“Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding”Ĭopyright © 2022, ABC Audio. This summer, he’ll return to North America to play stadiums starting July 15 in Philadelphia he’ll wrap up those dates with two shows at Dodger Stadium in L.A. top 10 hit since 1998.Įlton’s North American tour dates run through April, and then he’ll head to Europe. “Cold Heart,” from Elton’s The Lockdown Sessions, is his first U.S. His duet partner Dua Lipa didn’t join him for the song, but her vocals were heard during the performance. Not only did Elton play pretty much every hit you’d want to hear, from “Bennie and the Jets” and “Tiny Dancer” to “I’m Still Standing” and “Your Song,” but he also played his current top 10 hit “Cold Heart” live for the first time.
Listen to the best of Elton John on Apple Music and Spotify.Elton John‘s much-delayed Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour resumed Wednesday night in New Orleans, with a fresh new addition to his set list. Can’t wait to hear it everywhere this summer.” It’s so very special, with some of my very favourite Elton John classic songs combined – I loved being part of such a creative and joyous experience. It has been an absolute honor and privilege to collaborate on this track with him. Elton is such an inspirational artist and also has the naughtiest sense of humour – a perfect combination. The energy she brought to “Cold Heart” just blew my mind.”ĭua Lipa says: “Ever since we first ‘met’ online, we totally clicked. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas. top 40 for the first time in 22 years with their Pnau remix Cold Heart. Dua Lipa helps carry Elton John into the U.S. And having the opportunity to spend time with Dua, albeit remotely has been incredible. Elton John has risen into the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 with Dua Lipa on their Pnau remix Cold Heart. PNAU previously achieved an acclaimed UK number 1 in 2012 with the Elton Versus PNAU album Good Morning to the Night.Įlton John says: “The last 18 months have been hard, but being off the road has meant that I’ve actually had time to get back to my roots as a session player and collaborate with some wonderful artists. “Cold Heart” is at once instantly recognizable and yet thoroughly contemporary – a modern dance floor filler based on four of Elton’s classic tracks expertly spliced together by Australian electronic band and producers PNAU – “Kiss The Bride” (originally from 1983 album Too Low For Zero), “Rocketman” (from 1972’s Honky Chateau), “Where’s the Shoorah?” (from 1976 double album Blue Moves) and “Sacrifice” (from 1989’s Healing Hands). Pop icons Dua Lipa and Elton John released their single ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ after teasing it on TikTok the pair are a match made in music heaven.
The results of those sessions certainly live up to the billing. Driven by the restrictions of lockdown and a renewed passion for collaboration, Elton reached out to Dua to work on new music together remotely.
Dua subsequently performed at The Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, which raised over $3 million for the Foundation. The seed of the collaboration was planted after Dua invited Elton for an Instagram live discussing his experiences with Studio 54 ahead of her remix album Club Future Nostalgia.Ī shared respect and subsequent friendship blossomed which saw Elton appear as a guest on Dua’s record breaking Studio 2054 live stream. A joyous and blissful dance cut, “Cold Heart” sees two of the world’s most celebrated artists come together on record for the first time.
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