Editing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (section)

==Elton John version==
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{{Infobox song
| name          = Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
| cover         = Elton-john-lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-1974-11-s.jpg
| caption       = US picture sleeve
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = the [[Elton John Band]]
| album         = 
| B-side        = One Day (At a Time)
| released      = 15 November 1974
| recorded      = Mid-1974
| studio        = 
| genre         = [[Psychedelic pop]]
| length        = 5:58
| label         = * [[MCA Records|MCA]]
* [[DJM Records|DJM]]
| writer        = [[Lennon–McCartney]]
| producer      = [[Gus Dudgeon]]
| chronology    = [[Elton John]]
| prev_title    = [[The Bitch Is Back]]
| prev_year     = 1974
| next_title    = [[Philadelphia Freedom (song)|Philadelphia Freedom]]
| next_year     = 1975
}}

English musician [[Elton John]] released a cover version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" as a single on 15 November 1974.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Record News |magazine=[[NME]] |page=2 |date=2 November 1974}}</ref> Recorded at the [[Caribou Ranch]], it featured backing vocals and guitar by [[John Lennon]] under the pseudonym Dr. Winston O'Boogie (Winston being Lennon's [[middle name]]). The single topped the US ''[[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|pop chart]] for two weeks in January 1975 as well as the Canadian [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] national singles chart for four weeks spanning January and February. The [[B-side]] of the single was also a John Lennon composition, "One Day (At a Time)", from Lennon's 1973 album ''[[Mind Games (John Lennon album)|Mind Games]]''.

===Development and release===
In the US it was certified Gold on 29 January 1975 by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name=riaa>{{cite web|access-date=30 July 2014|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=elton|title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Elton John|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151456/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=elton|url-status=live}}</ref> During their collaboration, Elton John appeared on John Lennon's song "[[Whatever Gets You Thru the Night]]". Lennon promised to appear live with Elton at [[Madison Square Garden]] if "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" became a number-one single.{{sfn|Sheff|2000|p=31}} It did, and on Thanksgiving night, 28 November 1974, Lennon kept his promise. They performed "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "[[Whatever Gets You thru the Night]]", and "[[I Saw Her Standing There]]" (which was written primarily by [[Paul McCartney]]). It is one of two songs written by Lennon–McCartney to reach number one in the US by an artist other than the Beatles.<ref name="LennonVF">[http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=John+Lennon&tab=songaswriterchartstab Songs written by John Lennon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008102448/https://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=John+Lennon&tab=songaswriterchartstab |date=8 October 2021 }}, ''MusicVF''.com. Retrieved 26 July 2016.</ref> The other is "[[A World Without Love]]" recorded by [[Peter and Gordon]] in 1964.<ref name="LennonVF" />

In introducing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", [[Elton John]] said he believed it to be "one of the best songs ever written." The Lennon-sung "I Saw Her Standing There" (credited to the Elton John Band featuring John Lennon) was originally released in 1975 on the B-side of Elton John's "[[Philadelphia Freedom (song)|Philadelphia Freedom]]" single. In 1981, all three live songs were issued on ''28 November 1974'', an Elton John EP.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Elton-John-Band-Featuring-John-Lennon-And-Muscle-Shoals-Horns-The-28th-November-1974/master/73022 |title=Elton John Band Featuring John Lennon And Muscle Shoals Horns, The* – 28th November, 1974 at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |date=28 November 1974 |access-date=30 October 2012 |archive-date=9 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209194440/http://www.discogs.com/Elton-John-Band-Featuring-John-Lennon-And-Muscle-Shoals-Horns-The-28th-November-1974/master/73022 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, the three songs were made available on the ''[[Lennon (album)|Lennon]]'' box set. In 1996, they were also included on the remastered edition of Elton John's ''[[Here and There (Elton John album)|Here and There]]'' album. Elton John once stated that "'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' is a song that I never do in a set at a concert simply because it reminds me too much of John Lennon. This is the same with '[[Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)|Empty Garden]]'." It was a part of his standard repertoire from 1974 until 1976, and sporadically until 1998. It also appeared in the 1976 musical documentary ''[[All This and World War II]]'' as well as the 1995 remaster of ''[[Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy]].''

===Personnel===
*[[Elton John]] – lead and backing vocals, piano, [[mellotron]], [[harpsichord]]
*[[John Lennon]] (as Dr. Winston O'Boogie) – backing vocals, guitars
*[[Davey Johnstone]] – backing vocals, electric guitar, [[sitar]]
*[[Dee Murray]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
*[[Nigel Olsson]] – drums, backing vocals
*[[Ray Cooper]] – tambourine, [[tubular bells]], [[gong]], [[maraca]]s, [[mark tree]], [[conga]]s

===Charts===
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====Weekly charts====
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!Chart (1974–1975)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="Australian Chart Book 1970–1992">{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|title-link=Kent Music Report}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
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|Canadian [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Top Singles]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3899a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Lucy in the sky with diamonds in Canadian Top Singles Chart |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date= 18 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141213020612/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3899a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |archive-date= 13 December 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
|align="center"|1
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{{singlechart|New Zealand|11|artist=Elton John|song=Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds}}
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{{singlechart|UK|10|artist=Elton John|song=Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds|date=19741208|access-date=28 November 2020}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Elton John|access-date=28 November 2020}}
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{{singlechart|West Germany|31|artist=Elton John|song=Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds|year=1975|songid=23278|access-date=28 November 2020}}
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====Year-end charts====
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|-
!Chart (1975)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
|-
|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name="aus75">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/8a2fnGs|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1975|publisher= [[Kent Music Report]] |issue= 79 |via= [[Imgur]] |date= December 29, 1975 |access-date=  January 15, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="australian-charts.com">{{Cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |title=Australian-charts.com |access-date=8 April 2018 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134948/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|33
|-
|Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=enic7sdhqrbeuu9iiip880d0j4|title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada|work=collectionscanada.gc.ca|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801234702/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=enic7sdhqrbeuu9iiip880d0j4|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1975.htm |title=Musicoutfitters.com |access-date=8 April 2018 |archive-date=14 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914042809/http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1975.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|}
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===Certifications===
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{{certification Table Entry |title=Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds|type=single |artist=Elton John |relyear=1974 |certyear=1974 |region=United States |award=Gold}}
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