Slow Burn (David Bowie song)
"Slow Burn" | ||||
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Length | 4:43 (album version) 3:55 (single edit) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
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"Slow Burn" on YouTube |
"Slow Burn" is a song by English musician
The radio version of the song was included on the Best of Bowie compilation album, also released in 2002.
Cover Art
The cover photograph by Markus Klinko, featuring Bowie striding forward with a baby in his arms, is a composite of two images. Bowie's head is grafted onto the body of a male model photographed separately.[2]
Music video
The music video of "Slow Burn" was directed by Gary Koepke, and released in 2002.
Live versions
The song was performed live on several TV shows in 2002, although was only performed during the first two dates of the Heathen Tour[5] and during a promotional performance at Sony Music Studios in New York between those two dates.
Track listing
CDs
- ISO-Columbia / 672744 1 (Austria)
- "Slow Burn" – 4:43
- "Wood Jackson" – 4:48
- "Shadow Man" – 4:46
- ISO-Columbia / COL 672744 2 (Austria)
- "Slow Burn" – 4:43
- "Wood Jackson" – 4:48
- "Shadow Man" – 4:46
- "When the Boys Come Marching Home" – 4:46
- "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" – 4:51
- Sony/ SICP-162 (Japan)
- "Slow Burn" (edit) – 3:55
- "Shadow Man" – 4:46
- "When the Boys Come Marching Home" – 4:46
- "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" – 4:51
- "Baby Loves That Way" – 4:44
Personnel
- Producers
- David Bowie
- Tony Visconti
- Musicians
- David Bowie – Vocals, Horns
- Pete Townshend – Guitar
- Tony Visconti – Bass guitar, Recorders, B-vox, String arrangements
- Matt Chamberlain – Drums, Loop programming, Percussion
- David Torn – Guitars, Guitar loops, Omnichord
- Jordan Rudess – Piano and Hammond organ.
- The Scorchio Quartet
- Greg Kitzis – 1st violin
- Meg Okura – 2nd violin
- Martha Mooke – Viola
- Mary Wooten – Cello
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 69 |
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] | 33 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 69 |
Italy (FIMI)[9] | 16 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 80 |
94 | |
US | 19 |
References
- ^ "Heathen: 2002 - Pushing Ahead of the Dame".
- ISBN 978-0762446766.
- ^ "David Bowie - Slow Burn". David Bowie News. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ DavidBowieVEVO channel - Slow Burn www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDoLjW4YmHs
- ^ "David Bowie Tour Statistics: Heathen Tour - setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
- ^ "David Bowie – Slow Burn" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. 28 June 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "David Bowie – Slow Burn" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "David Bowie – Slow Burn". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "David Bowie – Slow Burn". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "David Bowie Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
External links
- "Slow Burn" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Slow Burn (work) on MusicBrainz.org.