<P> "Daniel" is a 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 US the song reached No. 2 on the pop charts (only held from number one by "My Love" by Paul McCartney & Wings) and No. 1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring of 1973 . In the United States, it was certified Gold in September 1995 and Platinum in May 2018 by the RIAA . In Canada, it became his second No. 1 single, following "Crocodile Rock" 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 . </P> <P> Donatella Versace named her son after this song . </P> <P> Bernie Taupin wrote "Daniel" after reading an article in either Time or Newsweek about a Vietnam War veteran who had been wounded, and wanted to get away from the attention he was receiving when he went back home . The last verse in the original draft was cut from the final version, which has led to some speculation on the contents . </P> <P> "' Daniel' had been the most misinterpreted song that we'd ever written," explained Taupin, in the Two Rooms tribute project . "The story was about a guy that went back to a small town in Texas, returning from the Vietnam War . They'd lauded him when he came home and treated him like a hero . But, he just wanted to go home, go back to the farm, and try to get back to the life that he'd led before . I wanted to write something that was sympathetic to the people that came home ." </P>

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