I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Single by Elton John
from the album Too Low for Zero
B-side	"Choc-Ice Goes Mental" (UK) "The Retreat" (US)
Released	April 1983 (UK) November 1983 (US)
Recorded	September 1982
Genre	Soft rock[1] doo-wop[2]
Length	4:45
Label	Rocket Geffen (US)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone
Producer(s)	Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983)
Music video
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" on YouTube

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by English musician Elton John, with music by John and Davey Johnstone and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, released as the first single from John's 17th studio album Too Low for Zero. It was the first single since 1975's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" to feature the classic lineup of the Elton John Band.

The song became one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s in the United States, holding at No. 2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top ten in five countries, including the UK, peaking at number five. It was also featured on the film soundtrack to Peter's Friends in 1992.