DJ (song)

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"DJ"

Single by David Bowie
From the album Lodger
B-side	”Repetition”
Released	29 June 1979
Format	7" single
Recorded	Mountain Studios, Montreux; September 1978; Record Plant Studios, New York, March 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	3:20
Label	RCA BOW 3
Producers	David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Chart positions	#29 (UK)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Boys Keep Swinging" 1979	"DJ" 1979	"Yassassin" 1979

”DJ” was a single by David Bowie. It was taken from the album Lodger in the UK, being released on June 29, 1979.

A cynical comment on the cult of the DJ, the track is noted for Adrian Belew’s guitar solo, which was recorded in multiple takes, and then mixed back together for the album track. The initials being the same as Bowie’s real name, David Jones, is possibly just a coincidence. The single was an edited version, but was still possibly too uncommercial for substantial chart success – it peaked at #29 in the UK, and was not released in other markets. David Mallet filmed a video for the song, featuring Bowie destroying a DJ studio, mixed with Bowie strolling around London and attracting a crowd of curious passers-by.

The song was performed live for the first time on Bowie’s Outside Tour in 1995.

1 Track listing
2 Production credits
3 Other releases
4 References

[edit] Track listing

"DJ" (Bowie, Eno, Alomar) – 3:59
"Repetition" (Bowie) – 2:59

[edit] Production credits

Producers:
- Tony Visconti
- David Bowie

Musicians:
- David Bowie: Vocals, Piano, Chamberlin
- Adrian Belew: Guitar
- Carlos Alomar: Guitar
- George Murray: Bass
- Dennis Davis: Drums
- Simon House: Violin on “Repetition”
- Roger Powell: Synthesizer on “Repetition”

[edit] Other releases

It appeared on the following compilations:
- Chameleon (Australia/New Zealand 1979)
- ChangesTwoBowie (1981)
- Fame and Fashion (1984)
- The Singles Collection (1993)
- The Best of 1974/1979 (1998)
It was released as a picture disc in the RCA Life Time picture disc set.