Elton John performed a song.
`` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' is a song by Elton John , a re-written and re-recorded version of his 1973 song `` Candle in the Wind '' . Elton John . For 31 consecutive years ( 1970 -- 2000 ) he had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100 . His tribute single , re-penned in dedication to the late Princess Diana , `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts . In 1970 a single , `` Your Song '' , from his second album , Elton John , reached the top ten in the UK and the US , his first hit single .