Absolute Beginners - The Single

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Songs (Time)

All songs written by David Bowie.

1. Absolute Beginners
2. Absolute Beginners (dub version)

Release details

Released by Virgin in the UK, March 1986

Catalogue numbers: VS 838 (UK), VS 12838 (UK)

Released in picture sleeve (VS 838)

12" single released in picture sleeve (VS 12838)

Producers

David Bowie, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley (1986)

Musicians

David Bowie: vocals

Kevin Armstrong: guitar

Matthew Seligman: bass

Steve Nieve: keyboards

Rick Wakeman: piano

Neil Conti: drums

Luis Jardim: percussion

Don Welter, Gary Barnacle, Paul Weimer, Willie Garnett, Andy MacKintosh, Gordon Murphy: saxophones

Janet Armstrong: backing vocals

Trivia

• From the soundtrack to the film.
• Chart Performance:

  Country	Peak #	# of weeks
  UK	2	9
  US	53	?

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