<P> "I'm Still Standing" is a song by British rock musician Elton John, from his Platinum - certified 1983 album, Too Low for Zero . John said this was "my reaction to still being relevant and successful in the early 1980s, post-Punk and with the New - Romantics creeping in ." </P> <P> Helped in part by a video promoting the song on then - new MTV, "I'm Still Standing" became a big hit for John on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at #1 in Canada and Switzerland, #4 in the UK, and #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . </P> <P> The video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was shot in Cannes (InterContinental Carlton Cannes) and Nice on the Côte d'Azur in France and features the colors of the French flag . </P> <P> Bruno Tonioli, later a judge on the hit shows Strictly Come Dancing for BBC (UK) and its American adaptation, Dancing with the Stars for ABC in the US, appears as one of the dancers in the video . </P>

Where was i'm still standing video filmed