Lazarus Digital Single: 2015

A Blackstar Theatrical Resurrection

Released worldwide as a digital download on December 17, 2015 (FLAC/CDR promo December 20), David Bowie’s “Lazarus” was the second single from Blackstar. Premiered the same day on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq show, this 6:22 jazz-rock epic — with Donny McCaslin’s sax, Tim Lefebvre bass, and Mark Guiliana drums — was produced/mixed by Bowie & Tony Visconti. Issued digitally via Columbia/ISO (Europe) and promo CDR (Japan). A haunting Blackstar preview.

Single Overview

Release Details

Label: Columbia / ISO Records (digital).

Formats: File, FLAC, Single (digital); CDr, Promo (Japan).

Full Track Listing

1. Lazarus (6:22) – Composed By, Lyrics By: David Bowie – Producer: David Bowie, Tony Visconti

Issues & Global Variants (2015)

- File, FLAC, Single – Columbia/ISO none – Europe – 20 Dec 2015

- CDr, Single, Promo – Sony Music Japan International none – Japan – 20 Dec 2015

Production and Context

Produced/Mixed by David Bowie & Tony Visconti. Engineered by Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti. From Blackstar (2016). Part of Bowie’s Lazarus musical.

Chart Performance

No major chart entry noted.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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