(Blackstar)

~ Recording by David Bowie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Blackstar9:58David Bowie
  • 2015-11-20 XW
1.19:57David Bowie (clear vinyl)
  • 2016-01-08 US
1.19:58David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 JP
1.19:57David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 HK
1.19:58David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 US
1.19:58David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 XE
  • 2016-01-08 FR
  • 2016-01-08 DE
  • 2016-01-08 GB
1.19:58David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 AU
1.19:58David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 CA
1.19:57David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 US
1.19:57David Bowie (second pressing)
  • 2016-01 XE
1.19:58David Bowie
  • 2023-03-24 XW
7.19:58David BowieI Can’t Give Everything Away (2002 – 2016)
  • 2025-09-12 XW
9.19:58David BowieI Can’t Give Everything Away (2002–2016)
  • 2025-09-12 XW
7.19:57David BowieI Can’t Give Everything Away (2002–2016)
  • 2025-09-12 -
Promotion
1.2Blackstar (album version)9:58David BowieBlackstar
  • 2015-11-20 XE
Bootleg
1.1Blackstar9:57David Bowie (fan declipping)
12.11Blackstar [11-15]9:57David BowieFifty Two Years: The Complete Singles
  • 2016 -
1.1?:??David Bowie★ (special limited extended edition)
1.27Blackstar9:56David BowieAbsolute Greatest Hits
  • 2021 -
Withdrawn
1.1Blackstar9:58David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 XW
1.1Blackstar9:58David Bowie
  • 2016-01-08 -

Relationships

engineer:Kevin Killen
Tony Visconti
producer and mixer:David Bowie
Tony Visconti
alto flute and concert flute [C flute]:Donny McCaslin (from 2015-03-20 until 2015-04)
bass:Tim Lefebvre (on 2015-03-20)
drums (drum set):Mark Guiliana (on 2015-03-20)
guitar:Ben Monder (on 2015-03-20)
Minimoog [Micromoog], Moog [Moog Voyager], clavinet, organ [Wurlitzer] and synthesizer, synthesizer [Mopho X4] and synthesizer [Prophet 12]:Jason Lindner (on 2015-03-20)
strings:Tony Visconti (on 2015-03-20)
tenor saxophone:Donny McCaslin (on 2015-03-20)
background vocals and lead vocals:David Bowie (from 2015-04-02 until 2015-05-15)
strings arranger:David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:ISO Records (in 2015)
recorded at:The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-03-20)
Human Worldwide in New York, New York, United States (in 2015-04: flute)
Human Worldwide in New York, New York, United States (from 2015-04-02 until 2015-04-03, on 2015-05-15)
mixed at:Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
edits:Blackstar (radio edit)
part of:TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 10) (order: 10)
Grammy Award: Best Rock Performance nominees (number: 2017 winner) (order: 31)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 59) (order: 59)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/1Xb5UAKg5OdTHkg48FdQou [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/5tCf79ag5C2Fqa8I3fN0O6 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/3515711091 [info]
recording of: (from 2015-03-20 until 2015-05-15)

(Blackstar)

lyricist and composer:David Bowie
publisher:Nipple Music
sub-publisher:Warner Chappell Music France