Day-In Day-Out

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"Day-In Day-Out"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Never Let Me Down
B-side(s)	Julie
Released	March 1987
Format	7"/12" single
Recorded	Mountain Studios, Montreux, Autumn 1986
Genre	Rock/Pop
Length	4:14
Label	EMI EA230
Producer(s)	David Bowie, David Richards
Chart positions
#17 (UK) #21 (US)
David Bowie singles chronology
"When the Wind Blows" 1986	"Day-In Day-Out" 1987	"Time Will Crawl" 1987

"Day-In Day-Out" is a track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as a single ahead of the album’s release.

The song criticised the urban decay and deprivation in American cities at the time, concerned largely with the depths a young mother has to sink to in order to feed her child, including attempting to shoplift and become a prostitute.

Julien Temple’s video made the message explicit, showing the young couple’s struggle against an uncaring society, watched by a pair of angels through fake video cameras. This was banned by the BBC amongst others, even after edits removed the female protagonist’s heavily implied rape, and an alternate version of a scene where the couple’s child spells out “Mom”, “Food” and “Fuck” in building blocks (representing the child’s cycle of dependency; the alternate version had the child spell out the meaningless words “Mom”, “Look” and “Luck”) – as a result, EMI issued it on a video EP.

Many critics, both at the time and since, have accused the song of burying its message in over-produced, glossy surroundings. Others, usually a minority it has to be said, claim that this doesn’t overpower the message.

Despite its sales being boosted by a limited-edition version of the 7” single, and two different 12” singles, “Day-In Day-Out” was considered a flop, reaching #17 in the UK charts, and #21 in the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 7": EMI America / EA 230 (UK) 1.2 12: EMI America / 12 EA 230 (UK) 1.3 12": EMI America / 12 EAX 230 (UK) 1.4 12": EMI / V-19239 (US) 1.5 Video EP 2 Production credits 3 Other releases 4 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Bowie.

[edit] 7": EMI America / EA 230 (UK)

1. "Day-In Day-Out" – 4:14
2. "Julie" – 3:40

[edit] 12: EMI America / 12 EA 230 (UK)

1. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)" – 7:15
2. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix)" – 7:17
3. "Julie" – 3:40

[edit] 12": EMI America / 12 EAX 230 (UK)

1. "Day-In Day-Out (Remix)" – 6:30
2. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix)" – 7:17
3. "Julie" – 3:40

[edit] 12": EMI / V-19239 (US)

1. "Day-In Day-Out (Groucho Mix)"
2. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)" - 7:15
3. "Day-In Day-Out (Single Version)" – 4:14
4. "Julie" – 3:40

[edit] Video EP

1. "Day-In Day-Out"
2. "Loving the Alien"
3. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)"

The video for "Loving the Alien" was issued to pad out the tape. The "Extended Dance Mix" video was a re-edited version of the main video.

[edit] Production credits

• Producers:
  • David Bowie
  • David Richards

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals
  • Carlos Alomar: Guitar
  • Sid McGinnis: Guitar
  • Erdal Kizilcay: Bass, Drums, Keyboards

[edit] Other releases

• A limited edition release contained a 7" red vinyl disc in a numbered box with a set of stickers and a photo booklet.
• It appeared on the following compilations:
  • Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
  • The Singles Collection (1993)

[edit] References

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5