1997 saw the release of what would quickly become the UK's best-selling single of all time - Elton John's Candle In The Wind 1997.
Originally written and released by Elton as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe in 1974, the star - with his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin - recorded an updated version to be played at Diana's funeral, which was released as a single the following week.
Demand for the track was higher than could possibly have been anticipated. In its first week the song sold 658,000 copies, and in its second, a whopping 1.54 million.
By its fourth week on sale it was already the best-selling single of all time, lapping another charity song, Do They Know It's Christmas, in the process.
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