Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Single by Elton John
from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
B-side
  • "Jack Rabbit"
  • "Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)"
ReleasedJune 29, 1973[1]
RecordedMay 1973
StudioChâteau d'Hérouville, France
Genre
Length
  • 4:57 (album version)
  • 4:12 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Daniel"
(1973) 		"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
(1973) 		"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
(1973)

"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (sometimes written "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)") is a song originally recorded by English musician Elton John. John composed it with his long-time songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. It was released on John's best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) and as the first single. It has been covered by many artists and featured on motion picture, video game, and television soundtracks.

Billboard found the song to be a cross between John's earlier single "Crocodile Rock" and the Rolling Stones' single "Street Fighting Man", suggesting that it may be a parody of the Rolling Stones but regardless is a "great fun record."[5]

  1. ^ Rosenthal, Elizabeth J. (8 April 2024). His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John. Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0-8230-8893-5.
  2. ^ Mastropolo, Frank (12 January 2018). "Top 11 Glam Rock Songs". Rock Cellar Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Freeman, Phil (2007). Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs. Hachette Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-30681-640-6.
  4. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 21 July 1973. p. 75. Retrieved 25 July 2020.