"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" | ||||
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Single by Elton John and Taron Egerton | ||||
from the album Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
Released | 16 May 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
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Composer(s) | Elton John | |||
Lyricist(s) | Bernie Taupin | |||
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Elton John singles chronology | ||||
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Taron Egerton singles chronology | ||||
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"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" is a song from the 2019 biopic Rocketman . Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, the song was performed by John and Taron Egerton, who portrayed John in the film. The song is heard in the end credits of the film. The official music video features both archival clips from John's early career as well as scenes from the film. [1] The song won numerous accolades including "Best Original Song" at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, [2] "Best Song" at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, [3] "Best Original Song" at the 24th Satellite Awards, [4] and Best Original Song at the 92nd Academy Awards. [5]
The song premiered on BBC Radio 2 on 16 May 2019. [6]
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Award | Category | Result | |
Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Critics' Choice Awards | Best Song | Won | |
Satellite Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Hollywood Critics Association | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Song – Feature Film | Nominated | |
Gold Derby Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Houston Film Critics Society | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Huading Awards | Best Global Original Song | Nominated | |
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards | Best Song | Won | |
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture | Won | |
Hawaii Film Critics Society | Best Song | Won | |
Online Film & Television Association | Best Original Song | Won | |
Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
NBP Film Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Song | Nominated | |
DiscussingFilm Critics Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
International Online Cinema Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
North Dakota Film Society | Best Original Song | Nominated |
The music video was directed by Kii Arens. [7] It was uploaded to John's official Vevo account on 13 June 2019. [8] The video features John and Egerton, with footage of Egerton as John in Rocketman, archival footage of the musician and clips of both John and Egerton recording the song in the studio. It also includes kaleidoscopic animation mixed with album artwork and concert posters from John's heyday. [9]
The making of the music video was released on 4 July 2019 on John's Vevo account, with John and Taupin discussing the track in a behind-the-scenes video. [10]
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" was performed by John and Egerton on Paramount Pictures' Rocketman: Live in Concert at the Greek Theatre, in Los Angeles, with the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra on 17 October 2019. [11]
John performed "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" at the 92nd Academy Awards on 9 February 2020 with a red Yamaha piano and full-band including backing singers in front of a screen with animated graphics to represent the film. [12] [13] The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. [14]
DJ Purple Disco Machine was responsible for a remix version of music from John and Egerton. [15] The music was launched on download and streaming platforms on 19 December 2019. [16] The cover of the remix was illustrated by Erin Goedtel.
Digital download [17]
Weekly charts
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