Eric Clapton in his personal life, which was troubled by romantic longings and drug and alcohol addiction. He became infatuated with Pattie Boyd, who at the time was married to close friend George Harrison, and withdrew from recording and touring to isolation in his Surrey residence as the band broke up. There he nursed a heroin addiction, which resulted in a lengthy career hiatus interrupted only by the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 (where he passed out on stage, was revived, and managed to finish his performance). In January 1973, the Who's Pete Townshend organised a comeback concert for Clapton at
Runaway Train (Elton John and Eric Clapton song) A music video to accompany the single was released in late 1992. It consists of video snippets while Clapton and John are performing the song during the 1992 Eric Clapton World Tour in London's Wembley Stadium. it also peaked on the United States mainstream rock billboard charts at #10 Taken from the single release liner notes. Runaway Train (Elton John and Eric Clapton song) "Runaway Train" is a pop rock song recorded by the British rock-pop musicians Elton John and Eric Clapton. A CD, cassette and 7" vinyl single from Elton John's album "The One" was released in July 1992