You Belong in Rock n' Roll

"You Belong in Rock n' Roll" is a song by Anglo-American hard rock band

Background and recording

Recorded in 1989 after Tin Machine's

The single was launched with a barrage of publicity, including appearances on Top of the Pops, where Gabrels chose to play his guitar with a bread roll, and Wogan, where the band again mimed, and this time Gabrels played his guitar with the vibrator, and lead vocalist David Bowie visibly tired of the host’s patter.^[2] The single peaked at UK No. 33 – a disappointment, but it would be Tin Machine’s biggest hit single.^[2]

Track listing

7" version

1. "You Belong in Rock 'n' Roll" (Bowie, Gabrels) – 3:33
2. "Amlapura" (Indonesian version) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 3:49

12"/CD version 1

1. "You Belong in Rock n' Roll" (Extended version) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 6:32
2. "You Belong in Rock n' Roll" (LP version) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 4:07
3. "Amlapura" (Indonesian version) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 3:49
4. "Shakin' All Over" (Live) (Kidd) – 2:49

CD version 2

1. "You Belong in Rock n' Roll" (Bowie, Gabrels) – 3:33
2. "Amlapura" (Indonesian version) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 3:49
3. "Stateside" (H. Sales) – 5:38
4. "Hammerhead" (Bowie, H. Sales) – 3:15

Credits and personnel

Producers

• Tin Machine
• Tim Palmer

Musicians

• David Bowie – vocals, guitar, saxophone
• Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar
• Hunt Sales – drums, vocals
• Tony Sales
  – bass, vocals
• Kevin Armstrong – rhythm guitar

Live versions

• A live version recorded during the 1991 Tin Machine tour was released on the live album Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby in 1992.

Chart performance

References

• Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000,
  ISBN 1-903111-14-5