<P> The song appeared on the album Too Low for Zero . Released as a single in April 1983, the song reached number five in the UK chart and number four in the US chart six months later . The song was also featured on the film soundtrack to Peter's Friends in 1992 . </P> <P> The original music video, one of twenty directed for John by Australian Russell Mulcahy, tells the story of two 1950s - era young lovers who are separated when the man is forced to leave for National Service, depicting the trials and tribulations he experiences there, and then are finally reunited at the end of the song . It was filmed in the Rivoli Ballroom in London and is marked as one of the few times John has been filmed or videotaped without wearing his trademark glasses . </P> <P> The song was later performed live by Mary J. Blige and Elton John, and this version of the song was part of the Mary J. Blige & Friends EP . A live version of the song with Mary J. Blige also appeared on John's One Night Only--The Greatest Hits live compilation, recorded in Madison Square Garden in October 2000 . Another live version, this one featuring just Elton John and basic rhythm section, was recorded live in Verona in 1996 during John's appearance with Luciano Pavarotti as part of the master tenor's Pavarotti and Friends for War Child benefit concerts . </P> <P> John has performed the song, a fan favourite, live numerous times, occasionally playing it as part of a medley with his hit "Blue Eyes" (from the 1982 album Jump Up!). </P>

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