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"Day-In Day-Out" is a track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down
. It was issued as a single ahead of the album’s release.

The song criticised the urban decay and deprivation in American cities at the time, concerned largely with the depths a young mother has to sink to in order to feed her child, including attempting to shoplift and become a prostitute.

Julien Temple’s video made the message explicit, showing the young couple’s struggle against an uncaring society, watched by a pair of angels through fake video cameras. This was banned by the BBC amongst others, even after edits removed the female protagonist’s heavily implied rape, and an alternate version of a scene where the couple’s child spells out “Mom”, “Food” and “Fuck” in building blocks (representing the child’s cycle of dependency; the alternate version had the child spell out the meaningless words “Mom”, “Look” and “Luck”) – as a result, EMI issued it on a video EP.

Many critics, both at the time and since, have accused the song of burying its’ message in over-produced, glossy surroundings. Others, usually a minority it has to be said, claim that this doesn’t overpower the message.

Despite its’ sales being boosted by a limited-edition version of the 7” single, and two different 12” singles, “Day-In Day-Out” was considered a flop, reaching #17 in the UK charts, and #21 in the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

7” version

# "Day-In Day-Out" (Bowie) – 4:14 # "Julie" (Bowie) – 3:40

12”, 1st version

# "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)" (Bowie) – 7:15 # "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix)" (Bowie) – 7:17 # "Julie" (Bowie) – 3:40

12”, 2nd version

# "Day-In Day-Out (Remix)" (Bowie) – 6:30 # "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix)" (Bowie) – 7:17 # "Julie" (Bowie) – 3:40

Video EP

# “Day-In Day-Out” # “Loving the Alien” # “Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)”

The video for “Loving the Alien” was issued to pad out the tape. The “Extended Dance Mix” video was a re-edited version of the main video.

Production credits

Producers:
* David Bowie
* David Richards

Musicians:
* David Bowie
: Vocals
* Carlos Alomar: Guitar
* Sid McGinnis: Guitar
* Erdal Kizilcay: Bass, Drums, Keyboards

Other releases

A limited edition release contained a 7" red vinyl disc in a numbered box with a set of stickers and a photo booklet.
It appeared on the following compilations:
* Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
* The Singles Collection (1993)

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