Starman (song)

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"Starman"
Single by David Bowie
from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
B-side"Suffragette City"
Released28 April 1972 (1972-04-28)
Recorded4 February 1972
StudioTrident, London
GenreGlam rock[1]
Length4:16
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Changes"
(1972)
"Starman"
(1972)
"John, I'm Only Dancing"
(1972)

"Starman" is a 1972 song by David Bowie and is the leading single from his fifth studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Upon release, it received positive reviews and went to number 10 in the United Kingdom, number 65 in the United States and number 17 in Ireland. It was covered by the Culture Club in 1999.

References[change | change source]

  1. Molon, Dominic; Diederichsen, Diederich; Elms, Antony; Hell, Richard; Graham, Dan; Higgs, Matthew; Koether, Jutta; Nickas, Bob; Kelley, Mike; Tumlir, Jan (2007). Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll since 1967 (Illustrated ed.). Yale University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-30013-426-1.