Crocodile Rock

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"Crocodile Rock" is a 1972 rock and roll–inspired hit single by Elton John known for its nostalgic lyrics and upbeat, retro sound.

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Crocodile Rock canonical 12

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player ⓘ
artist Elton John ⓘ
bSide Elderberry Wine ⓘ
certification RIAA gold single ⓘ
chartPosition Australia Kent Music Report number 1 ⓘ
Canada RPM Top Singles number 1 ⓘ
UK Singles Chart top 10 ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 ⓘ
composer Elton John ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
followedBySingle Daniel ⓘ
genre glam rock ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
organ ⓘ
piano ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme dancing ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
rock and roll era ⓘ
youth ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle retro sound ⓘ
upbeat ⓘ
hasSubgenreInfluence 1950s rock and roll ⓘ
early 1960s pop ⓘ
hasVocalStyle falsetto passages ⓘ
includedIn Elton John Greatest Hits ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:56 ⓘ
lyricist Bernie Taupin ⓘ
notableFor early US number-one hit for Elton John ⓘ
partOf Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player ⓘ
performer Elton John ⓘ
precededBySingle Honky Cat ⓘ
producer Gus Dudgeon ⓘ
publisher Dick James Music ⓘ
recordedIn Château d’Hérouville ⓘ
France ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1972 ⓘ
recordLabel DJM Records ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1972-10-27 ⓘ
yearOfRelease 1972 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elton John → notableWork → Crocodile Rock ⓘ
Elton John Greatest Hits → hasTrack → Crocodile Rock ⓘ
Elderberry Wine → isBsideOf → Crocodile Rock ⓘ
Honky Cat → nextSingle → Crocodile Rock ⓘ
Bernie Taupin → notableWork → Crocodile Rock ⓘ
subject linked to: Bernard John Taupin