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""Hallo Spaceboy""
Single by David Bowie
from the album Outside
Released	1996
Format	7”/12”/CD single
Recorded	Mountain Studios, Montreux, March 1994
Genre	Rock
Length	4:25
Label	BMG/Arista Records 74321 35382 2
Producer(s)	David Bowie, Brian Eno, David Richards
Chart positions
#1 Latvia #12 (UK)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Strangers When We Meet" 1995	"Hallo Spaceboy" 1996	"Telling Lies" 1996

"Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by David Bowie and Brian Eno from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single.

The commercial (i.e. non-promo) single releases of this song were of the Pet Shop Boys remix, not the original album version. In contrast to the original, the single remix was far more disco-oriented and featured additional lyrics sung by Neil Tennant. Bowie initially expressed reservation about the additions, which referenced and "chopped up" the lyrics to Space Oddity, but later agreed that they worked well so long as Tennant sung them. [1]

Hallo Spaceboy was the most successful single from the Outside album in the UK. It stayed in the charts for 5 weeks and reached number 12.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD version 1 1.2 CD version 2 1.3 UK 7” version 1.4 UK and European 12" 1 track promo version 1.5 UK 12" 3 track promo version 1.6 US 12" promo version 2 Production credits 3 Live versions 4 Other releases 5 Cover versions

1. "Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 4:25
2. "Under Pressure (live)" (Mercury/Deacon/Taylor/May/Bowie) – 4:07

1. "Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 4:25
2. "Under Pressure (live)" (Mercury/Deacon/Taylor/May/Bowie) – 4:07
3. "Moonage Daydream (live)" (Bowie) – 5:25
4. "The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Bowie Mix)" (Bowie/Eno/Gabrels/Kizilcay/Campbell) – 4:56

The Japanese version of this single had the "Rubber Mix" of "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" instead of the "Bowie mix".

1. "Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 4:25
2. "The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Radio edit)" (Bowie/Eno/Gabrels/Kizilcay/Campbell) – 3:33

1. "Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 4:25

1. "Hallo Spaceboy (Double Click mix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 7:47
2. "Hallo Spaceboy (Instrumental)" (Bowie/Eno) – 7:41
3. "Hallo Spaceboy (Lost in Space mix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 6:29

1. "Hallo Spaceboy (12" remix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 6:45
2. "Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 4:25
3. "Hallo Spaceboy (Double Click mix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 7:47
4. "Hallo Spaceboy (Lost in Space mix)" (Bowie/Eno) – 6:29

• Producers:
  • David Bowie
  • Brian Eno
  • David Richards

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Saxophone
  • Brian Eno: Synthesizers
  • Reeves Gabrels: Guitar
  • Erdal Kizilcay: Bass, Keyboards
  • Mike Garson: Piano
  • Sterling Campbell: Drums

• In the autumn 1995 Bowie performed this song together with Nine Inch Nails.
• A version recorded in 1996 at the Phoenix Festival in England was released on the various artist compilation Phoenix Festival in 1997 and on the live album LiveAndWell.com in 2000.
• At Bowie's 50th Birthday Bash in New York January 1997, the song was performed together with Foo Fighters. This version featured Zachary Alford, William Goldsmith and Dave Grohl on three different drum sets and Nate Mendel and Gail Ann Dorsey on two bass guitars.
• Bowie performed the song at BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27 2000. This was released on the bonus disc following the first releases of Bowie at the Beeb.
• Bowie performed the song at the 1995 Brit awards - with the Pet Shop Boys.

• The Pet Shop Boys remix was released as an additional track on Outside - version 2.
• Several of the remixes (mostly from the 12" promo singles) was released on the 2004 limited 2CD edition of Outside.

• Pet Shop Boys performed the song live with Sylvia Mason-James singing the Bowie part. This was released on the video Somewhere - Live at the Savoy (1997).
• Behemoth (band) recorded the song during their Thelema.6 recording session. This was released on the Antichristian Phenomenon EP in 2001