Underground (single):David Bowie

"Underground" is a song from the soundtrack of the film Labyrinth, performed by David Bowie.



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[hide]  *1 Details  ==Details[ edit] == The track was something of an experiment for Bowie, dabbling in gospel music to a small extent, helped by a large chorus of backing vocalists and bluesguitarist Albert Collins, but retaining use of synthesizers.
 * 2 Video
 * 3 Follow-up singles
 * 4 Track listing
 * 4.1 7" Commercial Single/12" Promo Single: EMI / EA 216 (UK)
 * 4.2 12" Club Single: EMI / 12EA 216 (UK)
 * 4.3 7" Picture Disc: EMI / EAP 216 (UK)
 * 4.4 Download: EMI / iEA 216 (UK)
 * 5 Production credits
 * 6 Chart positions
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links

The single reached No. 21 in the UK charts. ==Video[ edit] == Steve Barron directed the video clip for promoting the song, which featured images of Bowie’s most notable "roles", including Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke (Bowie’s 1975 persona, explicitly named during the title track of Station to Station), Thomas Newton (from The Man Who Fell to Earth), Jareth (fromLabyrinth) and Baal, before Bowie dances with the puppet characters from the Labyrinth film and turns into a cartoon. Bowie was not happy with the video, in 1987 saying "I've found that the videos I put into other people’s hands have always been a mistake. Because of my lack of interest, I didn't get that involved with things like "Underground" which I did for Labyrinth. I just left it up, and the result is just not my kind of video. I was a bit lax there. I didn't feel involved."[2] [3] ==Follow-up singles[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A video for "As the World Falls Down", another track from the Labyrinth album, was mooted for a Christmas 1986 single release, with a 3:36 edit and another Steve Barron video made. However, this release was canceled, for reasons that are still largely unknown. The video, consisting mainly of clips from the film, has since been released on Bowie collections. In January 1987, another track from the soundtrack, "Magic Dance," was issued as an American 12"-only release. ==Track listing<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">All tracks by Bowie ===7" Commercial Single/12" Promo Single: EMI / EA 216 (UK)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">]  === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">All other Instrumental versions are slightly longer, backing-tracks only except on the back of the promo 12-inch single. ===12" Club Single: EMI / 12EA 216 (UK)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===7" Picture Disc: EMI / EAP 216 (UK)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">]  === ===Download: EMI / iEA 216 (UK)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Production credits<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Chart positions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 1) "Underground (Edited Version)" – 4:25
 * 2) "Underground (Instrumental)" – 5:40
 * 3) *This is the only Instrumental version featuring the backing singers.
 * 1) "Underground (Extended Dance Mix)" – 7:51
 * 2) "Underground (Dub)" – 5:59
 * 3) "Underground (Instrumental)" – 5:54
 * Additional production and Re-mix by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero.
 * 1) "Underground (Edited Version)" - 4:25
 * 2) "Underground (Instrumental)" - 5:52
 * 1) "Underground (Edited Version)" – 4:25
 * 2) "Underground (Extended Dance Mix)" – 7:51
 * 3) "Underground (Instrumental)" – 5:54
 * 4) "Underground (Dub)" – 5:59
 * released in 2007
 * Producers
 * David Bowie
 * Arif Mardin
 * Musicians
 * David Bowie: Vocals
 * Robbie Buchanan: Keyboards, synthesizers, programming
 * Andy Thomas: Additional programming
 * Richard Tee: Acoustic piano, Hammond Organ
 * Albert Collins: Lead guitar
 * Nicky Moroch: Rhythm guitar
 * Steve Ferrone: Drum effects
 * Cissy Houston, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Fonzi Thornton, Marcus Miller, Marc Stephens, Daphne Vega, Garcia Alston, Mary David Canty, Beverly Ferguson, A. Marie Foster, James Glenn, Eunice Peterson, Rennele Stafford: Backing vocals