Released 19 February 1996 | ||
Genre Industrial rock (album version)Alternative dance (single version) Length 5:144:25 (Pet Shop Boys mix) |
"Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by David Bowie from his 1995 album Outside. The track was re-recorded the following year, and issued as a single, featuring Pet Shop Boys as guest vocalists. Bowie and Brian Eno co-wrote the original album version of the song.
Contents
- Song development
- Remixes
- Track listing
- CD BMG Arista 74321 35383 2 Europe
- CD RCA BMG 74321 35384 2 United Kingdom
- CD BMG Arista 74321 35382 2 Europe
- CD BMG Arista BVCA 8820 Japan
- UK 7 version
- 12 BMG Arista SPACE 2 Europe
- 12 BMG SPACE 3 United Kingdom
- 12 Virgin SPRO 11513 United States
- Production credits
- Live versions
- Other releases
- Cover versions
- References
Song development
Bowie wrote the song in mostly-improvised sessions with his band in 1995, and intentionally wrote it with a Nine Inch Nails-like vibe. Of the track, Bowie said "I adore that track. In my mind, it was like Jim Morrison meets industrial. When I heard it back, I thought, 'Fuck me. It's like metal Doors.' It's an extraordinary sound."
Remixes
The commercial (i.e. non-promo) version of the single featured a remix by Pet Shop Boys as the lead track, 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. The introduction was sampled from the opener to Outside, "Leon Takes Us Outside". Bowie initially expressed reservation about the additions, which referenced and "cut-up" the lyrics to "Space Oddity," but later agreed that they worked well. Bowie and Pet Shop Boys performed a live version of the remixed song at the Brit Awards in February 1996.
The three remixes by Dave Ball (known as the instrumentalist of Soft Cell) and Ingo Vauk are based on the Pet Shop Boys Remix, but only Double Click Mix uses Neil Tennant's vocals. Instrumental is an instrumental version of Double Click Mix.
Except the single mix, all remixes were initially released only on promo 12" singles. In 2004 they were included on the bonus disc of the re-released Outside album.
The 12" Remix also surfaced on Pet Shop Boys' remix collection Disco 4, which was released by EMI in October 2007 (2007-10).
Track listing
CD: BMG-Arista / 74321 35383 2 Europe
- "Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)" – 4:25
- "Under Pressure (live)" (Mercury, Deacon, Taylor, May, Bowie) – 4:07
CD: RCA-BMG 74321 35384 2 United Kingdom
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix) – 4:25
- "Under Pressure" (live) (Mercury, Deacon, Taylor, May, Bowie) – 4:07
- "Moonage Daydream" (live) (Bowie) – 5:25
- "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" (Radio Edit) (Bowie, Eno, Gabrels, Kızılçay, Campbell) – 4:56
CD: BMG-Arista / 74321 35382 2 Europe
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix) – 4:25
- "Under Pressure" (live) (Mercury, Deacon, Taylor, May, Bowie) – 4:07
- "Moonage Daydream" (live) (Bowie) – 5:25
- "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" (Bowie Mix) (Bowie, Eno, Gabrels, Kızılçay, Campbell) – 4:56
CD: BMG-Arista / BVCA-8820 Japan
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix) – 4:25
- "Under Pressure" (live) (Mercury, Deacon, Taylor, May, Bowie) – 4:07
- "Moonage Daydream" (live) (Bowie) – 5:25
- "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" (Rubber Mix) (Bowie, Eno, Gabrels, Kızılçay, Campbell) – 4:56
UK 7" version
- "Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)" – 4:25
- "The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Radio edit)" (Bowie, Eno, Gabrels, Kızılçay, Campbell) – 3:33
12": BMG-Arista / SPACE 2 Europe
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (12" remix) – 6:34
12": BMG / SPACE 3 United Kingdom
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Double Click mix) – 7:47
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Instrumental) – 7:41
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Lost in Space mix) – 6:29
12": Virgin / SPRO-11513 United States
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (12" remix) – 6:45
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix) – 4:25
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Double Click mix) – 7:47
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Lost in Space mix) – 6:29