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Bowie performing "Rebel Rebel" on TopPop in 1974

The videography of English singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie (1947–2016). This page gives an overview of his music video singles, music video films and compilations, live music films and music documentaries.

Music videos

This subsection and 'Posthumous music video singles' lists music videos that were prepared to accompany single releases. See the subsection titled 'Music video films' for projects where music videos were originally conceived as films (a single video in a wider filmic setting or collection of music videos produced as a single project, or an amalgam of both); and the subsection titles 'Music video compilations' for audio-visual releases that were compiled from video music singles for later release.

Music videos as a member of Tin Machine

Music video films

This subsection of music videos lists audio-visual releases that were originally conceived as films, that is, a single video in a wider filmic setting or collection of music videos produced as a single project, or an amalgam of both.

Music video films as a member of Tin Machine

Live television films

Live television films are concerts staged specifically for television broadcast.

Live concert films

Live concert films are tour concerts filmed for TV broadcast, cinema release and / or the home video market.

Live concert films as a member of Tin Machine

Music videos and films compilations

This subsection of music videos lists audio-visual releases that were compiled from video music singles and Live TV and concert performances and films.

Music documentary films

Other video and television appearances

See also

• David Bowie filmography - a list of Bowie's appearances in film.

Notes

1. The "John, I'm Only Dancing" video was made for BBC's Top of the Pops to be shown while Bowie was away touring in the USA. However, it went unboradcast. Reasons include the sexual nature of some of the images in the video, and that – given this was the earliest days of the music video – Bowie's manager Tony Defries wanted to charge the BBC what they saw as exorbitant fee.
2. This release of "Space Oddity" in January 1973 was primarily focused at the US, where it gained Bowie his first hit. The single was not released in the UK. It was however released in a few other territories: Canada, Spain, Australia, Mexico, Puru and Japan.
3. "Life on Mars?" was released in the UK and a limited number of other territories. It was not released in the US / North America.
4. There is also another rough cut version of the "'Heroes'" music video, sometimes known as the 'alternative take' or – more accurately, 'take 1'. 'The "'Heroes'" promo outtakes reel is just under 28 minutes long. It contains one complete take, and 8 partial takes of "Heroes" The official promo for "'Heroes'" utilizes sections from most of the takes, in long cross dissolves. The only complete take of "'Heroes'", Take 1, was barely used – all that was included was the 10 seconds of "I would be king, and you, you would be queen" The complete Take 1 includes many full-face close-ups of Bowie was largely unused due to the fact that Bowie's miming in it was not very accurate since the promo was for immediate use – we see it included on the "L'Altra Domenica" show a few days later – perhaps there was no time for a very sophisticated edit.' As this source notes regarding the tape: 'In addition, there are a couple of takes of about 30 seconds of "Blackout". And about 3 minutes of close-ups of Bowie slowly bringing his hand to his face, mimicking the "Heroes" album cover whilst "Sense of Doubt" plays in the background. It seems there was no intention of creating promos for the latter two songs; the footage was merely to be used in the two TV commercials for the "Heroes" album.'

References

1. ^ Best of Bowie (2002). Notes from DVD booklet. EMI (490 1030).
2. ^ Pegg 2016, pp. 140, 143, 163, 258.
3. Pegg 2016, p. 34.
4. "David Bowie, Stanley Dorfman. Heroes. 1977 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
5. "Nacho on David Bowie's Heroes video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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7. "David Bowie, Stanley Dorfman. Be My Wife. 1977 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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9. Pegg, p. 544
10. Pegg 2016, p. 214.
11. Pegg 2016, p. 248.
12. Pegg 2016, pp. 194–195.
13. Pegg 2016, pp. 310–311.
14. Pegg 2016, pp. 196–197, 264–265.
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17. Pelly, Jen (5 December 2013). "Video: David Bowie: 'I'd Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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19. Pulver, Andrew (20 November 2015). "David Bowie's Blackstar video: a gift of sound and vision or all-time low?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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21. Pegg 2016, pp. 118–119.
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25. ^ "British certifications – David Bowie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 January 2016. Type David Bowie in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
26. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
27. ^ "American certifications – David Bowie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
28. "Top Music Videos Archived 23 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine". Billboard 114 (51): p. 42. 14 December 2002. Retrieved on 17 February 2010.
29. "Canadian certifications – David Bowie". Music Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
30. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (David Bowie)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
31. ^ Pegg 2016, pp. 649–652.
32. "Midnight Special, The: Legendary Performances Million Sellers Archived 27 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Video Service Corp. Retrieved on 11 March 2009.

Sources

• Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.

• Videographies of British artists
• David Bowie