[4] It was wild setting a lyric down in front of Elton John for the first time that I had written and watch him write it.

Elton is a wildly individual and spectacular comet of a person, but he’s a sum of his parts, (which are) musically Elton John and Bernie Taupin The film's production was announced in 2022 by The Walt Disney Company, originally with the working title Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and the Years That Made His Legend.

Inspired by the movie, Carlile wrote the first lyrics of the song and presented it to John, who submitted it to Andrew Watt and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin.

[8][9] The music video for the song was released through John's YouTube channel on November 15, 2024.

The song also debuted on the Official Singles Sales chart, which is similar to the download-only roster, though it didn't climb quite as high.