The videography and filmography of British singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John consists of 183 music videos and 17 video albums.
Since 1970, John has continually released promotional music videos, beginning with "Your Song" and only sporadically releasing videos thereafter. It was not until Visions, a release that included music videos of every song from his 1981 album The Fox, as well as the rise of MTV, that he began to release videos more frequently.
John had usually appeared in his music videos, but after 2001, John began appearing less and less in his own videos, sometimes opting to have other actors such as Justin Timberlake ("This Train Don't Stop There Anymore") and Robert Downey Jr. ("I Want Love") lip-synch the lyrics.
Music videos
1970–1980 Year Title Album Music & Words Art Direction Video 1970 "Your Song" Elton John Elton John & Bernie Taupin (TopPop) TopPop official 1971 "Your Song" – Paparazzi Version TopPop official "Take Me to the Pilot" Ric Birch (GTK) "Sixty Years On" – Live Version 17-11-70 (UK) / 11-17-70 (US) UNI USA 1972 "Crocodile Rock" Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 1973 "Step into Christmas" non-album single/ on 2017 compilation Diamonds Elton John official 1976 "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" Blue Moves Elton John & Bernie Taupin Lindsey Clennell Elton John official "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) non-album single/ on 2017 compilation Diamonds Elton John & Bernie Taupin Mike Mansfield Elton John official 1978 "Ego" non-album single/ on 1990 box set To Be Continued... Elton John & Bernie Taupin Michael Lindsay-Hogg Elton John official "Part-Time Love"A Single Man Elton John & Gary Osborne "Song for Guy" Elton John Countdown Australia Elton John official 1979 "Are You Ready for Love"The Thom Bell Sessions LeRoy Bell, Casey James & Thom Bell 1980 "Les Aveux" (with France Gall) non-album single/ on 2020 box set Elton: Jewel Box Elton John & Michel Berger "Donner pour Donner" (with France Gall) B-side of "Les Aveux"/ on 2020 box set Elton: Jewel Box Michel Berger & Bernie Taupin "Little Jeannie" 21 at 33 Elton John & Gary Osborne Plattenküche Germany WDR "Sartorial Eloquence" Elton John & Tom Robinson Elton John official "Chasing the Crown" Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1981–1982 Elton John: Visions (The Fox music videos) Year Title Album Music & Words Art Direction Video 1981 "Breaking Down Barriers" The Fox Elton John & Gary Osborne Russell Mulcahy Elton John official "Heart in the Right Place" Elton John official "Just Like Belgium" Elton John & Bernie Taupin Elton John official "Nobody Wins" Jean-Paul Dréau & Gary Osborne Elton John official "Fascist Faces" Elton John & Bernie Taupin Elton John official "Carla/Etude" "Fanfare" Elton John & James Newton Howard Elton John official "Chloe" Elton John & Gary Osborne Elton John official "Heels of the Wind" Elton John & Bernie Taupin Elton John official "Elton's Song" Elton John & Tom Robinson Elton John official "The Fox" Elton John & Bernie Taupin Elton John official "J'veux D'la Tendresse" Elton's French language version of "Nobody Wins"/ on 2020 box set Elton: Jewel Box Jean-Paul Dréau
Notes The album The Fox was released on 20 May 1981. However, Elton John: Visions became available only in 1982. The video collection was nominated for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards for Video of the Year (Elton, performer and Russell Mulcahy, director), it lost to Olivia Physical from Olivia Newton-John.
1982–1989 Year Title Album Music & Words Art Direction Video 1982 "Blue Eyes" Jump Up! Elton John & Gary Osborne Stephen Priest Elton John official "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" Elton John & Bernie Taupin "Ball & Chain" Elton John & Gary Osborne 1983 "I'm Still Standing" Too Low for Zero Elton John & Bernie Taupin Russell Mulcahy Elton John official "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" Elton John, Davey Johnstone & Bernie Taupin Elton John official "Kiss the Bride" Elton John & Bernie Taupin Godley & Creme Elton John official "Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)" Elton John official 1984 "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" Breaking Hearts Elton John & Bernie Taupin Russell Mulcahy Elton John official "Who Wears These Shoes?" Just Jaeckin Elton John official "In Neon" Bernie Taupin Elton John official "Passengers" Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Phineas Mkhize & Bernie Taupin Simon Milne Elton John official 1985 "Act of War" (with Millie Jackson) non-album single/ on 1990 box set To Be Continued... Elton John & Bernie Taupin "Wrap Her Up" Ice on Fire Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel, Charlie Morgan, Paul Westwood & Bernie Taupin Russell Mulcahy Elton John official "Nikita" Elton John & Bernie Taupin Ken Russell Elton John official "Cry to Heaven" Elton John official "That's What Friends Are For" (with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight) Dionne Warwick Friends Carole Bayer Sager & Burt Bacharach John House Dionne Warwick official "That's What Friends Are For" (with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight) – Version 2 1986 "Heartache All Over the World" Leather Jackets Elton John & Bernie Taupin Mike Brady "Paris" "Slow Rivers" (with Cliff Richard) 1987 "Flames of Paradise" (with Jennifer Rush) Jennifer Rush Heart over Mind Bruce Roberts & Andy Goldmark Nick Morris Jennifer Rush official "Candle in the Wind" -Live Version with Marilyn Monroe images inserted Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John & Bernie Taupin Mark Fitzgerald "Candle in the Wind" – Live Version without Monroe images Elton John official "Your Song" – Live Version Elton John official "Take Me to the Pilot" – Live Version Elton John official 1988 "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" Reg Strikes Back Russell Mulcahy Elton John official "Town of Plenty" "A Word in Spanish" Elton John official 1989 "Healing Hands" Sleeping with the Past Elton John official "Sacrifice" Alek Keshishian Elton John official "Club at the End of the Street" Derek Hayes Elton John official "Whispers"
1990–1999 Year Title Album Music & Words Art Direction Video 1990 "You Gotta Love Someone" The Very Best of Elton John (UK)/ To Be Continued... (US) Elton John & Bernie Taupin Andy Morahan Elton John official "Easier to Walk Away" 1991 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with George Michael) non-album single/ on 1993 album Duets Andy Morahan George Michael official 1992 "The One" The One Russell Mulcahy Elton John official "Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Olle Romo Denise Thorne Elton John official "The Last Song" Elton John & Bernie Taupin Gus Van Sant Elton John official "Simple Life" Russell Mulcahy Elton John official 1993 "True Love" (with Kiki Dee) Duets Cole Porter Vadim Jean "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) Elton John & Bernie Taupin Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato Elton John official "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Moroder 12" Mix) (with RuPaul) non-album mix "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit) Duets/ Marcella Detroit Jewel Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson Rainer Thieding London Records (Marcella Detroit) official 1994 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King soundtrack Elton John & Tim Rice Matthew Amos Elton John/ Disney official "Circle of Life" Richard Baskin Elton John/ Disney official 1995 "Believe" Made in England Elton John & Bernie Taupin Marcus Nispel Elton John official "Made in England" Howard Greenhalgh Elton John official "Blessed" David Vital-Durand and Raphaël Vital-Durand Elton John official "Please" Howard Greenhalgh 1996 "You Can Make History (Young Again)" Love Songs David Dobkin Elton John official "Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) non-album single/ on 2017 compilation Diamonds, Elton's solo version on The Big Picture Federico Brugia Elton John official 1997 "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" The Big Picture Tim Royes Elton John official "Recover Your Soul" Marcus Nispel Elton John official "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Lyric Video non-album single VH1 1999 "Written in the Stars" (with LeAnn Rimes) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida Elton John & Tim Rice Harvey Bertram-Brown and Carolyn Corben Elton John official "The Show Must Go On" (with Queen) Queen Greatest Hits III Queen official
2000–2009 Year Title Album Music & Words Art Direction Video 2000 "Someday Out of the Blue" The Road to El Dorado soundtrack Elton John, Patrick Leonard & Tim Rice Joseph Kahn and Bibo Bergeron 2001 "I Want Love" Songs from the West Coast Elton John & Bernie Taupin Sam Taylor-Wood Elton John official "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" David LaChapelle Elton John official "Original Sin" Elton John official "Original Sin" (Junior's Earth Mix Edit) – Dan-O-Rama Video Remix non-album remix single/ on 2002 Expanded Edition of Songs from the West Coast (UK), video remix featured as a bonus on the One Night Only – The Greatest Hits DVD Dan-O-Rama Dan-O-Rama official 2002 "Your Song" (with Alessandro Safina) non-album single/ on 2002 compilation Greatest Hits 1970-2002 bonus disc and 2002 Expanded Edition of Songs from the West Coast (UK) Tom Bird Alessandro Safina official "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (with Blue) Blue One Love Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini Blue official "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (Radio Edit) (with Blue) Blue official 2003 "Are You Ready for Love" ('79 Radio Edit) Remixed EP/ original remix version on the 1979 EP The Thom Bell Sessions/ original 1977 recorded version on the 1989 album The Complete Thom Bell Sessions/ (Ashley Beedle's Love and Protection Mono Edit) version also on 2003's Remixed EP LeRoy Bell, Casey James & Thom Bell Kate Dawkins Elton John official "The Heart of Every Girl" Mona Lisa Smile soundtrack Elton John & Bernie Taupin Nigel Dick 2004 "Answer in the Sky" Peachtree Road David LaChapelle Elton John official "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" Elton John official "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" Sam Taylor-Wood Elton John official 2005 "Electricity" Billy Elliot the Musical Cast Recording bonus disc/ Peachtree Road Expanded Edition (2005) Elton John & Lee Hall Stephen Daldry Elton John official "Electricity" – More Liam Version Elton John official "Ghetto Gospel" (with 2Pac) 2Pac Loyal to the Game (samples Elton's "Indian Sunset" from his 1971 album Madman Across the Water) Elton John, Tupac Shakur, Marshall Mathers & Bernie Taupin Nzingha Stewart 2Pac official 2006 "Tinderbox" The Captain & the Kid Elton John & Bernie Taupin Julian Gibbs and Julian House Elton John official 2008 "Joseph, Better You than Me" (with The Killers & Neil Tennant) non-album single/ on 2011 album The Killers (Red) Christmas EP Elton John, Brandon Flowers & Neil Tennant Daniel Drysdale and Tyler Trautman The Killers Music official 2009 "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (with Ironik & Chipmunk) Ironik No Point in Wasting Tears Elton John, Ironik & Bernie Taupin Max & Dania DJ Ironik official
2010–2019