 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukutanga kwaSeptember, John akakumbira Taupin kuti agadzirise mazwi erwiyo rwavo rwa1973 Candle in the Wind kukudza Diana, uye Taupin akabvuma. Musi wa6 Gunyana 1997, John akaridza Candle in the Wind 1997 ari mupenyu kwenguva imwe chete pamariro aDiana muWestminster Abbey. Rwiyo rwacho rwakava rwunokurumidza uye rwunotengesa zvikuru kupfuura dzimwe nguva dzose, pakupedzisira kutengesa makopi anopfuura mamiriyoni 33 munyika yose. Ndiro rakatengesa zvikuru munhoroondo yeUK chati, uye rakatengesa zvikuru munhoroondo yeBillboard, ndiro rakatanga rakasimbiswa Diamond muU.S. umo rakatengesa makopi anopfuura mamiriyoni gumi nerimwe. Muna 2009 Guinness World Records inoti ndiyo yakatengesa zvakanyanya kubva UK neUS singles charts yakatanga muma1950, yakaunganidza kutengesa kwepasirese kwemakopi mamirioni makumi matatu nematatu. Mari yakawanikwa nziyo iyi inosvika 55million yakapiwa kumasangano aDiana kuburikidza neDiana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. Yakawana Grammy Award ye Best Male Pop Vocal Performance pa 40th Annual Grammy Awardsmuna 1998. Rwiyo runonzi Something About the Way You Look Tonight rwakabudiswa seA-side mbiri. 