Absolute Beginners (David Bowie)
single van David Bowie
Absolute Beginners is een nummer van Britse muzikant David Bowie, uitgebracht als titelsong van de film Absolute Beginners uit 1986. Deze film was op zijn beurt weer een bewerking van het boek Absolute Beginners van Colin MacInnes.
| Absolute Beginners | |||||||
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| Single van: David Bowie | |||||||
| Van het album: Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||||
| B-kant(en) | Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix) | ||||||
| Uitgebracht | maart 1986 | ||||||
| Soort drager | Vinyl (7"), cd (3"/5") | ||||||
| Opname | juni 1985 | ||||||
| Genre | rock | ||||||
| Duur | 8:03 (albumversie) 5:36 (singleversie) | ||||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||||
| Schrijver(s) | David Bowie | ||||||
| Producent(en) | David Bowie, Alan Winstanley, Clive Langer | ||||||
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AchtergrondBewerken
Bowie was goede vrienden met Julien Temple, de regisseur van de film en tevens de regisseur van Bowie's korte film Jazzin' for Blue Jean uit 1984. Naast het maken van de titelsong speelde hij ook de rol van Vendice Partners in de film.
De opnamesessies waren zo opgezet dat de groep sessiemuzikanten allemaal een kaart kregen om met een "Mr. X" in de studio te werken, een artiest die uiteindelijk Bowie bleek te zijn. Het nummer was snel opgenomen, maar de release werd lange tijd uitgesteld vanwege problemen met de bijbehorende film. Virgin wou het nummer ook tegelijkertijd uitbrengen met de film. Kort na de opnames van het nummer speelde een groot deel van de muzikanten ook mee op Dancing in the Street, een duet tussen Bowie en Mick Jagger.
VideoclipBewerken
De videoclip van het nummer werd eveneens geregisseerd door Temple, waarin ook de jaren '50-stijl van de film terug is te zien. De clip was een hommage aan het Britse sigarettenmerk Strand, waarvan de slagzin "You're never alone with a Strand" (Je bent nooit alleen met een Strand) ook door Bowie wordt uitgesproken in de film. In de videoclip komen ook diverse beelden uit de film voor.
TracklijstBewerken
- 3" cd- en normale cd-single
- "Absolute Beginners" - 8:03
- "Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)" - 5:40
- 7" vinyl-single
- "Absolute Beginners" - 5:36
- "Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)" - 5:42
- 12" vinyl-single
- "Absolute Beginners (Full Length Version)" - 8:00
- "Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)" - 5:42
- 12" vinyl-single (Verenigde Staten)
- "Absolute Beginners (Edited Version)" - 4:46
- "Absolute Beginners (Full Length Version)" - 8:00
- Downloadsingle (Verenigd Koninkrijk)
- "Absolute Beginners" - 5:36
- "Absolute Beginners (Full Length Version)" - 8:00
- "Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)" - 5:42
- Downloadsingle (Verenigde Staten)
- "Absolute Beginners" - 5:37
- "Absolute Beginners (Full Length Version)" - 8:03
- "Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix)" - 5:39
- "That's Motivation" - 4:14
- "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)" - 3:13
MuzikantenBewerken
- David Bowie: zang
- Rick Wakeman: piano
- Kevin Armstrong: gitaar
- Matthew Seligman: basgitaar
- Neil Conti: drums
- Luís Jardim: percussie
- Mac Gollehon: trompet
- Don Weller, Gary Barnacle, Paul "Shilts" Weimar, Willie Garnett, Andy MacKintosh, Gordon Murphy: saxofoon
- Steve Nieve: keyboards
- Janet Armstrong: achtergrondzang
In de filmversie wordt het refrein gezongen door Gil Evans.
HitnoteringenBewerken
Nederlandse Top 40Bewerken
| Hitnotering: 22-03-1986 t/m 24-05-1986 | |||||||||||
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| Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Positie: | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 36 | uit |
Nationale Hitparade top 50 / Single Top 100Bewerken
| Hitnotering: 15-03-1986 t/m 24-05-1986 | ||||||||||||
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| Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Positie: | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 42 | uit |
Radio 2 Top 2000Bewerken
| Nummer met notering(en) in de NPO Radio 2 Top 2000[noot 1] | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 |
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| Absolute Beginners | - | 651 | 1414 | 1108 | 1228 | 1333 | 1534 | 1568 | 1788 | 1497 | 1391 | 1244 | 1591 | 1007 | 1116 | 1146 | 1342 | 586 | 859 | 1076 | 981 | 1048 | 1082 |
- ↑ Een getal geeft de plaats aan, een '-' dat het nummer niet genoteerd was en een '?' betekent dat de notering nog niet verwerkt is. Een vetgedrukt getal geeft aan dat dit de hoogste notering betreft.
Nummers van David Bowie
| 1964: | Liza Jane · Louie, Louie Go Home |
| 1965: | I Pity the Fool · Take My Tip · You've Got a Habit of Leaving · Baby Loves That Way |
| 1966: | Can't Help Thinking About Me · And I Say to Myself · Do Anything You Say · Good Morning Girl · I Dig Everything · I'm Not Losing Sleep · The London Boys |
| David Bowie (1967): | Uncle Arthur · Sell Me a Coat · Rubber Band · Love You till Tuesday · There Is a Happy Land · We Are Hungry Men · When I Live My Dream · Little Bombardier · Silly Boy Blue · Come and Buy My Toys · Join the Gang · She's Got Medals · Maid of Bond Street · Please Mr. Gravedigger |
| 1967: | The Laughing Gnome · The Gospel According to Tony Day · Did You Ever Have a Dream |
| David Bowie (1969): | Space Oddity · Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed · Letter to Hermione · Cygnet Committee · Janine · An Occasional Dream · Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud · God Knows I'm Good · Memory of a Free Festival |
| The World of David Bowie (1970): | Karma Man · Let Me Sleep Beside You · In the Heat of the Morning |
| The Man Who Sold the World (1970): | The Width of a Circle · All the Madmen · Black Country Rock · After All · Running Gun Blues · Saviour Machine · She Shook Me Cold · The Man Who Sold the World · The Supermen |
| 1970: | Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola · The Prettiest Star · Conversation Piece |
| Hunky Dory (1971): | Changes · Oh! You Pretty Things · Eight Line Poem · Life on Mars? · Kooks · Quicksand · Fill Your Heart · Andy Warhol · Song for Bob Dylan · Queen Bitch · The Bewlay Brothers |
| 1971: | Holy Holy |
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972): | Five Years · Soul Love · Moonage Daydream · Starman · It Ain't Easy · Lady Stardust · Star · Hang On to Yourself · Ziggy Stardust · Suffragette City · Rock 'n' Roll Suicide |
| 1972: | John, I'm Only Dancing |
| Aladdin Sane (1973): | Watch That Man · Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) · Drive-In Saturday · Panic in Detroit · Cracked Actor · Time · Let's Spend the Night Together · The Jean Genie · Lady Grinning Soul |
| Pin Ups (1973): | Rosalyn · Here Comes the Night · I Wish You Would · See Emily Play · Everything's Alright · I Can't Explain · Friday on My Mind · Sorrow · Don't Bring Me Down · Shapes of Things · Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere · Where Have Wll the Good Times Gone |
| 1973: | Round and Round · Amsterdam |
| Diamond Dogs (1974): | Future Legend · Diamond Dogs · Sweet Thing · Candidate · Sweet Thing (Reprise) · Rebel Rebel · Rock 'n' Roll with Me · We Are the Dead · 1984 · Big Brother · Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family |
| David Live (1974): | All the Young Dudes · Knock on Wood |
| Young Americans (1975): | Young Americans · Win · Fascination · Right · Somebody Up There Likes Me · Across the Universe · Can You Hear Me? · Fame |
| 1975: | Velvet Goldmine |
| Station to Station (1976): | Station to Station · Golden Years · Word on a Wing · TVC 15 · Stay · Wild Is the Wind |
| Low (1977): | Speed of Life · Breaking Glass · What in the World · Sound and Vision · Always Crashing in the Same Car · Be My Wife · A New Career in a New Town · Warszawa · Art Decade · Weeping Wall · Subterraneans |
| "Heroes" (1977): | Beauty and the Beast · Joe the Lion · "Heroes" · Sons of the Silent Age · Blackout · V-2 Schneider · Sense of Doubt · Moss Garden · Neuköln · The Secret Life of Arabia |
| 1978: | The Revolutionary Song |
| Lodger (1979): | Fantastic Voyage · African Night Flight · Move On · Yassassin · Red Sails · DJ · Look Back in Anger · Boys Keep Swinging · Repetition · Red Money |
| 1979: | John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) |
| Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980): | It's No Game (No. 1) · Up the Hill Backwards · Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) · Ashes to Ashes · Fashion · Teenage Wildlife · Scream Like a Baby]· Kingdom Come · Because You're Young · It's No Game (No. 2) |
| 1980: | Alabama Song · Crystal Japan |
| 1981: | Under Pressure |
| Baal (1982): | Baal's Hymn · Remembering Marie A. · Ballad of the Adventurers · The Drowned Girl · The Dirty Song |
| 1982: | Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy |
| Let's Dance (1983): | Modern Love · China Girl · Let's Dance · Without You · Ricochet · Criminal World · Cat People (Putting Out Fire) · Shake It |
| Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture (1983): | My Death · White Light/White Heat |
| Love You till Tuesday (1984): | Ching-a-Ling · When I'm Five |
| Tonight (1984): | Loving the Alien · Don't Look Down · God Only Knows · Tonight · Neighborhood Threat · Blue Jean · Tumble and Twirl · I Keep Forgettin' · Dancing with the Big Boys |
| 1985: | This Is Not America · Dancing in the Street |
| Absolute Beginners (1986): | Absolute Beginners · That's Motivation · Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) |
| Labyrinth (1986): | Magic Dance · Chilly Down · As the World Falls Down · Within You · Underground |
| 1986: | When the Wind Blows |
| Never Let Me Down (1987): | Day-In Day-Out · Time Will Crawl · Beat of Your Drum · Never Let Me Down · Zeroes · Glass Spider · Shining Star (Makin' My Love) · New York's in Love · '87 and Cry · Too Dizzy · Bang Bang |
| 1987: | Julie · Girls |
| Tin Machine (1989, | als Tin Machine): Heaven's in Here · Tin Machine · Prisoner of Love · Crack City · I Can't Read · Under the God · Amazing · Working Class Hero · Bus Stop · Pretty Thing · Video Crime · Run · Sacrifice Yourself · Baby Can Dance |
| Sound + Vision (1989): | London Bye Ta-Ta · Dodo · After Today · It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City |
| 1989: | Maggie's Farm |
| 1990: | Fame '90 · Pretty Pink Rose · Gunman · Lightning Frightening · Bombers · Sweet Head · Growin' Up · Here Today, Gone Tomorrow |
| Tin Machine II (1991, | als Tin Machine): Baby Universal · One Shot · You Belong in Rock n' Roll · If There Is Something · Amlapura · Betty Wrong · You Can't Talk · Stateside · Shopping for Girls · A Big Hurt · Sorry · Goodbye Mr. Ed · Hammerhead |
| Early On (1964-1966) (1991): | That's Where My Heart Is · I Want My Baby Back · Bars of the County Jail · I'll Follow You · Glad I've Got Nobody |
| 1991: | Shakin' All Over · Who Can I Be Now? · It's Gonna Be Me · Some Are · All Saints · Abdulmajid · I Pray, Olé |
| 1992: | Real Cool World |
| Black Tie White Noise (1993): | The Wedding · You've Been Around · I Feel Free · Black Tie White Noise · Jump They Say · Nite Flights · Pallas Athena · Miracle Goodnight · Don't Let Me Down & Down · Looking for Lester · I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday · The Wedding Song · Lucy Can't Dance |
| The Buddha of Suburbia (1993): | The Buddha of Suburbia · Sex and the Church · South Horizons · The Mysteries · Bleed Like a Craze, Dad · Strangers When We Meet · Dead Against It · Ian Fish, U.K. Heir |
| Outside (1995): | Leon Takes Us Outside · Outside · The Hearts Filthy Lesson · A Small Plot of Land · Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette) · Hallo Spaceboy · The Motel · I Have Not Been to Oxford Town · No Control · Algeria Touchshriek · The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (as Beauty) · Ramona A. Stone/I Am with Name · Wishful Beginnings · We Prick You · Nathan Adler · I'm Deranged · Thru' These Architects Eyes · Nathan Adler · Get Real |
| 1995: | Footstompin' · I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate · Nothing to Be Desired · The King of Stamford Hill |
| Earthling (1997): | Little Wonder · Looking for Satellites · Battle for Britain (The Letter) · Seven Years in Tibet · Dead Man Walking · Telling Lies · The Last Thing You Should Do · I'm Afraid of Americans · Law (Earthlings on Fire) |
| 1997: | Perfect Day · Planet of Dreams |
| 1998: | A Foggy Day (In London Town) |
| Hours (1999): | Thursday's Child · Something in the Air · Survive · If I'm Dreaming My Life · Seven · What's Really Happening? · The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell · New Angels of Promise · Brilliant Adventure · The Dreamers · We All Go Through |
| LiveAndWell.com (1999): | Fun |
| 1999: | Without You I'm Nothing · No One Calls · 1917 · We Shall Go to Town |
| 2001: | Nature Boy · Pictures of Lily |
| Heathen (2002): | Sunday · Cactus · Slip Away · Slow Burn · Afraid · I've Been Waiting for You · I Would Be Your Slave · I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship · 5:15 The Angels Have Gone · Everyone Says 'Hi' · A Better Future · Heathen (The Rays) · When the Boys Come Marching Home · Wood Jackson · Safe |
| 2002: | Shadow Man |
| Reality (2003): | New Killer Star · Pablo Picasso · Never Get Old · The Loneliest Guy · Looking for Water · She'll Drive the Big Car · Days · Fall Dog Bombs the Moon · Try Some, Buy Some · Reality · Bring Me the Disco King · Waterloo Sunset |
| 2003: | Just for One Day (Heroes) · Fly · Queen of All the Tarts · Love Missile F1-11 |
| 2004: | Rebel Never Gets Old |
| 2005: | (She Can) Do That · Wake Up |
| 2008: | Waiting for the Man |
| 2010: | Sister Midnight |
| The Next Day (2013): | The Next Day · Dirty Boys · The Stars (Are Out Tonight) · Love Is Lost · Where Are We Now? · Valentine's Day · If You Can See Me · I'd Rather Be High · Boss of Me · Dancing Out in Space · How Does the Grass Grow? · (You Will) Set the World on Fire · You Feel So Lonely You Could Die · Heat |
| The Next Day Extra (2013): | Atomica · Plan · The Informer · Like a Rocket Man · Born in a UFO · I'll Take You There · God Bless the Girl · So She |
| Nothing Has Changed (2014): | Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) · Your Turn to Drive |
| 2014: | 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore |
| Blackstar (2016): | Blackstar · Lazarus · Girl Loves Me · Dollar Days · I Can't Give Everything Away |
| No Plan (2017): | No Plan · Killing a Little Time · When I Met You |
| Spying Through a Keyhole (2019): | Mother Grey · Goodbye 3d (Threepenny) Joe · Love All Around · Angel, Angel, Grubby Face |
| Clareville Grove Demos (2019): | Lover to the Dawn · Life Is a Circus |
| The 'Mercury' Demos (2019): | I'm Not Quite · Love Song |
| Conversation Piece (2019): | April's Tooth of Gold · The Reverend Raymond Brown (Attends the Garden Fête on Thatchwick Green) · Animal Farm · Jerusalem · Hole in the Ground |
| Is It Any Wonder? (2020): | Nuts |
| Brilliant Live Adventures (2020): | Driftin' Blues · O Superman |
| 2020: | Cosmic Dancer |
| 2021: | Mother · Tryin' to Get to Heaven |