There are songs that create an immediate impact on the listening world, and there are others that take a little time to make their mark on the public consciousness. The simplest explanation is that the radio edit for the song, which clocked in at longer than six minutes on the album, took away much of what made it great. He builds his vocal right along the music, starting a bit reserved, climbing through the middle section in anticipation, and then finally exploding in the chorus in that trademark high-pitched croon.

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Kobus Cilliers On 18, Mar In the 12 October edition of the Guardian newspaper there was a big section in which various celebrities had posed questions for Elton John to answer. This is a very good question. Tiny Dancer has a really long lyric, a very cinematic, California-in-the-earlys lyric, so it had two verses and a middle eight before it even gets to the chorus, and it lent itself to a long buildup. Even in Canada, where John had much of his early commercial breakthrough success, it only peaked at The full-length version is now a fixture on North American, UK and Australian adult contemporary and rock radio stations.
It appears on John's fourth album, Madman Across the Water , and was released as a single in It was ranked No. In the U. On 2 August it was certified Platinum for sales of , despite never being released as an official single. I had been into ballet as a little girl and sewed patches on Elton's jackets and jeans", [8] referring to the song's description of a "seamstress for the band". The song features piano-based accompaniment during verses. The arrangement start features pedal steel guitar played by English guitarist BJ Cole, light percussion, Paul Buckmaster 's strings and a quiet choir. Back-up vocals are provided by Tony Burrows. The song fared better in Canada, where John had much of his early commercial breakthrough success, peaking at It was also a hit in Australia, peaking at