold 8,111,000 physical copies in 1997, despite being recorded as late as September of the same year. On January 17, 1998, it was knocked out of the number one spot on the Hot 100 chart by `` Truly Madly Deeply '' by Savage Garden. Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1997, despite being on the chart for only eight weeks in the chart year. To date, the song is the only number - one debut to top the Year - End Hot 100. It was on the chart for 35 more weeks, making it the # 8 song of 1998, making `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' one of only three songs in the history of the chart to be ranked on the top ten of two separate Hot 100 year - end charts, along with Chubby Checker 's `` The Twist '' ( # 10 in 1960 and # 9 in 1962 ) and LeAnn Rimes ' `` How Do I Live '' ( # 9 in 1997 and # 5 in 1998 ) ; the latter had charted on the same period with the song. The best - selling single in Billboard history, and the only single ever certified Diamond in the United States at the time, the single shipped over 11 million copies in the U.S. In the U.S., the solo # 1 single broke Elton John 's `` Kiki jinx. '' After five number - one solo hits in America in the 1970s, John hit # 1 in a duet with Kiki Dee with 1976 's `` Do n't Go Breaking My Heart ''. From then until `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '', John did not record a number - one single by himself and only had two chart toppers altogether. The first of those was 1986 's `` That 's What Friends Are For '', where he joined forces with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder to form a quartet known as Dionne & Friends which helped raise money for AIDS research. Six years later John teamed with George Michael on a re-release of his earlier hit `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me ''. On the Canadian Singles Chart, `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' / `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' spent three years in the top 20, with 46 non-consecutive weeks at the top spot. However, the song 's unusual chart performance in Canada has also been explained as a structural factor, due to the relative lack of CD singles available for sale in Canadian stores. On Canada 's RPM Top Singles chart, neither song made it to the top spot, with `` Candle '' reaching # 14 and `` Something '' peaking at # 13 and spending a much longer amount of time in the top 20. In Germany, the song is the 8th best selling pop hymn ever. Having spent six weeks at number one on the ARIA Charts, `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' is one of the all - time best - selling singles in Australia, being certified 14 times platinum with 56 weeks in the Top 100. According to Musiikkituottajat, the Finnish music industry federation, `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' is the best - selling single of all time in Finland, with quintuple - platinum sales of over 54,000 copies to date. It is estimated that at the peak of sales, almost six copies of the single were sold per second. In the UK, the single grabbed the number one slot on the first day of its release, with more than 650,000 copies sold in 24 hours, becoming the fastest - selling record of all time in the UK charts. All artist and composer royalties and record company profits were donated to Diana 's charities via the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. All time sales ranking The song has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, which makes it either the best - selling or the second best - selling single worldwide of all time. The confusion and debate on whether John 's record is or is not the best - selling single in the world is due to a lack of information on sales for the record 's main contender for the number - one spot, Bing Crosby 's recording of `` White Christmas, '' because Crosby 's recording was released before the advent of the modern - day US and UK singles charts. However, after careful research, Guinness World Records in 2007 concluded that, worldwide, Crosby 's recording of `` White Christmas '' has, in their estimation, sold at least 50 million copies, and that John 's recording of `` Candle in the Wind '' has sold 33 million, making Crosby 's recording the best - selling single of all time. However, an update in the 2009 edition of the book decided to further help settle the controversy amicably by naming both John 's and Crosby 's songs to be `` winners '' by stating that John 's recording is the `` best - selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, '' while maintaining that `` the best - selling single of all time was released before the first pop charts, '' and that this distinction belongs to `` White Christmas, '' which it says `` was listed as the world 's best - selling single in the first - ever Guinness Book of Records ( published in 1955 ) and -- remarkably -- still retains the title more than 50 years later. '' Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1997 -- 98 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Canada ( Canadian Singles Chart ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 14 Denmark ( Hitlisten ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Hungary ( IPSOS / Mahasz - IFPI ) Iceland ( Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Oricon ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 12 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 32 Year - end charts Chart ( 1997 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 18 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 96 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 12 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Italy ( FIMI ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 30 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 Chart ( 1998 ) Position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 42 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 95 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 91 Norway ( VG - lista ) 74 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 57 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 183 US Billboard Hot 100 8 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 14 × Platinum 980,000 Austria ( IFPI Austria ) 6 × Platinum 300,000 Belgium ( BEA ) 7 × Platinum 350,000 Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil ) Platinum 250,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 19 × Platinum 1,900,000 Finland ( Musiikkituottajat ) Platinum 54,225 France ( SNEP ) Diamond 2,029,000 Germany ( BVMI ) 9 × Platinum 4,500,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) 2 × Platinum 200,000 Mexico ( AMPROFON ) Gold 30,000 Netherlands ( NVPI ) 6 × Platinum 450,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) 15 × Platinum 150,000 Norway ( IFPI Norway ) 8 × Platinum 80,000 Poland ( ZPAV ) Platinum 20,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 9 × Platinum 180,000 Sweden ( GLF ) 7 × Platinum 210,000 Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland ) 9 × Platinum 450,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 9 × Platinum 4,935,000 United States ( RIAA ) 11 × Platinum 11,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions In 1997 La Bouche covered `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' as a bonus track on their album A Moment of Love. See also Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund List of best - selling singles List of best - selling singles in Australia List of best - selling singles in Canada List of best - selling singles in Finland List of best - selling singles in France List of best - selling singles in Germany List of best - selling singles in Japan List of best - selling singles in Spain List of best - selling singles in the United Kingdom List of best - selling singles in the United States References Jump up ^ Guinness Book of Records, 2007 Edition, page 187 Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Guinness Book of Records 2009 states that `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' is the `` best - selling single since charts began '' ; however, not of all time. Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' is still recognized as the best selling single of all time, but since it was released prior to the start of many charts, its sales prior to the 1950s are estimated. John 's 1997 song has sold the most copies when looking at copies sold since charts began, as verified in Guinness World Records. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 37 - 7. See also : Guinness Book of Records, 2009 Edition, pages 14, 15 & 169 `` Archived copy '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 27. ^ Jump up to : `` RIAA News Room -- The American Recording Industry Announces its Artists of the Century -- Nov 10, 1999 ''. Recording Industry Association of America website. RIAA. 10 November 1999. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014. ' Candle In The Wind 1997 ' soon surpassed Bing Crosby 's ' White Christmas ' to become the best - selling single of all time. 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If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ La Bouche A Moment of Love External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Elton John songs 1960s and 1970s `` Skyline Pigeon '' ( 1968 ) `` I 've Been Loving You '' ( 1968 ) `` Lady Samantha '' ( 1969 ) `` It 's Me That You Need '' ( 1969 ) `` Border Song '' ( 1970 ) `` Rock and Roll Madonna '' ( 1970 ) `` From Denver to L.A. '' ( 1970 ) `` Take Me to the Pilot '' ( 1970 ) `` Your Song '' ( 1970 ) `` Friends '' ( 1971 ) `` Levon '' ( 1971 ) `` Tiny Dancer '' ( 1972 ) `` Rocket Man '' ( 1972 ) `` Honky Cat '' ( 1972 ) `` I Think I 'm Going to Kill Myself '' ( 1972 ) `` Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters '' ( 1972 ) `` Crocodile Rock '' ( 1972 ) `` Elderberry Wine '' ( 1972 ) `` Daniel '' ( 1972 ) `` Teacher I Need You '' ( 1973 ) `` Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding '' ( 1973 ) `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' ( 1973 ) `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' ( 1973 ) `` Step into Christmas '' ( 1973 ) `` Candle in the Wind '' ( 1974 ) `` Bennie and the Jets '' ( 1974 ) `` Harmony '' ( 1974 ) `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( 1974 ) `` The Bitch Is Back '' ( 1974 ) `` Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds '' ( 1974 ) `` Philadelphia Freedom '' ( 1975 ) `` I Saw Her Standing There '' ( 1975 ) `` Someone Saved My Life Tonight '' ( 1975 ) `` Island Girl '' ( 1975 ) `` Grow Some Funk of Your Own '' ( 1976 ) `` I Feel Like a Bullet ( In the Gun of Robert Ford ) '' ( 1976 ) `` Pinball Wizard '' ( 1976 ) `` Do n't Go Breaking My Heart '' ( 1976 ) `` Cage the Songbird '' ( 1976 ) `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' ( 1976 ) `` Bite Your Lip ( Get Up and Dance ! ) '' ( 1977 ) `` Crazy Water '' ( 1977 ) `` The Goaldiggers Song '' ( 1977 ) `` Ego '' ( 1978 ) `` Part - Time Love '' ( 1978 ) `` Song for Guy '' ( 1978 ) `` Are You Ready for Love '' ( 1979 ) `` Mama Ca n't Buy You Love '' ( 1979 ) `` Johnny B. Goode '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` Little Jeannie '' ( 1980 ) `` Sartorial Eloquence ( Do n't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More ? ) '' ( 1980 ) `` Dear God '' ( 1980 ) `` Whatever Gets You thru the Night '' ( 1981 ) `` Nobody Wins '' ( 1981 ) `` Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever '' ( with Kiki Dee, 1981 ) `` Blue Eyes '' ( 1982 ) `` Empty Garden ( Hey Hey Johnny ) '' ( 1982 ) `` Ball and Chain '' ( 1982 ) `` All Quiet on the Western Front '' ( 1982 ) `` I Guess That 's Why They Call It the Blues '' ( 1983 ) `` I 'm Still Standing '' ( 1983 ) `` Sad Songs ( Say So Much ) '' ( 1984 ) `` Passengers '' ( 1984 ) `` Nikita '' ( 1985 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) `` Wrap Her Up '' ( 1985 ) `` Take Me to the Pilot '' ( 1988 ) `` I Do n't Wanna Go on with You Like That '' ( 1988 ) `` Town of Plenty '' ( 1988 ) `` Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ( Part Two ) '' ( 1988 ) `` Healing Hands '' ( 1989 ) `` Sacrifice '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` Club at the End of the Street '' ( 1990 ) `` You Gotta Love Someone '' ( 1990 ) `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( 1991 ) `` The One '' ( 1992 ) `` Runaway Train '' ( 1992 ) `` The Last Song '' ( 1992 ) `` Simple Life '' ( 1993 ) `` True Love '' ( 1993 ) `` Shakey Ground '' ( 1994 ) `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' ( 1994 ) `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' ( 1994 ) `` Circle of Life '' ( 1994 ) `` Believe '' ( 1995 ) `` Made in England '' ( 1995 ) `` When the Money 's Gone '' ( 1995 ) `` You Can Make History ( Young Again ) '' ( 1996 ) `` The Madness of King Scar '' ( 1997 ) `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' ( 1997 ) `` Written in the Stars '' ( 1999 ) 2000s `` I Want Love '' ( 2001 ) `` This Train Do n't Stop There Anymore '' ( 2002 ) `` Original Sin '' ( 2002 ) `` Are You Ready for Love '' ( 2003 ) `` Ghetto Gospel '' ( 2005 ) `` Electricity '' ( 2005 ) `` The Bridge '' ( 2006 ) `` Joseph, Better You than Me '' ( 2008 ) `` Tiny Dancer ( Hold Me Closer ) '' ( 2009 ) Related articles Albums discography Videography Book : Elton John Category : Elton John Billboard Year - End number one singles ( 1980 -- 1999 ) 1980 : `` Call Me '' -- Blondie 1981 : `` Bette Davis Eyes '' -- Kim Carnes 1982 : `` Physical '' -- Olivia Newton - John 1983 : `` Every Breath You Take '' -- The Police 1984 : `` When Doves Cry '' -- Prince 1985 : `` Careless Whisper '' -- Wham ! featuring George Michael 1986 : `` That 's What Friends Are For '' -- Dionne & Friends 1987 : `` Walk Like an Egyptian '' -- The Bangles 1988 : `` Faith '' -- George Michael 1989 : `` Look Away '' -- Chicago 1990 : `` Hold On '' -- Wilson Phillips 1991 : `` ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' -- Bryan Adams 1992 : `` End of the Road '' -- Boyz II Men 1993 : `` I Will Always Love You '' -- Whitney Houston 1994 : `` The Sign '' -- Ace of Base 1995 : `` Gangsta 's Paradise '' -- Coolio featuring L.V. 1996 : `` Macarena ( Bayside Boys Mix ) '' -- Los del Río 1997 : `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' / `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' -- Elton John 1998 : `` Too Close '' -- Next 1999 : `` Believe '' -- Cher Complete list ( 1946 -- 1959 ) ( 1960 -- 1979 ) ( 1980 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2019 ) Best - selling singles by year in the United Kingdom 1952 -- 1969 1952 : `` Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart '' -- Vera Lynn ( UK ) 1953 : `` I Believe '' -- Frankie Laine 1954 : `` Secret Love '' -- Doris Day 1955 : `` Rose Marie '' -- Slim Whitman 1956 : `` I 'll Be Home '' -- Pat Boone 1957 : `` Diana '' -- Paul Anka 1958 : `` Jailhouse Rock '' -- Elvis Presley 1959 : `` Living Doll '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1960 : `` It 's Now or Never '' -- Elvis Presley 1961 : `` Wooden Heart '' -- Elvis Presley 1962 : `` I Remember You '' -- Frank Ifield ( UK ) 1963 : `` She Loves You '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1964 : `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1965 : `` Tears '' -- Ken Dodd ( UK ) 1966 : `` Green, Green Grass of Home '' -- Tom Jones ( UK ) 1967 : `` Release Me '' -- Engelbert Humperdinck ( UK ) 1968 : `` Hey Jude '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1969 : `` Sugar, Sugar '' -- The Archies 1970 -- 1989 1970 : `` The Wonder of You '' -- Elvis Presley 1971 : `` My Sweet Lord '' -- George Harrison ( UK ) 1972 : `` Amazing Grace '' -- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band ( UK ) 1973 : `` Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree '' -- Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974 : `` Tiger Feet '' -- Mud ( UK ) 1975 : `` Bye Bye Baby '' -- Bay City Rollers ( UK ) 1976 : `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' -- Brotherhood of Man ( UK ) 1977 : `` Mull of Kintyre '' / `` Girls ' School '' -- Wings ( UK ) 1978 : `` Rivers of Babylon '' / `` Brown Girl in the Ring '' -- Boney M. 1979 : `` Bright Eyes '' -- Art Garfunkel 1980 : `` Do n't Stand So Close to Me '' -- The Police ( UK ) 1981 : `` Do n't You Want Me '' -- The Human League ( UK ) 1982 : `` Come On Eileen '' -- Dexys Midnight Runners ( UK ) 1983 : `` Karma Chameleon '' -- Culture Club ( UK ) 1984 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' -- Band Aid ( UK ) 1985 : `` The Power of Love '' -- Jennifer Rush 1986 : `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' -- The Communards ( UK ) 1987 : `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' -- Rick Astley ( UK ) 1988 : `` Mistletoe and Wine '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1989 : `` Ride on Time '' -- Black Box 1990 -- 2009 1990 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- The Righteous Brothers 1991 : `` ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' -- Bryan Adams 1992 : `` I Will Always Love You '' -- Whitney Houston 1993 : `` I 'd Do Anything for Love ( But I Wo n't Do That ) '' -- Meat Loaf 1994 : `` Love Is All Around '' -- Wet Wet Wet ( UK ) 1995 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- Robson & Jerome ( UK ) 1996 : `` Killing Me Softly '' -- Fugees 1997 : `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' -- Elton John ( UK ) 1998 : `` Believe '' -- Cher 1999 : ``... Baby One More Time '' -- Britney Spears 2000 : `` Can We Fix It ? '' -- Bob the Builder ( UK ) 2001 : `` It Was n't Me '' -- Shaggy featuring Rikrok ( UK ) 2002 : `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen '' -- Will Young ( UK ) 2003 : `` Where Is the Love ? '' -- The Black Eyed Peas 2004 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' -- Band Aid 20 ( UK ) 2005 : `` Is This the Way to Amarillo '' -- Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay ( UK ) 2006 : `` Crazy '' -- Gnarls Barkley 2007 : `` Bleeding Love '' -- Leona Lewis ( UK ) 2008 : `` Hallelujah '' -- Alexandra Burke ( UK ) 2009 : `` Poker Face '' -- Lady Gaga 2010 -- present 2010 : `` Love the Way You Lie '' -- Eminem featuring Rihanna 2011 : `` Someone Like You '' -- Adele ( UK ) 2012 : `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' -- Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013 : `` Blurred Lines '' -- Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams 2014 : `` Happy '' -- Pharrell Williams 2015 : `` Uptown Funk '' -- Mark Ronson ( UK ) featuring Bruno Mars 2016 : `` One Dance '' -- Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla ( UK ) 2017 : `` Shape of You '' - Ed Sheeran ( UK ) UK best - selling singles ( by decade ) 1950s : `` Rock Around the Clock '' - Bill Haley & His Comets 1960s : `` She Loves You '' - The Beatles 1970s : `` Mull of Kintyre '' - Wings 1980s : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? 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Question: what song did elton john do for princess diana
Answer: "Candle in the Wind 1997"