Social Disease

Name: Social Disease
Duration: 3 min 44 s

~ Recording by Elton John

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	GB1973-10-05	DJM Records	DJE 29001
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1973-10-05	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA2-6894
2.8	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1973	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA2-10003
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DK1973 FI1973 NO1973 SE1973	DJM Records	DJLPD 1001
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	GB1973	DJM Records	DJLPD 1001
2.8	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1973	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA2-10003
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1980	Direct-to-Disk Labs	SD2-16614
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	PT1980	DJM Records	MM 77.001
2.8	Social Disease	3:46	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1984	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	MFSL 2-160
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1984	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD2‐6894
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE1985	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJM CD2
2.8	Social Disease	3:41	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (without 'Made in' at Matrix)	Elton John	Album	DE1985	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJM CD 2
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DE1985	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJLPD 1001
2.8	Social Disease	3:41	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (PDO)	Elton John	Album	DE1986	DJM Records	821 747-2
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	JP1988-12-21	DJM Records	23PD-103~4
1.16	Social Disease	3:46	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1989-10-11	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDCD 526
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (club edition)	Elton John	Album	CA1990	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	422 821 747-2, P2 21747
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1990	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	821 747-2
2.8	Social Disease	3:41	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Made in Germany)	Elton John	Album	DE1991	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJM CD 2
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	CA1992-09-28	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	422 821 747-2
2.8	Social Disease	3:41	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (PMDC)	Elton John	Album	DE1993	DJM Records	821 747-2
1.16	Social Disease	3:46	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1993	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDCD 526
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Reissue, Remastered)	Elton John	Album	GB1995-05-10	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	528 159-2
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DE1995-05-15	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	36 924 9
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	AU1995	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	528 159-2
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	CA1995	Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company	I2 28159
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	CA1995	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company	314-528 159-2
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1995	The Rocket Record Company	314-528 159-2
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1995	The Rocket Record Company, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	314 528 159 2, D111941
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (528 159-2 01, PMDC)	Elton John	Album	DE1995	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)	528 159-2
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (club edition)	Elton John	Album	US1995	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	P2-21747
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1995	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	P2-21747
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DE1999-07	Speakers Corner	DJM DJLPD 1001
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DE1999-07	DJM Records, Speakers Corner	DJLPD 1001
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	JP2001-09-27	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	UICY-9107
6.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (deluxe edition)	Elton John	Album	US2003-11-25	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Eagle Vision, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company, This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)	B0001478-40
5.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (deluxe edition)	Elton John	Album	US2003-11-25	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Eagle Vision, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company, This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)	B0001478-40
4.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (deluxe edition)	Elton John	Album	US2003-11-25	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Eagle Vision, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company, This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)	B0001478-40
4.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2003-12-09	Eagle Vision, Mercury (Kenyan label; cat# '''MER xxx'''), The Rocket Record Company	981 320-5
7.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2003-12-09	Eagle Vision, Mercury (Kenyan label; cat# '''MER xxx'''), The Rocket Record Company	981 320-5
8.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2003-12-09	Eagle Vision, Mercury (Kenyan label; cat# '''MER xxx'''), The Rocket Record Company	981 320-5
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2003	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	981 320-5, 981 320-7, 986 575-5, 986 575-6
5.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US2003	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), The Rocket Record Company	B0001570-36
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US2003	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), The Rocket Record Company	B0001570-36
4.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US2003	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), The Rocket Record Company	B0001570-36
1.16	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US2004-04-27	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	B0002307-19
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	IT2006	Sorrisi e Canzoni TV	GAI 06 01
2.8	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	JP2008	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	UICY-93671/2
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	2 for 1: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road + Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	Elton John	Album + Compilation	ZA2009	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	MMTDCD024
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	JP2010-12-15	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	UIGY-9052
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2011	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	533 542-7
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	JP2013-11-27	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	UICY-40025
1.16	Social Disease	3:45	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	AU2014-03-21	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	375 858-9
1.16	Social Disease	3:42	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Celebration)	Elton John	Album	JP2014-03-24 US2014-03-24	UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.16	Social Disease	3:42	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th anniversary celebration, mastered for iTunes)	Elton John	Album	GB2014-03-24 US2014-03-24	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary super deluxe edition)	Elton John	Album	GB2014-03-24	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	375 348-0
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2014-03-24	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal UMC	375 349-5
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary remaster)	Elton John	Album	US2014-03-25	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	B0020287-02
1.16	Social Disease	3:44	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XW2014-04-15	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	375 859-7
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Deluxe Edition)	Elton John	Album	US2014	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	B0020013-02
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2014	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	375 348-9
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2014 remaster)	Elton John	Album	XE2014	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	375 858-9
1.16	Social Disease (remastered 2014)	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Celebration / Super Deluxe)	Elton John	Album	XW2017-03-10	UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.16	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	JP2019-08-07	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	UICY-78961
2.8	Social Disease	3:43	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	AU-	DJM Records	821 747-2

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engineer:	David Hentschel
producer:	Gus Dudgeon
banjo and electric guitar:	Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:	Dee Murray
drums (drum set):	Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:	Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
saxophone:	Leroy Gomez

recorded at:	Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05)

recording of:	Social Disease (in 1973-05)

Social Disease

lyricist:	Bernie Taupin
composer:	Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)

publisher:	Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.

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