DJ (song)

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“DJ”
Single by David Bowie from the album Lodger
B-side	Repetition
Released	29 June 1979
Format	7" single
Recorded	Mountain Studios, Montreux; September 1978; Record Plant Studios, New York, March 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	3:59 (Album Version) 3:20 (Single Version)
Label	RCA BOW 3
Producer	David Bowie, Tony Visconti
David Bowie singles chronology
"Boys Keep Swinging" 1979 "DJ" 1979 "Yassassin" 1979
Lodger track listing
"Red Sails" (5) "DJ" (6) "Look Back in Anger" (7)

"DJ" was a single by David Bowie. It was taken from the album Lodger in the UK, being released on June 29, 1979.

A cynical comment on the cult of the DJ, the track is noted for Adrian Belew's guitar solo, which was recorded in multiple takes, and then mixed back together for the album track. The initials being the same as Bowie's real name, David Jones, is possibly just a coincidence. The single was an edited version, but was still possibly too uncommercial for substantial chart success – it peaked at #29 in the UK, and was not released in other markets. David Mallet filmed a video for the song, featuring Bowie destroying a DJ studio, mixed with Bowie strolling around London and attracting a crowd of curious passers-by.

The song was performed live for the first time on Bowie's Outside Tour in 1995.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Production credits 3 Other releases 4 Cover versions 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "DJ" (Bowie, Eno, Alomar) – 3:59
2. "Repetition" (Bowie) – 2:59

[edit] Production credits

• Producers:
  • Tony Visconti
  • David Bowie

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Piano, Chamberlin
  • Adrian Belew: Guitar
  • Carlos Alomar: Guitar
  • George Murray: Bass
  • Dennis Davis: Drums
  • Simon House: Violin on "Repetition"
  • Roger Powell: Synthesizer on "Repetition"

[edit] Other releases

• It appeared on the following compilations:
  • Chameleon (Australia/New Zealand 1979)
  • ChangesTwoBowie (1981)
  • Fame and Fashion (1984)
  • The Singles Collection (1993)
  • The Best of 1974/1979 (1998)
• It was released as a picture disc in the RCA Life Time picture disc set.

[edit] Cover versions

• Danny Michel - Loving the Alien: Danny Michel Sings the Songs of David Bowie (2004)

[edit] References

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

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