Dead Man Walking (single):David Bowie

"Dead Man Walking" is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels and released as single from the 1997 album Earthling. It was a number 32 hit in the UK.

The guitar riff used in the intro dates back to the mid-60s when Jimmy Page taught this to Bowie.[1]  Bowie later used it for his song "The Supermen" in 1970, and revived it 25 years later for "Dead Man Walking".



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[hide]  *1 The single  ==The single[ edit] == ===2 track CD[ edit] === Released 21 March 1997 in the Netherlands by BMG. ===Arista / 74321 47480 2 (EU)[ edit] === Released 21 March 1997 in the Netherlands by BMG. ===CD: Arista / 74321 47614 2 (EU)<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;">Released 24 March 1997 in the Netherlands by BMG. ===CD: RCA / 74321 47584 2 (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;">Released 14 April 1997 in UK by RCA/BMG. ===CD: RCA / 74321 47585 2 (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;">Released 14 April 1997 in UK by RCA/BMG. ===CD: Arista / 74321 47614 2 (Australia)<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;">Released 28 April 1997 in Australia by BMG. ===Arista / BVCA-8845 (Japan)<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;">Released May 1997 in Japan. ===UK 12" vinyl version<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);">] === ===Italian 12" vinyl version<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;">At least 6 additional promo singles were released. ==Personnel<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);">] == ==Live versions<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);">] == ==Other releases<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);">] ==
 * 1.1 2 track CD
 * 1.2 Arista / 74321 47480 2 (EU)
 * 1.3 CD: Arista / 74321 47614 2 (EU)
 * 1.4 CD: RCA / 74321 47584 2 (UK)
 * 1.5 CD: RCA / 74321 47585 2 (UK)
 * 1.6 CD: Arista / 74321 47614 2 (Australia)
 * 1.7 Arista / BVCA-8845 (Japan)
 * 1.8 UK 12" vinyl version
 * 1.9 Italian 12" vinyl version
 * 2 Personnel
 * 3 Live versions
 * 4 Other releases
 * 5 References
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (edit)" - 4:01
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (Album version)" - 6:50
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (Moby mix)" - 7:31
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (Album version)" - 6:50
 * 3) "I'm Deranged (Jungle mix)" - 7:00
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (Moby mix)" - 7:31
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (House mix)" - 6:00
 * 3) "Dead Man Walking (This One's Not Dead Yet Remix)" - 6:28
 * 4) "Dead Man Walking (Vigor Mortis Remix)" - 6:29
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (Single edit)" - 4:01
 * 2) "I'm Deranged (Jungle mix)" - 7:00
 * 3) "The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Good Karma mix)" - 5:00
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (Album version)" - 6:50
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (Moby mix 1)" - 7:31
 * 3) "Dead Man Walking (House mix)" - 6:00
 * 4) "Dead Man Walking (This One's Not Dead Yet Remix)" - 6:28
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (Single edit)" - 4:01
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (Moby mix 1)" - 7:31
 * 3) "Dead Man Walking (House mix)" - 6:00
 * 4) "Dead Man Walking (This One's Not Dead Yet Remix)" - 6:28
 * 5) "Dead Man Walking (Vigor Mortis Remix)" - 6:29
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (Single edit)" - 4:01
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (House mix)" - 6:00
 * 3) "Dead Man Walking (This One's Not Dead Yet Remix)" - 6:28
 * 4) "I'm Deranged (Jungle mix)" - 7:00
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (House mix)" - 6:00
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (Vigor Mortis Remix)" - 6:29
 * 3) "Telling Lies (Paradox mix)
 * 1) "Dead Man Walking (Moby mix 1)" - 7:31
 * 2) "Dead Man Walking (House mix)" - 6:00
 * 3) "Dead Man Walking (This One's Not Dead Yet Remix)" - 6:28
 * 4) "Dead Man Walking (Vigor Mortis Remix)" - 6:29
 * David Bowie - production, writing credits, vocals, guitar, saxophone, sampling, keyboards
 * Bowie played an acoustic version of the song on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show together with Reeves Gabrels. This was later released on the various artist album Live from 6A.
 * Another live version recorded at Fort Apache Studios, 8 April 1997, was broadcast at WBCN. The year after this version appeared on the album WBCN Naked Too.
 * Bowie played a different live acoustic version of "Dead Man Walking" at a concert at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, Georgia on 4 August 1997, which was hosted by Atlanta alternative rock radio station 99X. 99X later included it as a track on their 99X Live X IV "Home" CD.
 * It was featured in the movie The Saint in 1997.
 * Two Moby mixes were released on the bonus disc of the 2004 Digibook Expanded Edition of Earthling