Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 20-Apr-73 | 17 | New | |
| 27-Apr-73 | 18 | -1 | |
| 04-May-73 | 14 | +4 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
| 11-May-73 | 10 | +4 | Star rater |
| 18-May-73 | 7 | +3 | Peak |
| 25-May-73 | 11* | -4 | Biggest faller |
| 01-Jun-73 | 8 | +3 | |
| 08-Jun-73 | 8 | 0 | |
| 15-Jun-73 | 12 | -4 | |
| 22-Jun-73 | 11 | +1 | |
| 29-Jun-73 | 11 | 0 | |
| 06-Jul-73 | 14 | -3 | Biggest faller |
| 13-Jul-73 | 19 | -5 | Biggest faller |
| 20-Jul-73 | 20 | -1 |
* Clocks up the 3,000th week in the charts for UK acts.
Written by: Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Produced by: Gus Dudgeon
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): DJM
| Hit number for artist | 2 |
| Peak position | 7 |
| Weeks | 14 |
| Biggest climber awards | 1 |
| Star rater climbs | 2 |
| Biggest faller awards | 3 |
| Top 20 points | 114 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =985 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 4 |
| Top 30 Points | 254 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =889 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 4 |
Annual ranking:
| 1973 | 37 |
Other chart success:
| Belgium | 11 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Germany | 27 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Netherlands | 15 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Norway | 8 |
| Switzerland | 5 |
| UK | 4 |
| US | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 |
SA Radio charts:
| LM Radio | 1 |
The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin after he read about a Vietnam War vet who had been wounded but wanted to get away from the attention he was receiving when he returned home. The song was nominated for the ‘Best Pop Vocal Performance -Male’ but lost out to Stevie Wonder’s ‘You Are The Sunshine Of My Life’.
Video:
Artist link: Elton John
SA Singles Charts 