"Ziggy Stardust" is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Other releases
- It was released as the B-side of the single "The Jean Genie" in November 1972.
- Both the original and the live version from Stage was released as picture discs in the RCA Life Time picture disc set. The original version was also released in the Fashion Picture Disc Set.
- The orginal demo version was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc CD release of Ziggy Stardust in 1990. It also appeared on the 30th Anniversary Reissue bonus disc in 2002.
- It also appeared on the following compilations:
- * ChangesOneBowie (1976)
- * ChangesBowie (1990)
- * Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
- * The Singles Collection (1993)
- * The Best of 1969/1974 (1997)
Live versions
- Bowie recorded the song for the BBC radio program "Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris" January 1st, 1972. This was broadcast February 7th, 1972. May 16th, 1972 Bowie again played the song at "Sounds of the 70s: John Peel", and this was broadcast May 23rd, 1972. Both these versions was released on the Bowie at the Beeb album in 2000.
- A live version recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 20 October 1972 was released on Santa Monica '72. This version also appeared on the Japanese release of RarestOneBowie.
- The version played at the famous concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 3 1973 was released on Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture.
- A recording from the 1978 Heroes tour recorded at the Philadelphia Spectrum, April 28-29. 1978, was released on Stage. This live version was released as the B-side of the live single "Breaking Glass" in 1978.
Cover versions
- Ars Moriensis - Shots & Cuts
- Bauhaus - Single and David Bowie Songbook
- Bloodstone - Valley of the Machines
- Ken Clinger - KCX 1'7/KCX 18
- Def Leppard – Single (1996)
- Exploding Boy - New Generation
- Fox – Single
- Glabis - Live: At Luciano's
- The Gourds – gogitchyershinebox (1998)
- Nina Hagen - Video: "Girls Bite Back"
- Hootie and the Blowfish - Live Recording and on the album Blow Fish Blow (1995).
- Max Lorentz & Friends - Live Recording
- The Moog Cookbook - Ye Olde Space Bande (1997)
- Nuit d'Óctobre - The Dark Side Of David Bowie: A Tribute To David Bowie (1997)
- The Pozers - Cover This (1998)
- Shamrock - Live Recording
- Toad The Wet Sprocket - Live Recording: Scranton, PA 4/5/95
- White Buffalo - Essential Interpretations (1997)
- Data Bank A – Single
- Redd Kross - Teen Babes From Monsanto (1984)
- Vice Squad - The BBC Sessions (1998)
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