Telling Lies

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“Telling Lies”
Single by David Bowie from the album Earthling
Released	November 4, 1996
Format	CD single
Recorded	Looking Glass Studio, New York City
Genre	Rock, Jungle
Length	5:07
Label	BMG
Producer	David Bowie
David Bowie singles chronology
Hallo Spaceboy (1996) Telling Lies (1996) Little Wonder (1997)

"Telling Lies" is song and single by David Bowie written in 1996 and in 1997 released for the album Earthling.

Three versions of "Telling Lies" were released on Bowie's official website beginning September 11, 1996 — one version was released for each of three weeks — constituting the first ever downloadable single by a major artist. According to issued press releases, over 300,000 people downloaded the original Internet-only release. Two months later it was released as a single by BMG in Europe.

Contents 1 The single 2 Production Credits 3 Live versions 4 Other releases

[edit] The single

1. "Telling Lies (Feelgood mix by Mark Plati)" - 5:07
2. "Telling Lies (Paradox mix by A Guy Called Gerald)" - 5:10
3. "Telling Lies (Adam F mix)" - 3:58

A limited edition CD with a different cover was released with the same tracks. There is also a double 12" vinyl promo release which includes an additional remix of A Guy Called Gerald, together with Bowie's mix to appear on Earthling.

[edit] Production Credits

• Producers:
  • David Bowie

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone, Samples, Keyboards
  • Reeves Gabrels: Programming, Synthesizers, Real and sampled guitars, Vocals
  • Mark Plati: Programming, Loops, Samples, Keyboards
  • Gail Ann Dorsey: Bass, Vocals
  • Zachary Alford: Drum loops, Acoustic drums, Electronic percussion
  • Mike Garson: Keyboards, Piano

[edit] Live versions

• A version recorded at Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland, June 10 1997, was released on LiveAndWell.com in 2000.

[edit] Other releases

• The "Adam F mix" was released as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Earthling. It was also released on a UK limited release of the single "Little Wonder" in January 1997.
• The "Paradox mix" was released on the UK 12" release of the single "Dead Man Walking" in April 1997. This mix also appeared on the bonus disc of the LiveAndWell.com album in 2000.
• The "Feelgood mix" and "Paradox mix" was released on the bonus disc of the Digibook Expanded Edition of Earthling in 2004.

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