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"Modern Love" is the first track on David Bowie's album Let's Dance
. It was issued as the third single from the album in 1983.

Bowie has claimed the song is inspired by Little Richard, and it maintains the album’s theme of a struggle between God and man. Some commentators noted the similarities between the track and Elton John’s near-simultaneous hit “I’m Still Standing”, although both parties admitted the songs were recorded at roughly the same time with no knowledge of the other, and it seems to be just a coincidence.

By the time “Modern Love” was issued, edited, as a single, Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour was underway. The track had become a popular encore on the tour, and Jim Yukich’s video for the song used footage of Bowie and his band performing the song from the 20 July 1983 concert in Philadelphia. A live version, recorded in Montreal on July 13, was on the B-side.

The single reached #2 in the UK, and #14 in America. It would be performed throughout the Serious Moonlight Tour, and feature in Bowie’s set at Live Aid, later continuing on the Glass Spider and Sound + Vision tours. A re-recording with Tina Turner was also featured on an ill-fated Pepsi commercial.

In America, "Without You" would be issued as a fourth single from the Let's Dance
album.

Track listing

7” version: -

# "Modern Love" (Bowie) – 3:56 # "Modern Love (Live)” (Bowie) – 3:43

12” version: -

# "Modern Love” (Bowie) – 4:46 # "Modern Love (Live)” (Bowie) – 3:43

Production credits

Producer:

Nile Rodgers

Musicians:

David Bowie
: Vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Guitar on “Modern Love”
Nile Rodgers: Guitar on “Modern Love”
Carmine Rojas: Bass
Omar Hakim, Tony Thompson: Drums
Rob Sabino: Keyboards on “Modern Love”
Mac Gollehon: Trumpet
Robert Aaron: Saxophone on “Modern Love”
Stan Harrison, Steve Elson: Saxophone
Sam Figueroa: Percussion
Earl Slick: Guitar on “Modern Love (Live)”
Carlos Alomar: Guitar on “Modern Love (Live)”
David LeBolt: Keyboards on “Modern Love (Live)”
Lenny Pickett: Saxophone on “Modern Love (Live)”
Frank Simms, George Simms: Backing vocals on “Modern Love (Live)”

Other releases

It appeared on the following compilations:
* ChangesBowie (1990)
* Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
* The Singles Colletion (1993)

Cover versions

Butthole Cruisers - Ashes to Ashes: A Tribute to David Bowie (1998)
The Rockridge Synthesiser Orchestra - Playes Classic David Bowie Trax
Simultaneous Discs - Loving the Alien: Athens Georiga Salutes David Bowie

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