Miracle Goodnight
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"Miracle Goodnight" | ||||
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Looking for Lester" | ||||
Released | 11 October 1993[1] | |||
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Length | 4:14 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
Producer(s) | Nile Rodgers | |||
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"Miracle Goodnight" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released as the third and final single from his 1993 album, Black Tie White Noise. The song reached No. 40 in the UK Singles Chart.
Background
While the previous two singles from the album, "
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Matthew Rolston, featuring Bowie unmoved by a harem of beautiful women while singing the song to camera, as well as scenes of him in a jester's outfit, playing with mirrors, dressed as a mime, and even returning briefly to his fashion style as the Thin White Duke from 1976.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from
Track listings
All tracks were by written by David Bowie.
- 7-inch: Arista-BMG / 74321 16226 7 (Netherlands)
- "Miracle Goodnight" – 4:14
- "Looking for Lester" – 5:36
- 12-inch: Arista-BMG / 74321 16226 1 (Netherlands)
- "Miracle Goodnight" (Blunted 2) – 8:12
- "Miracle Goodnight" (Make Believe Mix) – 4:14
- "Miracle Goodnight" (2 Chord Philly Mix) – 6:22
- "Miracle Goodnight" (Dance Dub) – 7:50
- CD: Arista-BMG / 74321 16226 2 (Netherlands)
- "Miracle Goodnight" – 4:14
- "Miracle Goodnight" (2 Chord Philly Mix) – 6:22
- "Miracle Goodnight" (Masereti Blunted Dub) – 7:40
- "Looking for Lester" – 5:36
- Digital download
- "Miracle Goodnight" – 4:15
- "Miracle Goodnight" (2 Chord Philly Mix) – 6:25
- "Miracle Goodnight" (Masereti Blunted Dub) – 7:43
- "Miracle Goodnight" (Make Believe Mix) – 4:30
Personnel
Production
Remix production
- Tony Maserati and Robert Holms for Two Chord Music
Musicians
- David Bowie – vocals, saxophone on "Looking for Lester"
- Nile Rodgers – guitar
- Barry Campbell – bass
- Sterling Campbell – drums
- Richard Hilton – keyboards
- Lester Bowie – trumpet
- Mike Garson – piano on "Looking for Lester"
Other releases
- The "Make Believe Mix" of the song was included on the bonus disc for the 10th anniversary edition of Black Tie White Noise. It was the first time the mix was available on CD.
References
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 9 October 1993. p. 27.
- ^ "Emi Catalogue Are Proud To Release David Bowie's Black Tie White Noise On 4th August 2003 As A Special Edition Three Disc Set - David Bowie Official Blog". David Bowie Official Website. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Jones, Alan (23 October 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- Philadelphia Inquirer. 6 April 1993.
- Black Tie White Noise Limited Edition DVD, 2004
- Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5