Something About the Way You Look Tonight

1997 single by Elton John
Not to be confused with The Way You Look Tonight.

\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\"

Single by Elton John from the album The Big Picture B-side

\"I Know Why I\'m in Love\"\"No Valentines\"\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\" (single edit)

Released

8 September 1997 (1997-09-08)

Recorded

13 January 1997

Length

3:59 (single edit)5:13 (album version)

Label

MercuryRocket

Songwriter(s)

Elton JohnBernie Taupin

Producer(s)

Chris Thomas

Elton John singles chronology

\"Live Like Horses\"
(1996)

\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\"
(1997)

\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\" / \"Candle in the Wind 1997\"
(1997)

\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\"/\"Candle in the Wind 1997\"

Single by Elton John from the album The Big Picture A-side

\"Candle in the Wind 1997\"

B-side

\"You Can Make History (Young Again)\"

Released

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13)

Length

3:59 (\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\")4:09 (\"Candle in the Wind 1997\")

Label

MercuryRocket

Songwriter(s)

Elton JohnBernie Taupin

Producer(s)

Chris Thomas

Elton John singles chronology

\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\"
(1997)

\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\" / \"Candle in the Wind 1997\"
(1997)

\"Recover Your Soul\"
(1998)

\"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\" is a song by English musician Elton John, taken from his 25th studio album, The Big Picture. It was written by John and Bernie Taupin, and produced by Chris Thomas. It was released as the album\'s first single on 8 September 1997 by Mercury Records and the Rocket Record Company.

Five days after the song\'s solo release, it was issued as a double A-side single with \"Candle in the Wind 1997\". That single and its video were dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died that year, with proceeds from the sale of the single going towards Diana\'s charities. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, with certified sales, this double A-side is \"the best-selling single of all time\". The Guinness World Records 2009 states that the song is \"the biggest-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies\".

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position Australia (ARIA)

32

Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)

20

Canada Top Singles (RPM)

13

Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)

1

Germany (Official German Charts)

73

Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)

29

Italy (Musica e dischi)

8

Netherlands (Single Top 100)

94

Spain (AFYVE)

3

US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)

1

Year-end charts

1997 year-end chart performance for \"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\"
Chart (1997) Position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)

22

Romania (Romanian Top 100)

83

US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)

23

1998 year-end chart performance for \"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\"
Chart (1998) Position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)

31

US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)

3

Release history

Release history and formats for \"Something About the Way You Look Tonight\"
Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. United States

Solo release

26 August 1997

Contemporary hit radio

Rocket

United Kingdom

8 September 1997

CDcassette

MercuryRocket

Japan

10 September 1997

CD

United Kingdom

Double A-side

13 September 1997

CDcassette

United States

23 September 1997

7-inch vinylCDcassette

Rocket