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“Space Oddity”
“Space Oddity” cover
Single by David Bowie
from the album David Bowie (aka Space Oddity)
B-side "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud"
Released 1969 (original)
1975 (reissue)
Format Vinyl record
Recorded Trident Studios, 20 June 1969
Genre Folk/Rock, Space Rock
Length 4:33 (single)
5:15 (album)
Label Philips (UK)
Mercury (US)
Producer Gus Dudgeon
David Bowie singles chronology
"Love You Till Tuesday"
(1967)		 "Space Oddity"
(1969)		 "The Prettiest Star"
(1970)

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Contents

Recording and release

Following Bowie's split from record label Deram, his manager Kenneth Pitt managed to negotiate a one-album deal (with options for a further one or two albums) with Mercury Records, and their UK subsidiary Philips in 1969. Deram Records was a Record label set up by Decca Records. It was active from 1966 until 1979 Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. Next he tried to find a producer. George Martin turned the project down, while Tony Visconti liked the album demo-tracks, but considered the planned lead-off single, "Space Oddity", a gimmick track, and delegated its production to Gus Dudgeon. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. Gus Dudgeon (1942–2002 was a British Record producer, and the inventor of audio sampling as a musical device An early version of the song had appeared in Bowie's promotional film Love You Till Tuesday.

Following recording of a fresh version, the single was rush-released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 moon landings. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the UK, it was used in conjunction with the BBC's coverage of the landing, and also promoted via adverts for the Stylophone, which featured on the record. The Dubreq Stylophone is a miniature Stylus operated synthesizer invented in 1967 by Brian Jarvis. This exposure finally gave Bowie a hit, reaching #5 in the chart. It failed to chart in the U. S. , however.

Mogol wrote Italian lyrics, and Bowie recorded a new vocal, releasing the single "Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola" ("Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl") in Italy, reportedly to take attention away from covers by the Italian bands Equipe 84 and The Computers. Giulio Rapetti (born August 17, 1936 in Milan) in art Mogol, is an Italian Lyricist. " Ragazzo Solo Ragazza Sola " is a version of David Bowie 's first hit single " Space Oddity " with Italian lyrics by Mogol. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

The song was awarded the 1969 Ivor Novello Award, together with Peter Sarstedt's "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)". The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are Awards for Songwriting and Composing. Peter Sarstedt (born Peter Eardley Sarstedt, 12 December, 1942, Delhi, India) is a Singer-songwriter. "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely?" is a 1969 Song by Peter Sarstedt.

The song became so well-known that Bowie's second album, originally released as David Bowie in the UK (like his first album), was renamed after the track for its 1972 reissue by RCA, and has since become known by this name. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986

In December 1972, Mick Rock shot a film clip of Bowie performing the song during the sessions for Aladdin Sane, which was used to promote the January 1973 US reissue on RCA, which reached #15 in the Billboard Chart. Mick Rock is a photographer best known for his iconic shots of 1970s Glam rock icons such as Queen, David Bowie Aladdin Sane is an album by David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine This was then used to support RCA's 1975 UK reissue, which gave Bowie his first #1 single in November. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986

A stripped down version, originally performed on Kenny Everett's New Year's Eve Show was issued in February 1980 as the B-side of "Alabama Song". Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Seaforth Lancashire; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995 was an English radio DJ and television entertainer " Alabama Song " is a single by David Bowie, a cover of a song from Bertold Brecht ’s Opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Preceded by
"I Only Have Eyes For You" by Art Garfunkel		 UK number one single
November 2, 1975		 Succeeded by
"D.I.V.O.R.C.E." by Billy Connolly

Track listing

1969 original
  1. "Space Oddity" (Bowie) – 4:33
  2. "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" (Bowie) – 4:52
1975 reissue
  1. "Space Oddity" (Bowie) – 4:33
  2. "Changes" (Bowie) – 3:33
  3. "Velvet Goldmine" (Bowie) – 3:09


Alternate cover
Italian version
Italian version
1975 Reissue
1975 Reissue

Personnel

Credits apply to 1969 original release:

Musical
Technical

Other versions

Alternate Studio Versions
Live versions
Cover versions


External links

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