<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) </Td> <Td> "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) </Td> <Td> "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English singer Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin . It was originally recorded in 1974 by Elton John for his studio album Caribou and was released as a single that peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart . The song found further success in 1991 in a live cover version recorded as a duet between John and George Michael, which reached number one in the UK and US . </P> <P> "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" was co-written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin during a ten - day period in January 1974 along with the other songs for John's Caribou album . The song was released as the first single from the album in May 1974 in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June 1974 in the United States . </P>

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