Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting

Name: Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Duration: 4 min 55 s

~ Recording by Elton John

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	GB1973-10-05	DJM Records	DJE 29001
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	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
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:50	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1973	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA2-10003
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DK1973 FI1973 NO1973 SE1973	DJM Records	DJLPD 1001
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	-1973	DJM Records	DJLPD 1001
1.1	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	Elton John	Single	US1973	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA-40105
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	GB1974-11-04	DJM Records	DJLPH 442
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1974-11	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCA-37215
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:51	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	XE1974	DJM Records	821 750-1
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	CA1974	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), MCA Records Canada (1970–1995)	MCA 2128
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	GB1974	DJM Records	DJH 20442
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	PT1980	DJM Records	MM 77.001
2.6	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1980	Direct-to-Disk Labs	SD2-16614
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1982	Nautilus Recordings (US-based vinyl audiophile label)	NR 43
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1984	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	MFSL 2-160
2.6	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1984	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD2‐6894
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	AU1984
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	CA1984	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD-37215
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1984	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	DIDX 52, MCAD-37215
1.5	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	CA1984	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	DIDX 189, DIDX 52, MCAD-37215
1.5	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	FR1984	Carrère (just "CARRERE", not "CARRERE MUSIC")	CA 96.091
1.7	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Biggest	Elton John	Album + Compilation	DE1985	Metronome (Hamburg)	825 173-2
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DE1985	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJLPD 1001
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE1985	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJM CD2
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (without 'Made in' at Matrix)	Elton John	Album	DE1985	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJM CD 2
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (PDO)	Elton John	Album	DE1986	DJM Records	821 747-2
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	JP1988-12-21	DJM Records	23PD-103~4
1.8	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Baby Boomer Classics: Rollin' Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1988
1.1	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Classic Rock, Volume Two	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1988	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD-31274
2.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	Formula 45	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1988	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Silver Eagle Records	CDL-57026, CDL-57027, CDL-57028, SED-10774
1.14	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1989-10-11	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDCD 526
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	The Very Best of Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	GB1990-10-29	The Rocket Record Company	846 947‐2
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	The Very Best of Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	JP1990-11-15	The Rocket Record Company	PHCR-16015~6
1.14	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (club edition)	Elton John	Album	CA1990	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	422 821 747-2, P2 21747
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:58	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1990	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	821 747-2
2.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Knebworth	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Live	US1990	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	847 042-2
1.7	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	The Very Best of Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	AU1990	The Rocket Record Company	846 947-2
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	The Very Best of Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	FR1990	The Rocket Record Company	848 030-2
1.7	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	The Very Best of Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	XE1990	The Rocket Record Company	846 947-1
2.9	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	To Be Continued…	Elton John	Album + Compilation	CA1990	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD4-10110
2.9	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	To Be Continued…	Elton John	Album + Compilation	-1990
2.9	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	To Be Continued…	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1990	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD4-10110
1.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	WRDU 106 FM Classics 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1990	Discovery Artists	DAR007
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Made in Germany)	Elton John	Album	DE1991	DJM Records	821 747-2, DJM CD 2
1.10	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	The Rock Collection: Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	XE1991	Time–Life Music	TL 527/08
2.9	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	To Be Continued…	Elton John	Album + Compilation	GB1991	The Rocket Record Company	848 237-2, 848 238-2, 848 239-2, 848 240-2
1.5	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1992	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	314 512 532-2
1.5	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Greatest Hits (CRC (Columbia Record Club))	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1992	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	P2-12532
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Greatest Hits (BMG club edition)	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1992	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	314 512 532-2, D 103077
1.2	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Super Stars Best Collection	Elton John	Album + Compilation	JP1992		F-019
1.7	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	The Very Best of Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	ZA1993-08-29	The Rocket Record Company	DARCD3017
1.14	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1993	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDCD 526
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (PMDC)	Elton John	Album	DE1993	DJM Records	821 747-2
2.1	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	The Chart Show: Ultimate Rock 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1993
1.5	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1994-11-21	DCC Compact Classics	GZS-1071
1.4	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:58	Elton John	Classic Elton John	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1994	CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)	S21-17955
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	-1994	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)	MCAD 37215
1.10	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Guitar Rock: 1972–1973	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music	OPCD-2725, R968-05
1.1	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Let There Be Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1994	Nectar	NTRCD016
1.11	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	The Vorspiel Collection 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NO1994	The Record Collection	525 024-2
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:58	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
1.14	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:58	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
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:58	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1995	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	P2-21747
1.14	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:54	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
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:58	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
1.14	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	US1995	The Rocket Record Company	314-528 159-2
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	CA1995	Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company	I2 28159
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:58	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
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	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
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:56	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (club edition)	Elton John	Album	US1995	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	P2-21747
1.5	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	US1996	DCC Compact Classics	LPZ-2013
1.1	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Hard Rock Cafe: Classic Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997-08-19	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 7242, R2 72893
1.10	Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)	4:50	Elton John	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1999-07-13	Sire Records	31067
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DE1999-07	Speakers Corner	DJM DJLPD 1001
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	DE1999-07	DJM Records, Speakers Corner	DJLPD 1001
3.8	Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting)	4:53	Elton John	The Century of Rock: The Greatest Ever Hits of Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1999	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	LBSCD 022
1.9	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Triple M’s Best Ever Driving Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1999	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 5 20125 2 7
1.14	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:58	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
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Greatest Hits 1970–2002	Elton John	Album + Compilation	XE2002-11-11	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	063 449-2
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Greatest Hits 1970–2002	Elton John	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-11	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	063 499-2
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Classic Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)	CRIMBX43
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Greatest Hits 1970–2002	Elton John	Album + Compilation	AU2002	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	077 012-2
1.6	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Guitar Rock: Hot Guitar Licks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	Time–Life Music	M188-12
1.1	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Rockin' Down the Highway (Single CD)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	Compass Productions (budget compilations)	B0002638-02
1.7	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	Greatest Hits 1970–2002	Elton John	Album + Compilation	JP2003-02-05	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	UICZ-1072
1.7	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:53	Elton John	Greatest Hits 1970–2002 (Special Edition)	Elton John	Album + Compilation	GB2003-09-01	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	986 557-0
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (deluxe edition)	Elton John	Album	US2003-11-25	This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)	B0001478-40
1.2	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	FriendsReunited.co.uk '70s Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-12-01	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	9814906
2.2	Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting)	4:55	Elton John	Essential 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2003
1.2	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:54	Elton John	FriendsReunited.co.uk '70s Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	9814909
4.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	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
2.6	Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)	4:54	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	Album	XE2003	Eagle Vision, Mercury (Kenyan label; cat# '''MER xxx'''), The Rocket Record Company	981 320-5
5.6	Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting	4:57	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
2.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	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
1.7	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:55	Elton John	Greatest Hits 1970–2002	Elton John	Album + Compilation	XE2003	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company	986 570 - 8, 986 570-8
Promotion
1.6	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:57	Elton John	K-SHE95 Summer Classics 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1990
1.12	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:51	Elton John	Visa Gold Presents	Elton John	Album + Compilation	-1995
1.10	Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)	4:50	Elton John	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	GB1999	Sire Records
2.14	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting	4:58	Elton John	Classic Cuts Presents: 70s Night: The Definitive DJ Collection: G to K	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)	BX008
Bootleg
1.8	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	4:59	Elton John	Greatest Hits	Elton John	Album + Compilation	PL1998	Old Records (Polish label)	OLDR 020-2

Relationships

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

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973)

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

recording of:	Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (in 1973-05)

Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting

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

publisher:	Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30)

later parody versions:	Sabbath Day's Quite Alright for Nice Things
music quoted on:	Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")

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