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This track appears on Bowie's fifth studio album, recorded at a London studio in late 1971 with his backing musicians. The album was released in 1972. The song was developed collaboratively by Bowie and another artist. It represents a glam rock composition and serves as the album's primary presentation of its titular character, though that character is introduced elsewhere on the record.
Lyrics ↗What the lyrics are about
The song explores a bisexual extraterrestrial rock performer who serves as an intermediary between alien entities and humanity, presented through a narrative arc depicting both ascent and decline in distinctly human terms.
| Producer | David Bowie and Ken Scott |
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