Island Girl
1975 single by Elton John / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Island Girl" is a 1975 song by English musician Elton John. It was written by John and his songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin and released as the first single from the album Rock of the Westies (1975). It reached number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. (John's final No. 1 single as a solo artist for 22 years),[2] selling over one million copies, and also reached the top twenty in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
"Island Girl" | ||||
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Single by Elton John | ||||
from the album Rock of the Westies | ||||
B-side | "Sugar on the Floor" | |||
Released | 29 September 1975 (1975-09-29) | |||
Recorded | June–July 1975 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | MCA (US) DJM (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
Elton John singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Island Girl" on YouTube | ||||
John has not performed the song since 1990. While no official reason has been given, Andy Greene of Rolling Stone surmises it is due in part to controversial lyrics about a Jamaican prostitute in New York City and a Jamaican man who wants to take her back to Jamaica.[3]