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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me is een nummer van de Britse muzikant Elton John uit mei 1974. Het was de eerste single afkomstig van zijn album Caribou. Het nummer werd geschreven door John en zijn muzikale partner Bernie Taupin. Het nummer is geschreven in C majeur.

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, Caribou (1974), and was released as a single that peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached number 16 on the UK singles chart.

A version of the song recorded live as a duet between John and George Michael reached number one in the UK in 1991 and in the US in 1992. The pair had performed the song together for the first time at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in July 1985.

During his headlining appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on 25 June 2023, John dedicated the song to Michael, who died in 2016.