Signature
key confidence low · relative G major · tempo confidence high · half-time 71.9 · low end 28% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredCybernautssource
- Written byDavid Bowiesource
- CoveredJ. Hellsource
- CoveredL.A. Gunssource
- CoveredPhishsource
- CoveredRacer Xsource
- CoveredRon Popesource
- CoveredTerrorvisionsource
- CoveredThe Arnold Cornssource
- CoveredTony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey’s Holy Holy with Glenn Gregory & Steve Normansource
- CoveredWarrior Soulsource
- CoveredWendy Ipsource
- CoveredZen Guerrillasource
Why it is here
- Bowie mapped Mick Ronson's guitar solo by drawing its shape with a crayon or felt-tip pen, a method he said he'd read Frank Zappa also used to guide musicians. source
- The song directly introduces the bisexual alien rock messiah Ziggy Stardust as the third track on the concept album, following the disaster narrative set up in 'Five Years' and 'Soul Love'. source
- It appears in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy and on its soundtrack, and was the only song on that soundtrack added in post-production, chosen by director James Gunn over Glen Campbell's 'Wichita Lineman' and Three Dog Night's 'Mama Told Me (Not to Come)'. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.