Looking Up (Elton John song)

"Looking Up"
"Looking Up"
Single by Elton John
from the album Wonderful Crazy Night
Released	22 October 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Rock;
Length	3:13
Label	Virgin EMI; Island;
Songwriter(s)	Elton John; Bernie Taupin;
Producer(s)	Elton John; T-Bone Burnett;
Elton John singles chronology

"Looking Up" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Elton John. It was released on 22 October 2015 as the first single from the album Wonderful Crazy Night.

Background[]

John had simple instructions for Bernie Taupin, telling Rolling Stone, "I just said that I even wanted the slow songs to be optimistic. I wanted to make a happy record. 'Joyous' was the word I chose. Not happy, joyous. I said I want it to feel joyous from beginning to end, and even the slow songs should be joyous."^[1]

Music[]

"Looking Up" is written in A major and is an upbeat rock song with a positive vibe meant to bring light to balance out the darkness present in the world today.^[2]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[3]	12

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2016)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[4]	36

References[]

^ "Watch Elton John Play Euphoric New Song 'Looking Up'". Rollings Stone. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "Elton John – Looking Up Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[1] "Watch Elton John Play Euphoric New Song 'Looking Up'". Rollings Stone. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[2] "Elton John – Looking Up Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Elton_John-3] "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[4] "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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Live albums	17-11-70 Here and There Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden Live from Moscow 1979
Soundtrack albums	Friends The Lion King (1994) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida The Muse The Road to El Dorado Gnomeo & Juliet Rocketman The Lion King (2019)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume II The Thom Bell Sessions Lady Samantha Greatest Hits Vol. 3 The Complete Thom Bell Sessions To Be Continued The Very Best of Elton John Rare Masters Greatest Hits 1976–1986 Chartbusters Go Pop Classic Elton John Love Songs Prologue Greatest Hits 1970–2002 Elton John's Christmas Party Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits Diamonds
Other albums	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin The Union Good Morning to the Night Revamp & Restoration
Video albums	The Afternoon Concert The Night Time Concert Night and Day Concert Live in Australia The Very Best of Elton John Live in Barcelona Love Songs Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Dream Ticket Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden The Red Piano
Concert tours	1970 World Tour West of the Rockies Tour Louder Than Concorde Tour 1979 tour of the Soviet Union 1980 World Tour Jump Up Tour Too Low for Zero Tour European Express Tour Breaking Hearts Tour Ice on Fire Tour Tour De Force Sleeping with the Past Tour The One Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Made in England Tour Face to Face 1998 An Evening with Elton John Medusa Tour Stately Home Tour Face to Face 2001 Songs from the West Coast Tour Face to Face 2002 A Journey Through Time 2003 Tour Face to Face 2003 2004 Tour Peachtree Road Tour 2006 European Tour The Captain and the Kid Tour Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 2010 European Tour Greatest Hits Tour 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man The Diving Board Tour Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour All the Hits Tour The Final Curtain Tour Wonderful Crazy Night Tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road
Concert residencies	The Red Piano The Million Dollar Piano
Miscellaneous performances	List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours The Union Tour
Musicals	The Lion King 1994 film 2019 film 1997 musical Billy Elliot the Musical Aida Lestat Tumbleweed Connection The Devil Wears Prada
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