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Crystal Japan
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| "Crystal Japan" | ||
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| Single by David Bowie | ||
| B-side(s) | "Alabama Song" | |
| Released | February, 1980 in Japan | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | 1979 | |
| Genre | Electronic | |
| Length | 3:08 | |
| Label | RCA 553270 (Japan) |
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| Producer(s) | David Bowie, Tony Visconti | |
| David Bowie singles chronology | ||
| "Alabama Song" 1980 |
"Crystal Japan" 1980 |
"Ashes to Ashes" 1980 |
"Crystal Japan" is an instrumental piece written by David Bowie and released as a single in Japan in 1980. Recorded in 1979 for a Japanese commercial for the sake Crystal Jun Rock, which also featured an appearance from Bowie. It was originally going to close the Scary Monsters album, until replaced by “It's No Game (Part 2)”.
Contents |
- "Crystal Japan" (Bowie) – 3:27
- "Alabama Song" (Brecht/Weill) – 4:51
- Musicians:
- David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar
- Adrian Belew: Guitar
- Carlos Alomar: Guitar
- George Murray: Bass
- Dennis Davis: Drums
- Roger Powell: Synthesizer
- Simon House: Violin
- Sean Mayes: Piano
- It was released as the B-side to the single "Up the Hill Backwards" in March 1981. "Teenage Wildlife" was originally slated as the B-side for "Up the Hill Backwards" until Bowie found out the prices fans were paying for the import single of "Crystal Japan", and insisted the track got a UK release.
- In 1992 it was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc reissue of the album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).
- It also appeared on the compilations Rare in 1982 and All Saints (Bowie album) in 2001.
- Anonymous - Top 10 Party Dance Cassette
- Nine Inch Nails used the melody of "Crystal Japan" in the song "A Warm Place" from the album The Downward Spiral in 1994.
- The Drop Outs - Ashes to Ashes: A Tribute to David Bowie (1998)
Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 978-1-903111-14-7