Signature
key confidence medium · relative C# minor · tempo confidence high · half-time 63.3 · low end 27% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredArto Sotavalta & Häkäpönttösource
- CoveredBay City Rollerssource
- CoveredBruce Springsteen & The E Street Bandsource
- CoveredBruce Springsteensource
- Written byDavid Bowiesource
- CoveredDead or Alivesource
- CoveredJay Nailorsource
- CoveredJoan Jett & the Blackheartssource
- CoveredJoan Jett and the Blackheartssource
- CoveredLemon Sunsource
- CoveredPaul Westerbergsource
- CoveredPearl Jamsource
- CoveredPerry Farrellsource
- CoveredPussy Riotsource
Why it is here
- The song's central riff, played on a black Gibson Les Paul with guest guitarist Alan Parker completing the part Bowie showed him, was intended to "sound like the Stones," giving it a swagger that critics likened to "Satisfaction." source
- It was Bowie's last hit not to feature guitarist Mick Ronson, marking a turning point where Bowie himself played lead guitar on the Diamond Dogs sessions. source
- The song reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming a glam anthem often compared to Bowie's earlier hit for Mott the Hoople, "All the Young Dudes." source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.