<P> `` Bennie and the Jets '' ( also titled as `` Benny & the Jets '' ) is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin . The song first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973 . `` Bennie and the Jets '' has been one of John 's most popular songs and was performed during John 's appearance at Live Aid . The track is spelled Benny on the sleeve of the single and in the track listing of the album , but Bennie on the album vinyl disc label . </P>
what year did bennie and the jets come out
1973