New Killer Star

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"New Killer Star"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Reality
Released	29 September, 2003
Format	CD single
Recorded	Looking Glass Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	3:40
Label	Columbia Records/ISO Records COL 674275 9
Producer(s)	David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Chart positions
#23 (UK)
David Bowie singles chronology
"I've Been Waiting for You" (2002)	"New Killer Star" (2003)	"Never Get Old" (2003)

"New Killer Star" is a song written by David Bowie in 2003 for his album Reality. This was the first single from the album released on DVD only, except in Italy and Canada. While it is uncertain what the song is really about (like other Bowie songs), the lyrics make oblique reference to life in post-9/11 New York. However the video clip tells a surreal story using lenticular-postcard like images of a spaceship almost crashing into the modern American heartland.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 DVD version 1.2 Italian CD version 2 Production credits 3 Live versions

[edit] Track listing

[edit] DVD version

1. "New Killer Star (Video version)" - 3:40
2. "Reality (Electronic Press Kit)"
3. "Love Missile F1-11"

[edit] Italian CD version

1. "New Killer Star" - 4:40
2. "Love Missile F1-11"

The Canadian version had a radio edit of "New Killer Star".

[edit] Production credits

• Producers
  • David Bowie
  • Tony Visconti

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Sax, Stylophone and Synthesizer
  • Earl Slick: Guitar
  • Mike Garson: Piano
  • David Torn: Guitar
  • Gail Ann Dorsey: Background vocals
  • Sterling Campbell: Drums
  • Catherine Russell: Background vocals
  • Tony Visconti: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals,
  • Gerry Leonard: Guitar

[edit] Live versions

• It used to open the concerts on early dated during A Reality Tour.
• A live version recorded at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, 8 September 2003 was released on the Tour Edition of Reality.
• Another live version, recorded for Sessions@AOL on 23 September 2003, was released exclusively through the iTunes Music Store.
• A third version recorded live at the The Point, Dublin, Ireland, 22 and 23 November 2003 was released on the live DVD A Reality Tour.