As the World Falls Down

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“As the World Falls Down”
Song by David Bowie
Album	Labyrinth
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Length	4:51 3:36 (edit)
Label	EMI
Writer	David Bowie
Labyrinth track listing
Hallucination (6) “As the World Falls Down” (7) The Goblin Battle (8)

"As the World Falls Down" is a song written by David Bowie in 1986 for the soundtrack of the film Labyrinth.

The song is the backdrop for an illusion which Jareth the Goblin King (Bowie) builds around Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) through the use of an enchanted peach. The illusion is of a masquerade ball inside a bubble. Sarah and Jareth are the only characters in this scene without masks.

The scene coupled with the song has been interpreted many ways, some believe that the illusion is an attempt by Jareth to win Sarah's love; others believe he is trying to seduce her to distract her from the 13 hour time limit she has to rescue her brother Toby.

A video for "As the World Falls Down" was mooted for a Christmas 1986 single release, with a 3:36 edit and a video made by Steve Barron. However, this release was cancelled, for reasons that are still largely unknown.

[edit] Other releases

• It was also released as a bonus track on the Virgin Records re-release of Tonight in 1995.

• The video has been released on the Best of David Bowie DVD 2 Disc Set on November 19, 2002

[edit] Cover versions

• Ce Ce Zen – Spiders from Venus: Indie Women Artists and Female-Fronted Bands Cover David Bowie (2003)
• Flutter – .2 Contamination: A Tribute to David Bowie (2006)