Best of Bowie

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Best of Bowie
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released	October 22, 2002
Recorded	1967-2002
Genre	Rock
Length	Varies
Label	EMI
Producer	Producer varies from track to track
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
David Bowie chronology
Heathen (2002) Best of Bowie (2002) Reality (2003)
David Bowie video chronology
Black Tie White Noise (1993) Best of Bowie (2002) A Reality Tour (2004)

Best of Bowie (2002) is the most recent career-spanning greatest hits album by multi-platinum recording artist David Bowie. It features songs from his second album until 2002. It was released on the 35th anniversary of his first album, David Bowie.

In each of the 21 territories that the album was released, it was given its own track listing, based upon which songs were most popular locally. In a number of countries, there were two versions - a single disc version, and a double disc version. All in all 63 tracks appear in at least one of the 20 different versions. The country the edition came from can be identified by a small national flag on the spine, except for the Argentinean/Mexican, Eastern European and UK editions, which are "flag-less".

All the tracks are digitally remastered, either from 1999, or for the single edits, from 2002, with the exception of "Under Pressure", which is also at a lower volume than the rest of the disc.

A DVD version of the compilation was also released, containing 47 videos and live performances as well as alternate versions as easter eggs.

Contents 1 Charts 2 Tracklistings 2.1 CD: EMI / 5 39821 2 (UK) 2.1.1 CD 1 2.1.2 CD 2 2.2 CD: Virgin-EMI / 5 41929 2 (US) 2.3 CD: EMI / 5 42075 2 (Australia) 2.4 CD: EMI / 5 41912 2 (Germany/Switzerland/Austria) 2.5 CD: Virgin-EMI / 5 41930 2 (US) 2.5.1 CD 1 2.5.2 CD 2 2.6 CD: EMI / 5 41901 2 (France) 2.7 CD: EMI / 5 41888 2 (Belgium) 2.8 CD: EMI / 5 41915 2 (Italy) 2.9 CD: EMI / 5 41916 2 (Argentina) 2.10 CD: EMI / 5 41899 2 (Brazil) 2.11 K7: EMI / 5 41928 4 (Eastern Europe:Bulgaria/Hungary/Slovenia/Turkey/Ukraine) 2.12 CD: EMI / 5 42383 2 (Chile) 2.12.1 CD 1 2.12.2 CD 2 2.13 CD: EMI (Colombia/Ecuador/Peru/Venezula) 2.14 CD: EMI / 5 41918 2 (Denmark) 2.14.1 CD 1 2.14.2 CD 2 2.15 CD: EMI (Greece) 2.15.1 CD 1 2.15.2 CD 2 2.16 CD: EMI / 5 41914 2 (Holland) 2.17 CD: EMI / 5 77949 2 (Hong Kong) 2.17.1 CD 1 2.17.2 CD 2 2.17.3 CD 3 2.18 CD: Toshiba-EMI / TOCP-67061 (Japan) 2.19 CD: EMI / 5 41916 2 (Mexico) 2.20 CD: EMI / 5 419252 5 (New Zealand) 2.20.1 CD 1 2.20.2 CD 2 2.21 CD: EMI / 5 41917 2 (Norway/Sweden) 2.22 CD: EMI (South Africa) 3 DVD 3.1 DVD 1 3.2 DVD 2 3.3 Easter egg access 3.3.1 DVD 1 3.3.2 DVD 2

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Norway's album Charts	10

[edit] Tracklistings

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 39821 2 (UK)

[edit] CD: Virgin-EMI / 5 41929 2 (US)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "Changes"
3. "Suffragette City"
4. "Ziggy Stardust"
5. "The Jean Genie"
6. "Rebel Rebel"
7. "Young Americans"
8. "Fame"
9. "Golden Years"
10. ""Heroes""
11. "Ashes to Ashes"
12. "Fashion"
13. "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
14. "Let's Dance"
15. "China Girl"
16. "Modern Love"
17. "Blue Jean"
18. "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
19. "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
20. "I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 edit)

• reissued in 2003 (Virgin/EMI 5 95692 0) with bonus DVD and custom sleeve

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 42075 2 (Australia)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "Changes"
3. "Starman"
4. "Ziggy Stardust"
5. "The Jean Genie"
6. "Sorrow"
7. "1984"
8. "Young Americans"
9. " "Heroes" "
10. "Ashes To Ashes"
11. "Fashion"
12. "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
13. "Let's Dance"
14. "China Girl"
15. "Modern Love"
16. "Blue Jean"
17. "Fame '90"
18. "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
19. "Slow Burn"

_{1. ^  Not in all editions.}

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41912 2 (Germany/Switzerland/Austria)

1. "Let's Dance" (Single Version)
2. "Ashes To Ashes" (Single Version)
3. "Helden (Single Version)" (German version of "Heroes")
4. "Fame 90" (Gass Mix)
5. "Young Americans" (Single Version)
6. "Fashion" (Single Version)
7. "Ziggy Stardust"
8. "Space Oddity"
9. "When The Wind Blows" (Radio Edit)
10. "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (Single Version)
11. "Sound And Vision"
12. "Loving The Alien" (Single Version)
13. "Blue Jean"
14. "China Girl" (Single Version)
15. "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
16. "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
17. "Absolute Beginners" (Single Version)
18. "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
19. "Thursday's Child" (Radio Edit)
20. "Slow Burn" (Radio Edit)

[edit] CD: Virgin-EMI / 5 41930 2 (US)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41901 2 (France)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "The Man Who Sold the World"
3. "Changes"
4. "Life on Mars?"
5. "Starman"
6. "Ziggy Stardust"
7. "The Jean Genie"
8. "Rebel Rebel"
9. "Young Americans" (single version)
10. "Fame"
11. "Heroes" (single version)
12. "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
13. "Let's Dance" (single version)
14. "China Girl" (single version)
15. "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
16. "Absolute Beginners" (single edit)
17. "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix)
18. "Little Wonder" (edit)
19. "Thrusday's Child" (edit)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41888 2 (Belgium)

1. "Let's Dance" (single version)
2. "Fame"
3. "Fashion" (single version)
4. "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
5. "Space Oddity"
6. "Ziggy Stardust"
7. "The Jean Genie"
8. "Golden Years" (single version)
9. "Absolute Beginners" (single edit)
10. "Ashes To Ashes" (single version)
11. "Changes"
12. "Rebel Rebel"
13. "Heroes" (single version)
14. "Young Americans" (single version)
15. "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
16. "Tonight"
17. "China Girl" (single version)
18. "Blue Jean"
19. "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
20. "Solw Burn" (radio edit)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41915 2 (Italy)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "Changes"
3. "Life on Mars?"
4. "Starman"
5. "Ziggy Stardust"
6. "Rebel Rebel"
7. "Young Americans" (single version)
8. "Fame"
9. "Heroes" (single version)
10. "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
11. "Ashes To Ashes" (single version)
12. "Fashion" (single version)
13. "Let's Dance" (single version)
14. "China Girl" (single version)
15. "Modern Love" (single version)
16. "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
17. "Absolute Beginners" (single edit)
18. "Little Wonder" (edit)
19. "Slow Burn" (radio edit)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41916 2 (Argentina)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "The Man Who Sold The World"
3. "Changes"
4. "Ziggy Stardust"
5. "Fame"
6. "Heroes" (edit)
7. "Under Pressure"
8. "Ashes To Ashes" (edit)
9. "Let's Dance" (edit)
10. "China Girl" (edit)
11. "Modern Love" (edit)
12. "Blue Jean"
13. "This Is Not America"
14. "Dancing In The Street"
15. "Jump They Say" (edit)
16. "Hallo Spaceboy "(PSB remix)
17. "Little Wonder" (edit)
18. "Thursday's Child" (edit)
19. "Slow Burn" (edit)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41899 2 (Brazil)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "Changes"
3. "Life On Mars?"
4. "Starman"
5. "Ziggy Stardust"
6. "John, I'm Only Dancing"
7. "The Jean Genie"
8. "Rebel Rebel"
9. "Young Americans" (edit)
10. "Fame"
11. "Golden Years" (edit)
12. "Sound And Vision"
13. "Heroes" (edit)
14. "Ashes To Ashes" (edit)
15. "Fashion" (edit)
16. "Under Pressure"
17. "Let's Dance" (edit)
18. "China Girl" (edit)
19. "Thursday's Child" (edit)

[edit] K7: EMI / 5 41928 4 (Eastern Europe:Bulgaria/Hungary/Slovenia/Turkey/Ukraine)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "The Man Who Sold The World"
3. "Changes"
4. "Starman"
5. "Ziggy Stardust"
6. "Suffragette City"
7. "Young Americans (LP version)
8. "Fame"
9. "Wild Iq The Wind"
10. "Golden Years" (LP version)
11. "Heroes" (LP version)
12. "Boys Keep Swinging"
13. "Under Pressure"
14. "Ashes To Ashes" (LP version)
15. "Let's Dance" (LP version)
16. "China Girl" (LP version)
17. "Modern Love" (LP version)
18. "Dancing In The Street"
19. "Hallo Spaceboy" (PSB remix)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 42383 2 (Chile)

[edit] CD: EMI (Colombia/Ecuador/Peru/Venezula)

1. "The Man Who Sold The World"
2. "Changes"
3. "Life On Mars?"
4. "Starman"
5. "Young Americans" (edit)
6. "Fame"
7. "Heroes" (edit)
8. "Under Pressure"
9. "Ashes To Ashes" (edit)
10. "Let's Dance" (edit)
11. "China Girl" (edit)
12. "Modern Love" (edit)
13. "Blue Jean"
14. "This Is Not America"
15. "Dancing In The Street"
16. "Fame '90" (Gass mix)
17. "Hallo Spaceboy" (PSB remix)
18. "Little Wonder"
19. "Slow Burn"

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41918 2 (Denmark)

[edit] CD: EMI (Greece)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41914 2 (Holland)

1. "Let's Dance" (edit)
2. "Under Pressure"
3. "The Jean Genie"
4. "China Girl" (edit)
5. "Space Oddity"
6. "This Is Not America"
7. "Blue Jean"
8. "Dancing In The Street"
9. "Sound And Vision"
10. "Tonight" (live)
11. "Heroes" (edit)
12. "Ashes To Ashes" (edit)
13. "Golden Years" (edit)
14. "Absolute Beginners" (edit)
15. "Rebel Rebel"
16. "Fame"
17. "Fashion" (edit)
18. "Modern Love" (edit)
19. "Boys Keep Swinging"

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 77949 2 (Hong Kong)

• Album released in 2004.

[edit] CD: Toshiba-EMI / TOCP-67061 (Japan)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "Changes"
3. "Life On Mars"
4. "Starman"
5. "Lady Stardust"
6. "Ziggy Stardust"
7. "The Jean Genie"
8. "Rebel Rebel"
9. "Young Americans (edit)
10. "Fame"
11. "Golden Years" (edit)
12. "Heroes" (edit)
13. "Ashes To Ashes" (edit)
14. "Fashion" (edit)
15. "Under Pressure"
16. "Let's Dance" (edit)
17. "China Girl" (edit)
18. "Modern Love" (edit)
19. "Dancing In The Street"
20. "Slow Burn" (edit)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41916 2 (Mexico)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "The Man Who Sold The World"
3. "Changes"
4. "Ziggy Stardust"
5. "Young Americans" (edit)
6. "Fame"
7. "Heroes"
8. "Under Pressure"
9. "Ashes To Ashes"
10. "Let's Dance"
11. "China Girl"
12. "Modern Love"
13. "Blue Jean"
14. "This Is Not America"
15. "Dancing In The Street"
16. "Jump They Say"
17. "Hallo Spaceboy" (PSB remix)
18. "Little Wonder"
19. "Thursday's Child"
20. "Slow Burn"

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 419252 5 (New Zealand)

[edit] CD: EMI / 5 41917 2 (Norway/Sweden)

1. "Space Oddity"
2. "Life On Mars?"
3. "Changes"
4. "Starman"
5. "Ziggy Stardust"
6. "The Jean Genie"
7. "Rebel Rebel"
8. "Young Americans" (edit)
9. "Fame"
10. "Golden Years" (edit)
11. "Heroes" (edit)
12. "Ashes To Ashes" (edit)
13. "Fashion" (edit)
14. "Cat People" (edit)
15. "Let's Dance" (edit)
16. "China Girl" (edit)
17. "Blue Jean"
18. "This Is Not America"
19. "Absolute Beginners" (edit)

[edit] CD: EMI (South Africa)

1. "Let's Dance"
2. "China Girl"
3. "Absolute Beginners"
4. "Under Pressure"
5. "Sorrow"
6. "Space Oddity"
7. "The Jean Genie"
8. "This Is Not America"
9. "Dancing In The Street"
10. "Ziggy Stardust"
11. "Blue Jean"
12. "Ashes To Ashes"
13. "Starman"
14. "Fame"
15. "Heroes"
16. "Fashion"
17. "Changes"
18. "Loving The Alien"
19. "Modern Love"

[edit] DVD

[edit] DVD 1

1. "Oh! You Pretty Things" (from Old Grey Whistle Test)
2. "Queen Bitch" (from Old Grey Whistle Test)
3. "Five Years" (from Old Grey Whistle Test)
4. "Starman" (from Top of the Pops)
5. "John, I'm Only Dancing"
6. "The Jean Genie"
7. "Space Oddity"
8. "Drive-In Saturday" (from Russell Harty Plus Pop)
9. "Life on Mars?"
10. "Ziggy Stardust" (from Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture)
11. "Rebel Rebel" (from TopPop)
12. "Young Americans" (from The Dick Cavett Show)
13. "Be My Wife"
14. ""Heroes""
15. "Boys Keep Swinging"
16. "D.J."
17. "Look Back in Anger"
18. "Ashes to Ashes"
19. "Fashion"
20. "Wild Is the Wind"
21. "Let's Dance"
22. "China Girl"
23. "Modern Love"
24. "Cat People (Putting out Fire)" (from Serious Moonlight tour)
25. "Blue Jean"
26. "Loving the Alien"
27. "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)

• Easter eggs:
  • "Oh! You Pretty Things" (alternate take from Old Grey Whistle Test)
  • Interview with David Bowie by Russell Harty
  • Jazzin' For Blue Jean (full promotional video for "Blue Jean")
  • "Blue Jean" (alternate version for MTV)

[edit] DVD 2

1. "Absolute Beginners"
2. "Underground"
3. "As the World Falls Down"
4. "Day-In Day-Out"
5. "Time Will Crawl"
6. "Never Let Me Down"
7. "Fame '90"
8. "Jump They Say"
9. "Black Tie White Noise"
10. "Miracle Goodnight"
11. "The Buddha of Suburbia"
12. "The Heart's Filthy Lesson"
13. "Strangers When We Meet"
14. "Hallo Spaceboy"
15. "Little Wonder"
16. "Dead Man Walking"
17. "Seven Years in Tibet"
18. "I'm Afraid of Americans"
19. "Thursday's Child"
20. "Survive"

• Easter eggs:
  • "Day-In Day-Out" (extended mix)
  • "Miracle Goodnight" (remix)
  • "Seven Years in Tibet" (mandarin version)
  • "Survive" (live in Paris)

[edit] Easter egg access

[edit] DVD 1

Oh! You Pretty Things (Take 1) (alternate take from Old Grey Whistle Test)

• Select 'play all'. Every 2nd time the whole DVD plays through, the alternate version will appear in place of the other version of the song.. If you don't want to wait, just skip through all of the chapters.

Interview with Russell Harty

• Highlight Drive-In Saturday on the tracklisting display, then press 'right' button. An underscore _ will appear, press 'enter'.

Ad for forthcoming Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture DVD

• Select the lightning bolt to the right of Ziggy Stardust on the tracklisting display.

Jazzin' For Blue Jean (full promotional video for "Blue Jean")

• Highlight the track and press 'right'. Select the ')' symbol on the tracklisting display. The image to the right will change. Select the new image. The image can be toggled back and forth by pressing the ')' image.

Blue Jean (Alternate Version for MTV), recorded at The Wag Club, Soho, London

• This has to be actived during the Easter egg Jazzin' For Blue Jean video. This has to be activated right afer the girl approaches the jukebox to start the video, as soon as Bowie appears on the TV above the jukebox. Press 'enter'. If using a computer for playback, you can click on the TV screen Bowie appears in.

[edit] DVD 2

Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)

• The Extended Dance Mix will appear every second time you select "Day-In, Day-Out" from the tracklisting menu.

Miracle Goodnight (Remix Version)

• This has to be activated after playback of the 'Miracle Goodnight' video. Wait 5 minutes on the tracklist display and press enter.

Seven Years In Tibet (Mandarin version)

• Play the video "Seven Years in Tibet". Three seconds after the video starts a subtitle will appear. Press 'enter' and this will switch versions. Pressing 'enter' again at the same time will toggle the version back to English.

Survive (Live Version)

• Select 'play all'. Every 2nd time the whole DVD plays through, the live version will appear in place of the other version of the song. If you don't want to wait, just skip through all of the chapters.

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