Elton John – I’m Still Standing

“I’m Still Standing” – Single by Elton John from the album Too Low for Zero
B-side: “Love So Cold” (US) / “Earn While You Learn” (UK)
Released: April 1983 (US) / July 22, 1983 (UK)
Recorded: September–December 1982
Label: Geffen (US) / Rocket (UK)
Songwriters: Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer: Chris Thomas
Charted No.12 in US and No.4 in UK

The video for “I’m Still Standing” was directed by Russell Mulcahy and filmed in Cannes and Nice, France. It is the second single from Elton’s 1983 album Too Low For Zero, which reunited Elton with his classic band of the 1970s.

The video went over very well on MTV, which helped propel the song up the charts and introduce Elton to a younger audience. With lots of scantily clad and painted people, the colorful video made “I’m Still Standing” Elton’s first MTV hit and showed he was ready to embrace the format, something not every established star was willing to do. It helped that Elton is from England, where videos were popular long before MTV went on the air in 1981.