The Bitch Is Back

For other uses, see The Bitch Is Back (disambiguation).

"The Bitch Is Back"
Single by Elton John
from the album Caribou
B-side"Cold Highway"
Released3 September 1974 (1974-09-03)
RecordedJanuary 1974
StudioCaribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Genre
Length3:44
LabelMCA, DJM, Rocket/Phonogram
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1974) 		"The Bitch Is Back"
(1974) 		"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
(1974)
Official Audio
"The Bitch Is Back" on YouTube

"The Bitch Is Back" is a rock song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was the second single released from John's 1974 album Caribou, and reached number 1 in Canada (his sixth in that country),[6] number 4 in the United States and number 15 in the United Kingdom.[7]

The lyrics parody John's celebrity lifestyle. In the US, it was certified Gold on 13 September 1995 by the Recording Industry Association of America.[8]

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  5. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 597. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  6. ^ "RPM Top Singles". RPM. 22 (11): 9. 2 November 1074. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. ^ Guinness British Hit Singles, Fifth Edition, GRRR Books Ltd. and Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1985, ISBN 0-85112-429-1, p. 115.
  8. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA: Elton John". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 July 2016.