Why John says he'll never tour again. By Melinda Newman As Brandi Carlile watched Elton John: Never Too Late, she was so moved she put pen to paper and was immediately inspired to write a song. The new documentary chronicles the first five years of Elton John’s meteoric rise and the road to his two 1975 Dodger Stadium dates juxtaposed against his final tour concluding with his triumphant return to Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in 2022.

According to Carlile, the "I'm Still Standing" singer's "forward thinking" and the inspirational messages in the film are what kept her feeling reassured about the project and so confident in her abilities to write the lyrics for "Never Too Late."

The collaborative single was written for R.J. Cutler and David Furnish's documentary, Elton John: Never Too Late