When the Wind Blows (song)

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"When the Wind Blows"

Single by David Bowie
from the album When the Wind Blows
B-side(s)	"When the Wind Blows (Instrumental)"
Released	June 1986
Format	7"/12" single
Recorded	1986
Genre	Rock
Length	3:32
Label	Virgin VS 906
Producer(s)	David Bowie, Dave Richards
Chart positions
#44 (UK)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Underground" 1986	"When the Wind Blows" 1986	"Day-In Day-Out" 1987

"When the Wind Blows" is a song from the soundtrack of the film of the same name, performed by David Bowie.

It marked the second contribution from Bowie to a film based on a Raymond Briggs book – he contributed a filmed introduction to The Snowman in 1982. Bowie’s song was the result of a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Erdal Kizilcay, who would work with Bowie in the future, most notably on The Buddha of Suburbia.

The single would peak at UK #44, promoted by a video that featured a montage of clips from the film, with Bowie’s animated face overlaid. Since then, the song has become something of a rarity, only appearing as a bonus track on the 1995 reissue of Never Let Me Down and on some editions of Best of Bowie in Europe.