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I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues

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"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Single by Elton John
from the album Too Low for Zero
B-side
  • "Choc-Ice Goes Mental" (UK)
  • "The Retreat" (US)
ReleasedApril 1983 (UK)
November 1983 (US)
RecordedSeptember 1982
Genre
Length4:45
LabelRocket
Geffen (US)
Songwriter(s)Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
(1982)
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
(1983)
"I'm Still Standing"
(1983)
Music video
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" on YouTube

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a 1983 song by Elton John and is the leading single from his 17th studio album Too Low for Zero. It went to number 1 in Zimbabwe, number 4 in Australia, South Africa and the United States, number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 9 in Canada, number 12 in New Zealand and Switzerland, number 22 in Germany and number 48 in the Netherlands. It features Stevie Wonder on harmonica. It was used in the 1992 movie Peter's Friends.

Track listings

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US 7-inch single

  1. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  2. "The Retreat"

UK 7-inch single

  1. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  2. "Choc Ice Goes Mental"

References

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  1. Semigran, Aly (6 April 2018). "Elton John's 'Revamp': Which Pop Stars Soar While Covering the Rocket Man?". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. Edwards, Briony (22 May 2019). "The 15 best Elton John songs". Classic Rock. Retrieved 6 October 2021.