DJ (song)
| "DJ" | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | David Bowie, Brian Eno, Carlos Alomar | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | David Bowie, Tony Visconti | |||||||||
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"DJ" was a single by David Bowie. It was taken from the album Lodger in the UK, being released on 29 June 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 single was an edited version, but was still possibly too uncommercial for substantial chart success – it peaked at No. 29 in the UK, and was not released in other markets. The single was issued on green vinyl in the UK and is now a very desirable collector's item.
The song was performed live for the first time on Bowie's Outside Tour in 1995.
Track listing
- "DJ" (Bowie, Eno, Alomar) – 3:59
- "Repetition" (Bowie) – 2:59
Production credits
- Producers:
- 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"
Music video
David Mallet filmed a music video for the song, featuring Bowie destroying a DJ studio, mixed with Bowie strolling around London and attracting a crowd of curious passers-by.
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.
Cover versions
- Danny Michel - Loving the Alien: Danny Michel Sings the Songs of David Bowie (2004)
References
- Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5
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