It was recorded at Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley's Westside Studios, London. Bowie agreed to Temple's request to write music for the film if he could also play the part of Vendice Partners. The song has been included on a number of Bowie's compilation and "Best-of" releases, and was included as a bonus track on the 1995 re-release of Tonight (1984).īowie was good friends with the film's director, Julien Temple (who had worked with him in 1984 on the Jazzin' for Blue Jean short film). 53 on the Billboard Hot 100.īowie performed "Absolute Beginners" live on his 1987 Glass Spider Tour, his 2000 "Mini" Tour, and his 2002 Heathen Tour. It also reached the top ten on the main singles charts in ten other countries. Released on 3 March 1986, it was the theme song to the 1986 film of the same name (itself an adaptation of the book Absolute Beginners).Īlthough the film was not a commercial success, the song was a big hit, reaching No. " Absolute Beginners" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie.
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