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This article is about the song. For the film, see China Girl (film). China Girl is a 1987 film directed by Independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and written by his long time partner Nicholas St
“China Girl”
“China Girl” cover
Single by David Bowie
from the album Let's Dance
B-side Shake It
Released May 1983
Format 7"/12” single
Recorded Power Station, New York, December 1982
Genre Rock/Pop/Dance
Length 4:14
Label EMI America Records
EA157
Producer Nile Rodgers
David Bowie singles chronology
Let's Dance
(1983)		 China Girl
(1983)		 Modern Love
(1983)
Let's Dance track listing
"Modern Love"
(1)		 "China Girl"
(2)		 "Let's Dance"
(3)

"China Girl" is a song which was co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie during their years in Berlin, first appearing on Pop's album The Idiot. Let's Dance is an album by David Bowie, released in 1983 It is a post-disco album with co-production by Chic 's Nile Rodgers. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist " Let’s Dance " is the title album track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. " Modern Love " is the first track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. Let's Dance is an album by David Bowie, released in 1983 It is a post-disco album with co-production by Chic 's Nile Rodgers. " Modern Love " is the first track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. " Let’s Dance " is the title album track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The Idiot is the debut solo album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. However, it was not popularized until it was released by Bowie on his album Let's Dance. Let's Dance is an album by David Bowie, released in 1983 It is a post-disco album with co-production by Chic 's Nile Rodgers. Bowie decided to put the song on his album when Pop, his old friend and musical collaborator, was in financial straits and was close to facing bankruptcy. Bowie decided to release the song on Let's Dance so that Pop could collect half the royalties (as co-writer of the track) and get back on his feet financially. Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an

An edit of David Bowie's 1983 version was also released as a single.

Under the auspices of Nile Rodgers, the song was given a much more commercial sheen than the sinister Iggy Pop version. Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist

It continues the theme established in the video for "Let's Dance". " Let’s Dance " is the title album track on David Bowie 's album Let's Dance. The song was again edited for single release, but attracted more attention for its striking video. David Mallet’s clip, shot mainly in the Chinatown district of Melbourne, and on a houseboat on Sydney Harbour, Australia, and featured Geeling Ng lying naked in the surf with Bowie (a visual reference to the film From Here to Eternity). David Mallet is a director particularly noted for his work on Music videos including David Bowie 's innovative " Ashes to Ashes " and Queen Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The latter’s bared buttocks saw the video generate some lurid tabloid headlines, though the clip as it is went on to win an MTV award. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Versions of the clip included on subsequent video and DVD compilations are slightly censored. Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

The UK single release reached #2 in the charts, and the US release reached #10.

The song was a regular for Bowie’s live shows for the rest of the 1980s and was even rehearsed for his appearance at the 1985 London Live Aid concert but along with the songs Fascination and Five Years was eventually dropped due to time constraints. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia " Five Years " is a song written by David Bowie and released in 1972. The song later resurfaced as a concert favr from 1999 onwards

Contents

Track listing

7": EMI America / EA 157 (UK)

  1. "China Girl [Edit]" (Bowie, Pop) – 4:14
  2. "Shake It" (Bowie) – 3:49

12": EMI America / 12EA 157 (UK)

  1. "China Girl" (Bowie, Pop) – 5:32
  2. "Shake It [Remix]" (Bowie) – 5:07

Production credits

Other releases

Cover versions

References

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

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