Club at the End of the Street

"Club at the End of the Street" is an up-beat pop rock song composed by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was released on the album Sleeping with the Past in 1989 and as a single in 1990.

"Club at the End of the Street"
Single by Elton John
from the album Sleeping with the Past
B-side"Give Peace a Chance"
ReleasedApril 1990 (1990-04)
GenrePop rock
Length4:49
Label
Composer(s)Elton John
Lyricist(s)Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"Sacrifice"
(1989)		 "Club at the End of the Street"
(1990)		 "You Gotta Love Someone"
(1990)

The song describes a night on the town between two lovers at a disclosed nightclub. The music video for the song was animated, due to John's involvement with the family of AIDS victim Ryan White. The single was a top 30 hit in the US in the summer of 1990. In Denmark, where the album was recorded, it reached number one for two weeks and remains one of Elton's biggest hits in that country.

B-side

For the single release, John's rendition of the well-known John Lennon song "Give Peace a Chance" was used for the B-side. This song was also released on his 1990 box set, To Be Continued.

Music video

The music video was produced by Animation City, an animation company in London and directed by Derek Hayes. It followed the success of the Madonna video, "Dear Jessie" by the same company. The music video version of the track is slightly faster than the single and album versions.

  • Director: Derek Hayes
  • Producer: Maddy Sparrow
  • Designer: Lin Jammet
  • Animators: Neville Astley, Paul Cowan, Jimmy Farrington, Kevin Griffiths, Andy Goff, Malcolm Hartley, Derek Hayes, Erica Russell.
  • Additional Animation: 'A' For Animation
  • Production Company: Animation City

Personnel
  • Elton John: keyboards, lead and harmony vocals
  • Guy Babylon: keyboards
  • Davey Johnstone: guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred Mandel: keyboards, guitar, organ
  • Romeo Williams: bass guitar
  • Jonathan Moffett: drums
  • Vince Denham: saxophone
  • Marlena Jeter: backing vocals
  • Natalie Jackson: backing vocals
  • Mortonette Jenkins: backing vocals
  • Peter Iversen: Fairlight and Audiofile programming

Track listings
7-inch single / CD single
  1. "Club at the End of the Street" – 4:49
  2. "Give Peace a Chance" – 3:46
12-inch maxi
  1. "Club at the End of the Street" – 4:49
  2. "Give Peace a Chance" – 3:46
  3. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (live in Verona, Italy) – 5:37

Charts

See also

References
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