Who Wears These Shoes?

1984 single by Elton John

"Who Wears These Shoes?"

Single by Elton John

from the album Breaking Hearts

B-side

"Tortured" (Worldwide)
"Lonely Boy" (US)

Released

October 1984 (UK)^[1]

Studio

AIR (Salem, Montserrat)

Length

4:02
3:38 (single)

Label

Rocket
Geffen

Composer(s)

Elton John

Lyricist(s)

Bernie Taupin

Producer(s)

Chris Thomas

Elton John singles chronology

"Passengers"
(1984)

"Who Wears These Shoes?"
(1984)

"In Neon"
(1984)

"Who Wears These Shoes?" is a song by English musician Elton John. It was released as the third single from his eighteenth studio album Breaking Hearts (1984) in the UK in October 1984,^[1] while it was the album's second single in the US. As with most of John's material, its lyrics were written by longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin while John composed the music.

In the US, the song reached number 16, becoming the album's second top 20 hit.^[2] The song peaked at number 50 in the UK.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 October 1984. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "Elton John Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "Elton John Songs and Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

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Discography

1960s

1970s

"Border Song" (1970)
"Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970)
"From Denver to L.A." (1970)
"Take Me to the Pilot" (1970)
"Your Song" (1970)
"Come Down in Time" (1970)
"Friends" (1971)
"Levon" (1971)
"Indian Sunset" (1971)
"Tiny Dancer" (1972)
"Rocket Man" (1972)
"Honky Cat" (1972)
"I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972)
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972)
"Crocodile Rock" (1972)
"Elderberry Wine" (1972)
"Daniel" (1972)
"Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972)
"Teacher I Need You" (1973)
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973)
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973)
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973)
"Step into Christmas" (1973)
"Candle in the Wind" (1974)
"Bennie and the Jets" (1974)
"Harmony" (1974)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974)
"The Bitch Is Back" (1974)
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974)
"Philadelphia Freedom" (1975)
"I Saw Her Standing There" (1975)
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975)
"We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975)
"Island Girl" (1975)
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976)
"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976)
"Pinball Wizard" (1976)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976)
"Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977)
"Crazy Water" (1977)
"The Goaldiggers Song" (1977)
"Ego" (1978)
"Part-Time Love" (1978)
"Song for Guy" (1978)
"Are You Ready for Love" (1979)
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979)
"Johnny B. Goode" (1979)

1980s

"Little Jeannie" (1980)
"Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980)
"Dear God" (1980)
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981)
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981)
"Blue Eyes" (1982)
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982)
"Ball and Chain" (1982)
"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982)
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983)
"I'm Still Standing" (1983)
"Kiss the Bride" (1983)
"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984)
"Passengers" (1984)
"Who Wears These Shoes? (1984)
"Nikita" (1985)
"That's What Friends Are For" (1985)
"Wrap Her Up" (1985)
"Heartache All Over the World" (1986)
"Slow Rivers" (1986)
"Take Me to the Pilot" (1988)
"I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988)
"Town of Plenty" (1988)
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988)
"Through the Storm" (1989)
"Healing Hands" (1989)
"Sacrifice" (1989)

1990s

"Club at the End of the Street" (1990)
"You Gotta Love Someone" (1990)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991)
"The One" (1992)
"Runaway Train" (1992)
"The Last Song" (1992)
"Simple Life" (1993)
"True Love" (1993)
"Shakey Ground" (1994)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994)
"Circle of Life" (1994)
"Believe" (1995)
"Made in England" (1995)
"When the Money's Gone" (1995)
"You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996)
"Live Like Horses" (1996)
"The Madness of King Scar" (1997)
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997)
"Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997)
"Written in the Stars" (1999)

2000s

"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000)
"I Want Love" (2001)
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002)
"Original Sin" (2002)
"Are You Ready for Love" (2003)
"Ghetto Gospel" (2005)
"Electricity" (2005)
"The Bridge" (2006)
"Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008)
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)

2010s

"All of the Lights" (2010)
"Good Morning to the Night" (2012)
"Sad" (2012)
"Looking Up" (2015)
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)

2020s

"Ordinary Man" (2020)
"Sine from Above" (2020)
"The Pink Phantom" (2020)
"It's a Sin" (2021)
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021)
"Merry Christmas" (2021)
"Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021)
"Hold Me Closer" (2022)

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