"The Bitch Is Back" | ||||
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Single by Elton John | ||||
from the album Caribou | ||||
B-side | "Cold Highway" | |||
Released | 3 September 1974 | |||
Recorded | January 1974 | |||
Studio | Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado | |||
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Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | MCA, DJM, Rocket/Phonogram | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
Elton John singles chronology | ||||
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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),[5] number 4 in the United States and number 15 in the United Kingdom.[6]
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.[7]
'The Bitch Is Back' is one of his best hard rock cuts ...