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| "Absolute Beginners" | ||||
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| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| from the album Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)" | |||
| Released | 3 March 1986 | |||
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| Length | 8:03 (full-length album version) 5:36 (single version) | |||
| Label | Virgin VS838 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
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| "Absolute Beginners" on YouTube | ||||
"Absolute Beginners" is a 1986 song by David Bowie and is the theme song to the 1986 movie Absolute Beginners. It went to number 1 in Finland and Ireland. It went to the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It charted poorly in the United States.
- ↑ Thompson, Dave (2006). Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie. ECW Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-55022-733-8.
- ↑ Shepherd, Jack (21 January 2016). "David Bowie impersonates Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed in newly unearthed recording". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.