Island Girl
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| “Island Girl” | |||||
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| Single by Elton John from the album Rock of the Westies |
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| B-side | "Sugar on the Floor" | ||||
| Released | September 29, 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:42 (single version) | ||||
| Label | MCA (US/Canada) DJM Records |
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| Writer(s) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | ||||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | ||||
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- An unrelated Beach Boys song of this title was released on their album Still Cruisin'.
"Island Girl" is a song performed by Elton John that went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. It was the first single taken from the album Rock of the Westies. The lyrics are about a prostitute, and a man who wants to take her back to Jamaica.
The single's B-Side was "Sugar on the Floor", which was written by Kiki Dee, who would go on to duet with Elton on a number of occasions, most notably on their chart-topping 1976 single, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".
| Preceded by "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 1, 1975 |
Succeeded by "That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC & The Sunshine Band |
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