ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (SONG)

"All Quiet on the Western Front"
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
Single by Elton John
from the album Jump Up!
B-side	"Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (Alternate Version)
Released	November 1982
Length	6:00
Label	Geffen (US); Rocket (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology

"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the closing track of his 1982 album, Jump Up!. It was also released as a single in the UK without charting.

Background

It is an anti-war song about World War I,^[1] and named after the book of the same name. The song also ends in a big orchestral finale including a church organ chord sequence played by James Newton Howard on a synthesizer, which can be said to be reminiscent of his earlier album closers such as " The King Must Die" and " Burn Down the Mission", and a chorus sung by the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, London.

The song's only live performances came during John's world tour during 1982, outside North America.^[2] At a concert on Christmas Eve of the same year at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, John jokingly announced that, at the time, it was "the worst-selling single in Phonogram's history".^[3]

The version issued on single is shorter; it also appeared on the 1982 compilation album Love Songs. The B-side contains a rockier version of album track "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"; it appeared decades later on the Elton: Jewel Box compilation album.

References

^ Concert by Elton John on 5 May 1982 in Paris
^ "All Quiet on the Western Front by Elton John Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ "Elton John - All Quiet on the Western Front (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 24 December 1982)". Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via YouTube.

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[1] Concert by Elton John on 5 May 1982 in Paris

[2] "All Quiet on the Western Front by Elton John Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[3] "Elton John - All Quiet on the Western Front (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 24 December 1982)". Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via YouTube.

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v t e Elton John songs
Discography
1960s	" I've Been Loving You" (1968) " Skyline Pigeon" (1968) " Lady Samantha" (1969) " It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	" Border Song" (1970) " Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) " From Denver to L.A." (1970) " Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) " Your Song" (1970) " Come Down in Time" (1970) " Friends" (1971) " Levon" (1971) " Indian Sunset" (1971) " Tiny Dancer" (1972) " Rocket Man" (1972) " Honky Cat" (1972) " I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) " Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) " Crocodile Rock" (1972) " Elderberry Wine" (1972) " Daniel" (1972) " Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) " Teacher I Need You" (1973) " Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) " Step into Christmas" (1973) " Candle in the Wind" (1974) " Bennie and the Jets" (1974) " Harmony" (1974) " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) " The Bitch Is Back" (1974) " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) " Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) " I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) " Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) " We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) " Island Girl" (1975) " Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) " I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) " Pinball Wizard" (1976) " Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) " Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) " Crazy Water" (1977) " The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) " Ego" (1978) " Part-Time Love" (1978) " Song for Guy" (1978) " Are You Ready for Love" (1979) " Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) " Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	" Little Jeannie" (1980) " Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) " Dear God" (1980) " Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) " Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) " Blue Eyes" (1982) " Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) " Ball and Chain" (1982) " All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) " I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) " I'm Still Standing" (1983) " Kiss the Bride" (1983) " Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) " Passengers" (1984) " Nikita" (1985) " That's What Friends Are For" (1985) " Wrap Her Up" (1985) " Heartache All Over the World" (1986) " Slow Rivers" (1986) " Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) " I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) " Town of Plenty" (1988) " Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) " Healing Hands" (1989) " Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	" Club at the End of the Street" (1990) " You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) " The One" (1992) " Runaway Train" (1992) " The Last Song" (1992) " Simple Life" (1993) " True Love" (1993) " Shakey Ground" (1994) " Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) " Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) " Circle of Life" (1994) " Believe" (1995) " Made in England" (1995) " When the Money's Gone" (1995) " You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) " Live Like Horses" (1996) " The Madness of King Scar" (1997) " Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) " Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) " Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	" Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) " I Want Love" (2001) " This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) " Original Sin" (2002) " Are You Ready for Love" (2003) " Ghetto Gospel" (2005) " Electricity" (2005) " The Bridge" (2006) " Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) " Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	" All of the Lights" (2010) " Good Morning to the Night" (2012) " Sad" (2012) " Looking Up" (2015) " (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	" Ordinary Man" (2020) " Sine from Above" (2020) " The Pink Phantom" (2020) " It's a Sin" (2021) " Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) " Merry Christmas" (2021) " Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) " Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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v t e All Quiet on the Western Front (1928)
Literature	Erich Maria Remarque Arthur Wheen Brian O. Murdoch The Road Back (1930)
Films	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) The Road Back (1937) All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
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v t e Elton John songs
Discography
1960s	" I've Been Loving You" (1968) " Skyline Pigeon" (1968) " Lady Samantha" (1969) " It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	" Border Song" (1970) " Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) " From Denver to L.A." (1970) " Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) " Your Song" (1970) " Come Down in Time" (1970) " Friends" (1971) " Levon" (1971) " Indian Sunset" (1971) " Tiny Dancer" (1972) " Rocket Man" (1972) " Honky Cat" (1972) " I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) " Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) " Crocodile Rock" (1972) " Elderberry Wine" (1972) " Daniel" (1972) " Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) " Teacher I Need You" (1973) " Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) " Step into Christmas" (1973) " Candle in the Wind" (1974) " Bennie and the Jets" (1974) " Harmony" (1974) " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) " The Bitch Is Back" (1974) " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) " Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) " I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) " Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) " We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) " Island Girl" (1975) " Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) " I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) " Pinball Wizard" (1976) " Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) " Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) " Crazy Water" (1977) " The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) " Ego" (1978) " Part-Time Love" (1978) " Song for Guy" (1978) " Are You Ready for Love" (1979) " Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) " Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	" Little Jeannie" (1980) " Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) " Dear God" (1980) " Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) " Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) " Blue Eyes" (1982) " Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) " Ball and Chain" (1982) " All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) " I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) " I'm Still Standing" (1983) " Kiss the Bride" (1983) " Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) " Passengers" (1984) " Nikita" (1985) " That's What Friends Are For" (1985) " Wrap Her Up" (1985) " Heartache All Over the World" (1986) " Slow Rivers" (1986) " Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) " I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) " Town of Plenty" (1988) " Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) " Healing Hands" (1989) " Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	" Club at the End of the Street" (1990) " You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) " The One" (1992) " Runaway Train" (1992) " The Last Song" (1992) " Simple Life" (1993) " True Love" (1993) " Shakey Ground" (1994) " Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) " Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) " Circle of Life" (1994) " Believe" (1995) " Made in England" (1995) " When the Money's Gone" (1995) " You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) " Live Like Horses" (1996) " The Madness of King Scar" (1997) " Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) " Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) " Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	" Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) " I Want Love" (2001) " This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) " Original Sin" (2002) " Are You Ready for Love" (2003) " Ghetto Gospel" (2005) " Electricity" (2005) " The Bridge" (2006) " Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) " Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	" All of the Lights" (2010) " Good Morning to the Night" (2012) " Sad" (2012) " Looking Up" (2015) " (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	" Ordinary Man" (2020) " Sine from Above" (2020) " The Pink Phantom" (2020) " It's a Sin" (2021) " Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) " Merry Christmas" (2021) " Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) " Hold Me Closer" (2022)
Related	Albums discography Videography
Category:Elton John

v t e All Quiet on the Western Front (1928)
Literature	Erich Maria Remarque Arthur Wheen Brian O. Murdoch The Road Back (1930)
Films	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) The Road Back (1937) All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Other	" All Quiet on the Western Front" (song)
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