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"Black Tie White Noise"
"Black Tie White Noise"
Single by David Bowie featuring Al B. Sure!
from the album Black Tie White Noise
B-side	"You've Been Around" (Dangers remix)
Released	1 June 1993
Studio	Mountain, Montreux; Hit Factory, New York City;
Genre	Soul
Length	4:52 (album version); 4:10 (radio edit);
Label	Arista,; BMG; Savage;
Songwriter(s)	David Bowie
Producer(s)	Nile Rodgers
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Music video
	"Black Tie White Noise" on YouTube

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"Black Tie White Noise" is the title track from British singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie's 18th album of the same name (1993). Featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, it was written by Bowie, produced by Nile Rodgers and released as the second single from the album in June 1993 by Arista, BMG and Savage. It peaked at number 36 in the UK. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Mark Romanek.

Background

The track was inspired by Bowie's stay in Los Angeles in April 1992, when the city saw race riots in reaction to the Rodney King incident.^[2]

It is among the most jazz- and soul-influenced tracks on the album, highlighted by the key vocal of Al B. Sure!, although Lenny Kravitz was reportedly Bowie's first choice for the duet. Essentially a rhythm and blues tune, the song ultimately reinforced the feeling of Bowie's tendency as a chameleon of musical styles.^{[citation needed]}

Release

Released as the album's second single, "Black Tie White Noise" was a top 40 hit in Britain and subsequently reached No. 36 in the UK chart^[3] and No. 74 in Australia.^[4]

Critical reception

Dave Simpson from Melody Maker commented, "This isn't bad. Nice cosmopolitan New York rhythm section, vague hints of Low-era sax. Hmmm. Apparently it's inspired by the LA riots, or rather David's view of them from the rooftop of his mansion."^[5] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "This oddly churning but attractive track is a little too slow for current dancefloor tastes. Not as instant as many of Bowie's bigger hits, it will need a lot to push it into the top end of the chart. A moderate hit."^[6] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt it's "one of the better ones" on the album, adding, "The groove is faux-funky, and the melody is undercooked, but Bowie's trumpet injects flavor, and the lyrics have something to say about race relations in America: "Getting my facts from a Benetton ad/ looking through African eyes/ lit by the glare of an L.A. fire/ I've got a face, not just my race." Bowie's cool, detached voice is nicely partnered by that of soul singer Al B. Sure!, and Bowie sneaks in a Marvin Gaye allusion."^[7] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "gloomy slow roller".^[8] Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits gave it five out of five, declaring it as "fabulous", "funky and soulful – and you could listen to it again and again and never get bored. Genius."^[9]

Music video

The music video for "Black Tie White Noise" was produced by American filmmaker and photographer Mark Romanek, featuring a montage of African-American youth playing in urban Los Angeles, while intercut with scenes of Bowie in a blue suit with his saxophone and Al B. Sure! singing. The video attempted to capture Bowie's image behind the song: multiple ethnic groups coexisting with their own identities, and not attempting to absorb one another.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

7" version

"Black Tie White Noise" (Radio Edit) (Bowie) – 4:10
"You've Been Around" (Dangers Remix) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 4:24

12" version

"Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Remix) (Bowie) – 8:12
"Black Tie White Noise" (Trance Mix) (Bowie) – 7:15
"Black Tie White Noise" (Album Version) (Bowie) – 4:52
"Black Tie White Noise" (Club Mix) (Bowie) – 7:33
"Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Urban Mix) (Bowie) – 5:32

CD version

"Black Tie White Noise" (Radio Edit) (Bowie) – 4:10
"Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Remix) (Bowie) – 8:12
"Black Tie White Noise" (Urban Mix) (Bowie) – 4:03
"You've Been Around" (Dangers Remix) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 4:24

US commercial CD (Savage 74785-50045-2)

"Black Tie White Noise" (Waddell's Mix) – 4:12
"Black Tie White Noise" (3rd Floor Mix) – 3:42
"Black Tie White Noise" (Al B. Sure! Mix) – 4:03
"Black Tie White Noise" (Album Version) – 4:52
"Black Tie White Noise" (Club Mix) – 7:33
"Black Tie White Noise" (Digi Funky's Lush Mix) – 5:44
"Black Tie White Noise" (Supa Pump Mix) – 6:36

US promo DJ 12" (Savage SADJ-50045-1)

"Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Remix) – 8:12
"Black Tie White Noise" (Club Mix) – 7:33
"Black Tie White Noise" (Trance Mix) – 7:15
"Black Tie White Noise" (Digi Funky's Lush Mix) – 5:44
"Black Tie White Noise" (Supa Pump Mix) – 6:36
"Black Tie White Noise" (Funky Crossover Mix) – 3:45
"Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Urban Remix) – 5:32

US promo DJ CD (Savage SADJ-50046-2)

"Black Tie White Noise" (Chr Mix 1) – 3:43
"Black Tie White Noise" (Chr Mix 2) – 4:12
"Black Tie White Noise" (Churban Mix) – 3:45
"Black Tie White Noise" (Urban Mix) – 4:03
"Black Tie White Noise" (Album edit) – 4:10

'CHR Mix 1' is the '3rd Floor Mix' on the regular US CD
'CHR Mix 2' is the 'Waddell's Mix' on the regular US CD
'Urban Mix' is the 'Al B. Sure! Mix' on the regular US CD

Tracks #1-3 re-produced, re-arranged and mixed by Marc 'Funkyman' Paley, Raul 'DJ EFX' Recinos & Jeremy 'DJ Digit' Cowan
Track # 2 remix and additional production by John Waddell
Track # 4 remix and additional production by Al B. Sure & Timar

Credits and personnel

Producers:
- Nile Rodgers
Musicians:
- David Bowie – vocals
- Al B. Sure! – vocals
- Nile Rodgers – guitar
- Barry Campbell – bass
- Sterling Campbell – drums
- Richard Hilton – keyboards
- Lester Bowie – trumpet
- Reeves Gabrels – guitar on "You've Been Around"

Charts


Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	74
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	75
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[11]	32
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	36
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[13]	18
UK Dance (Music Week)^[14]	25

Other releases

The "3rd Floor US Radio Mix" and "Here Come Da Jazz" remixes appeared on the bonus disc of the 10th anniversary re-release of the Black Tie White Noise album.

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 May 1993. p. 23.
^ "Bowie's Wedding Album" by David Wild, Rolling Stone magazine, 21 January 1993, page 14
^ "Official singles Chart results matching: black tie white noise ft al b sure". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ Simpson, Dave (22 May 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 27. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ Jones, Alan (5 June 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Gettelman, Parry (16 April 1993). "David Bowie". Orlando Sentinel.
^ Hamilton, James (12 June 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Daniels, Leesa (28 April 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 49. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 26. 26 June 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 25. 19 June 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "black tie white noise ft al b sure | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 19 June 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 June 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

Black Tie White Noise Limited Edition DVD, 2004
Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5

[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 May 1993. p. 23.

[RSMag93-2] "Bowie's Wedding Album" by David Wild, Rolling Stone magazine, 21 January 1993, page 14

[3] "Official singles Chart results matching: black tie white noise ft al b sure". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[5] Simpson, Dave (22 May 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 27. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[6] Jones, Alan (5 June 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[7] Gettelman, Parry (16 April 1993). "David Bowie". Orlando Sentinel.

[8] Hamilton, James (12 June 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[9] Daniels, Leesa (28 April 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 49. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[10] "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 26. 26 June 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[11] "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 25. 19 June 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[12] "black tie white noise ft al b sure | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

[13] "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 19 June 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[14] "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 June 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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+* [[Mountain Studios|Mountain]], [[Montreux]]
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+| label          =
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+* [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
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-"'''Black Tie White Noise'''" is the title track from David Bowie's [[Black Tie White Noise|1993 album]]. Featuring guest vocals by [[Al B. Sure!]], it was released as a second single from the album in June 1993.
+"'''Black Tie White Noise'''" is the title track from British singer-songwriter and actor [[David Bowie]]'s 18th [[Black Tie White Noise|album of the same name]] (1993). Featuring guest vocals by [[Al B. Sure!]], it was written by Bowie, produced by [[Nile Rodgers]] and released as the second single from the album in June 1993 by [[Arista Records|Arista]], [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and Savage. It peaked at number 36 in the UK. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by [[Mark Romanek]].
 == Background ==
-The track was inspired by Bowie's stay in [[Los Angeles]] in April 1992, when the city saw race riots in reaction to the [[Rodney King]] incident.<ref name=RSMag93>"Bowie's Wedding Album" by David Wild, Rolling Stone magazine, 21 January 1993, page 14</ref> It is the epitome of its parent album's feelings towards conformity and corporations, with [[Benetton Group|Benetton]] and the saccharine charity single "[[We Are the World]]" among the targets. Bowie would later explain that the track was concerned with the black community's own identity, and how it didn't need to be absorbed into the white community.
+The track was inspired by Bowie's stay in [[Los Angeles]] in April 1992, when the [[1992 Los Angeles riots|city saw race riots]] in reaction to the [[Rodney King]] incident.<ref name=RSMag93>"Bowie's Wedding Album" by David Wild, Rolling Stone magazine, 21 January 1993, page 14</ref>
-It is among the most [[jazz]]- and [[soul music|soul]]-influenced tracks on the album, highlighted by the key vocal of [[Al B. Sure!]], although [[Lenny Kravitz]] was reportedly Bowie's first choice for the duet. Essentially a [[rhythm and Blues]] tune, the song ultimately reinforced the feeling of Bowie's tendency as a chameleon of musical styles.
+It is among the most [[jazz]]- and [[soul music|soul]]-influenced tracks on the album, highlighted by the key vocal of [[Al B. Sure!]], although [[Lenny Kravitz]] was reportedly Bowie's first choice for the duet. Essentially a [[rhythm and Blues|rhythm and blues]] tune, the song ultimately reinforced the feeling of Bowie's tendency as a chameleon of musical styles.{{cn |date=March 2024}}
 == Release ==
-Released as the album's second single, "Black Tie White Noise" was something of a disappointment commercially, stalling at No. 36 in the UK, No. 74 in Australia,<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> and again failing to chart in America despite a concerted promotional push. Audiences were perhaps confused by Bowie's latest departure of style and already somewhat skeptical given the breakup of [[Tin Machine]], despite the promise that his solo career was over.
+Released as the album's second single, "Black Tie White Noise" was a top 40 hit in Britain and subsequently reached No. 36 in the UK chart<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/black%20tie%20white%20noise%20ft%20al%20b%20sure/ | title=Official singles Chart results matching: black tie white noise ft al b sure | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] | access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> and No. 74 in Australia.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
-== Video ==
+== Critical reception ==
+Dave Simpson from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' commented, "This isn't bad. Nice cosmopolitan New York rhythm section, vague hints of ''[[Low (David Bowie album)|Low]]''-era sax. Hmmm. Apparently it's inspired by the [[1992 Los Angeles riots|LA riots]], or rather David's view of them from the rooftop of his mansion."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dave|last=Simpson|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52884918775/|title=Singles|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|date=1993-05-22|page=27|access-date=2023-05-14}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' wrote, "This oddly churning but attractive track is a little too slow for current dancefloor tastes. Not as instant as many of Bowie's bigger hits, it will need a lot to push it into the top end of the chart. A moderate hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 1993-06-05 |page= 6 |accessdate= 2021-03-28 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-06-05.pdf}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' felt it's "one of the better ones" on the [[Black Tie White Noise|album]], adding, "The groove is faux-funky, and the melody is undercooked, but Bowie's trumpet injects flavor, and the lyrics have something to say about race relations in America: "''Getting my facts from a [[Benetton Group|Benetton]] ad/ looking through African eyes/ lit by the glare of an L.A. fire/ I've got a face, not just my race.''" Bowie's cool, detached voice is nicely partnered by that of soul singer [[Al B. Sure!]], and Bowie sneaks in a [[Marvin Gaye]] allusion."<ref>Gettelman, Parry (16 April 1993). "David Bowie". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from the ''[[Record Mirror]]'' Dance Update described it as a "gloomy slow roller".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Djdirectory |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 1993-06-12 |page= 2 |accessdate= 2021-03-28 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-06-12.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref> Leesa Daniels from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave it five out of five, declaring it as "fabulous", "funky and soulful – and you could listen to it again and again and never get bored. Genius."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Leesa |last= Daniels |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/35569116372/in/album-72157685900313945/ |title= New Singles |magazine= [[Smash Hits]] |date= 1993-04-28 |page= 49 |accessdate= 2021-04-27}}</ref>
-A music video for this piece was produced by [[Mark Romanek]], featuring a montage of African-American youth playing in urban Los Angeles, while intercut with scenes of Bowie in a blue suit with his [[saxophone]] and Al B. Sure! singing. The music video attempted to capture Bowie's image behind the song: multiple ethnic groups coexisting with their own identities, and not attempting to absorb one another.
-==Track listing==
+== Music video ==
+The music video for "Black Tie White Noise" was produced by American filmmaker and photographer [[Mark Romanek]], featuring a montage of African-American youth playing in urban Los Angeles, while intercut with scenes of Bowie in a blue suit with his [[saxophone]] and Al B. Sure! singing. The video attempted to capture Bowie's image behind the song: multiple ethnic groups coexisting with their own identities, and not attempting to absorb one another.{{cn |date=March 2024}}
-===7" version===
+== Track listing ==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+* '''7" version'''
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Radio Edit) (Bowie) – 4:10
 # "[[You've Been Around]]" ([[Jack Dangers|Dangers]] Remix) (Bowie, [[Reeves Gabrels|Gabrels]]) – 4:24
-===12" version===
+* '''12" version'''
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Remix) (Bowie) – 8:12
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Trance Mix) (Bowie) – 7:15
@@ Line 50: / Line 64: @@
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Urban Mix) (Bowie) – 5:32
-===CD version===
+* '''CD version'''
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Radio Edit) (Bowie) – 4:10
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Remix) (Bowie) – 8:12
@@ Line 56: / Line 70: @@
 # "You've Been Around" (Dangers Remix) (Bowie, [[Reeves Gabrels|Gabrels]]) – 4:24
-===US commercial CD (Savage 74785-50045-2)===
+* '''US commercial CD (Savage 74785-50045-2)'''
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Waddell's Mix) – 4:12
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (3rd Floor Mix) – 3:42
@@ Line 64: / Line 78: @@
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Digi Funky's Lush Mix) – 5:44
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Supa Pump Mix) – 6:36
+{{col-2}}
-===US promo DJ 12" (Savage SADJ-50045-1)===
+* '''US promo DJ 12" (Savage SADJ-50045-1)'''
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Remix) – 8:12
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Club Mix) – 7:33
@@ Line 74: / Line 88: @@
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Extended Urban Remix) – 5:32
-===US promo DJ CD (Savage SADJ-50046-2)===
+* '''US promo DJ CD (Savage SADJ-50046-2)'''
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Chr Mix 1) – 3:43
 # "Black Tie White Noise" (Chr Mix 2) – 4:12
@@ Line 84: / Line 98: @@
 * 'CHR Mix 2' is the 'Waddell's Mix' on the regular US CD
 * 'Urban Mix' is the 'Al B. Sure! Mix' on the regular US CD
+{{col-end}}
 Tracks #1-3 re-produced, re-arranged and mixed by Marc 'Funkyman' Paley, Raul 'DJ EFX' Recinos & Jeremy 'DJ Digit' Cowan
-<br>Track # 2 remix and additional production by John Waddell
+<br />Track # 2 remix and additional production by John Waddell
-<br>Track # 4 remix and additional production by Al B. Sure & Timar
+<br />Track # 4 remix and additional production by Al B. Sure & Timar
-==Credits and personnel==
+== Credits and personnel ==
 * '''Producers''':
 ** [[Nile Rodgers]]
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 **[[Al B. Sure!]] – vocals
 **[[Nile Rodgers]] – guitar
-**[[Barry Campbell (musician)|Barry Campbell]] – bass
+**Barry Campbell – bass
 **[[Sterling Campbell]] – drums
-**[[Richard Hilton]] – keyboards
+**[http://www.hiltonius.com/ Richard Hilton] – keyboards
 **[[Lester Bowie]] – trumpet
 **[[Reeves Gabrels]] – guitar on "You've Been Around"
-==Other releases==
+== Charts ==
+{| class="wikitable"
-* On the bonus disc following the 10th anniversary edition of ''Black Tie White Noise'' the remixes "3rd Floor US Radio Mix" and "Here Come Da Jazz" appeared.
+|+
+!Chart (1993)
+!Peak<br />position
+|-
+|Australia ([[ARIA]])
+|align="center"|74
+|-
+|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-06-26.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=26|date=1993-06-26|page=27|access-date=2024-03-24}}</ref>
+|align="center"|75
+|-
+|Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-06-19.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=25|date=1993-06-19|page=22|access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref>
+|align="center"|32
+|-
+|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/black%20tie%20white%20noise%20ft%20al%20b%20sure/|title=black tie white noise ft al b sure {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |language=en|access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref>
+|align="center"|36
+|-
+|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-06-19.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=1993-06-19|page=14|access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref>
+|align="center"|18
+|-
+|UK Dance (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-06-12.pdf |title= Top 60 Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 1993-06-12 |page= 22 |accessdate= 2021-04-08}}</ref>
+|align="center"|25
+|}
+== Other releases ==
-==Cover versions==
+The "3rd Floor US Radio Mix" and "Here Come Da Jazz" remixes appeared on the bonus disc of the 10th anniversary re-release of the ''Black Tie White Noise'' album.
-* The Rockridge Synthesiser Orchestra - ''Plays David Bowie Classic Trax''
-===Other uses===
+== References ==
-A sample of the first bar of the song is the basis for the song ''Tziporen'' ({{Lang-he|ציפורן}}) from the 1994 album ''Iver be-lev yam'' by the Israeli singer [[Eran Zur]].
-==References==
 {{reflist}}
 * Black Tie White Noise Limited Edition DVD, 2004
-* Pegg, Nicholas, ''The Complete David Bowie'', Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5
+* Pegg, Nicholas, ''The Complete David Bowie'', Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, {{ISBN|1-903111-14-5}}
 {{David Bowie singles}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:1993 singles]]
 [[Category:David Bowie songs]]
 [[Category:Music videos directed by Mark Romanek]]
-[[Category:Songs against racism and xenophobia]]
+[[Category:Songs about black people]]
+[[Category:Songs about racism and xenophobia]]
 [[Category:Songs written by David Bowie]]
 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers]]
+[[Category:1992 songs]]
+[[Category:Arista Records singles]]
+[[Category:Bertelsmann Music Group singles]]
+[[Category:Al B. Sure! songs]]
+[[Category:1992 Los Angeles riots]]

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Discography Songs
1960s	"Liza Jane" "I Pity the Fool" "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" "Baby Loves That Way" "Can't Help Thinking About Me" "Do Anything You Say" "I Dig Everything" "Rubber Band" "The London Boys" "The Laughing Gnome" "Love You till Tuesday" "Space Oddity"
1970s	"The Prettiest Star" "Memory of a Free Festival" "Holy Holy" "Moonage Daydream" "Hang On to Yourself" "Changes" "Starman" "John, I'm Only Dancing" "The Jean Genie" "Drive-In Saturday" "Time" "Life on Mars" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Sorrow" "Rebel Rebel" "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" "Diamond Dogs" "1984" "Knock on Wood" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" "Young Americans" "Fame" "Golden Years" "Station to Station" (French promo) "TVC 15" "Suffragette City" "Stay" "Sound and Vision" "Be My Wife" "'Heroes'" "Beauty and the Beast" "Breaking Glass" "Boys Keep Swinging" "D.J." "Yassassin" "Look Back in Anger" "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)"
1980s	"Alabama Song" "Crystal Japan" "Ashes to Ashes" "Fashion" "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" "Up the Hill Backwards" "Under Pressure" "Wild Is the Wind" "The Drowned Girl" "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" "Let's Dance" "China Girl" "Modern Love" "Without You" "White Light/White Heat" "Blue Jean" "Tonight" "This Is Not America" "Loving the Alien" "Dancing in the Street" "Absolute Beginners" "Underground" "When the Wind Blows" "Magic Dance" "Day-In Day-Out" "Time Will Crawl" "Never Let Me Down" "Under the God" "Heaven's in Here" "Tin Machine" / "Maggie's Farm (live)" "Prisoner of Love"
1990s	"Fame '90" "You Belong in Rock n' Roll" "Baby Universal" "One Shot" "Real Cool World" "Jump They Say" "Black Tie White Noise" "Miracle Goodnight" "The Buddha of Suburbia" "Ziggy Stardust" "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" "Strangers When We Meet" / "The Man Who Sold the World (live)" "Hallo Spaceboy" "Telling Lies" "Little Wonder" "Dead Man Walking" "Seven Years in Tibet" "Pallas Athena" "I'm Afraid of Americans" "I Can't Read" "Without You I'm Nothing" "Thursday's Child" "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"
2000s	"Survive" "Seven" "Slow Burn" "Everyone Says 'Hi'" "I've Been Waiting for You" "Shadow Man" "New Killer Star" "Just for One Day (Heroes)" "Rebel Never Gets Old"
2010s	"Golden Years David Bowie vs KCRW" "Where Are We Now?" "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" "The Next Day" "Valentine's Day" "Love Is Lost" "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" "Blackstar" "Lazarus" "I Can't Give Everything Away"
Other songs	"Silly Boy Blue" "Let Me Sleep Beside You" "Karma Man" "Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed" "Cygnet Committee" "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" "The Width of a Circle" "All the Madmen" "Black Country Rock" "After All" "She Shook Me Cold" "The Man Who Sold the World" "The Supermen" "Oh! You Pretty Things" "Kooks" "Quicksand" "Andy Warhol" "Song for Bob Dylan" "Queen Bitch" "The Bewlay Brothers" "Bombers" "Five Years" "Soul Love" "Lady Stardust" "Velvet Goldmine" "Sweet Head" "Amsterdam" "Round and Round" "Watch That Man" "Aladdin Sane" "Panic in Detroit" "Cracked Actor" "Lady Grinning Soul" "All the Young Dudes" "Future Legend" "Sweet Thing" "Big Brother" "Can You Hear Me?" "Right" "Fascination" "Word on a Wing" "Speed of Life" "What in the World" "Always Crashing in the Same Car" "Warszawa" "Art Decade" "Weeping Wall" "Subterraneans" "Joe the Lion" "Sons of the Silent Age" "Blackout" "V-2 Schneider" "Sense of Doubt" "Neuköln" "Fantastic Voyage" "It's No Game" "Teenage Wildlife" "Scream Like a Baby" "As the World Falls Down" "Girls" "Nite Flights" "I'm Deranged" "Nature Boy" "Cactus" "Pablo Picasso" "The Loneliest Guy" "Try Some, Buy Some" "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" "Bring Me the Disco King" "Girl Loves Me" "Dollar Days"