Seven (David Bowie song)

"Seven" is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album Hours in 1999. As with some of the other songs from Hours it was originally written for the computer game Omikron - The Nomad Soul from 1999.^[1] In July 2000, it was released as the fourth single from the album. The version used in the Omikron - The Nomad Soul was called "Demo version" on the single releases.

Track listing

UK version 1

"Seven (Marius De Vries mix)" - 4:12
"Seven (Beck mix)" - 3:44
"Seven (Original demo)" - 4:05

UK version 2

"Seven (Album version)" - 4:27
"I'm Afraid of Americans (Nine Inch Nails version)" - 5:30

This version also included the music video of "I'm Afraid of Americans".

UK version 3

"Seven (live)"
"Something in the Air (live)"
"The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (live)"

All tracks was recorded at Kit Kat Klub, New York City, 19 November 1999.

International version 1

"Seven (Marius De Vries mix)" - 4:12
"Seven (Beck mix)" - 3:44
"Seven (live)"
"Seven (Original demo)" - 4:05
"Seven (Album version)" - 4:27

This version also included the music video of "I'm Afraid of Americans".

International version 2

"Seven (Marius De Vries mix)" - 4:12
"Seven (Beck mix)" - 3:44

Promo version

"Seven (Marius De Vries mix)" - 4:12
"Seven (Beck mix)" - 3:44
"Seven (Original demo)" - 4:05
"Seven (Album version)" - 4:27

Personnel

David Bowie: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Mark Plati: Synthesizers, Bass Guitar
Reeves Gabrels: Electric Guitar
Sterling Campbell: Drums

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Holland	97^[2]

Live versions

A live version recorded in Paris in October 1999 was released on the single "Survive" in January 2000.
Another version recorded at Kit Kat Klub, New York City, 19 November 1999 was released as a single in the UK.
Bowie performed the song live at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, 27 June 2000, and a recording of this performance was included on the bonus disc that accompanied the initial release of Bowie at the Beeb in 2000.

Other releases

The "Demo version", "Marius De Vries mix", and two different Beck remixes were released on the bonus disc that followed the 2004 reissue of Hours; the former was re-released as part of the Nothing Has Changed compilation.

Notes

↑ "Omikron: The Nomad Soul - Game Credits". Allgame. All Media Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ Australian-Charts.com David Bowie Seven(Song), retrieved 1 November 2013

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

David Bowie singles

1960s

1964	"Liza Jane"

1965	"I Pity the Fool" "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"

1966	"Can't Help Thinking About Me" "Do Anything You Say" "I Dig Everything" "Rubber Band"

1967	"The Laughing Gnome" "Love You till Tuesday"

1969	"Space Oddity" "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola"

1970s

1970	"The Prettiest Star" "Memory of a Free Festival"

1971	"Holy Holy" "Moonage Daydream" "Hang On to Yourself"

1972	"Changes" "Starman" "John, I'm Only Dancing" "The Jean Genie"

1973	"Drive-In Saturday" "Time" "Life on Mars" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Sorrow"

1974	"Rebel Rebel" "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" "Diamond Dogs" "Knock on Wood" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me"

1975	"Young Americans" "Fame" "Golden Years"

1976	"TVC 15" "Suffragette City" "Stay"

1977	"Sound and Vision" "Be My Wife" "'Heroes'"

1978	"Beauty and the Beast" "Breaking Glass"

1979	"Boys Keep Swinging" "DJ" "Yassassin" "Look Back in Anger" "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)"

1980s

1980	"Alabama Song" "Crystal Japan" "Ashes to Ashes" "Fashion"

1981	"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" "Up the Hill Backwards" "Under Pressure" "Wild Is the Wind" "The Drowned Girl"

1982	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"

1983	"Let's Dance" "China Girl" "Modern Love" "Without You" "White Light/White Heat"

1984	"Blue Jean" "Tonight"

1985	"This Is Not America" "Loving the Alien" "Dancing in the Street"

1986	"Absolute Beginners" "Underground" "As the World Falls Down" "Magic Dance" "When the Wind Blows"

1987	"Day-In Day-Out" "Time Will Crawl" "Never Let Me Down"

1989	"Under the God" "Heaven's in Here" "Tin Machine" / "Maggie's Farm (live)" "Prisoner of Love"

1990s

1990	"Fame '90"

1991	"You Belong in Rock n' Roll" "Baby Universal" "One Shot"

1992	"Real Cool World"

1993	"Jump They Say" "Black Tie White Noise" "Miracle Goodnight" "The Buddha of Suburbia"

1994	"Ziggy Stardust"

1995	"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" "Strangers When We Meet" / "The Man Who Sold the World (live)"

1996	"Hallo Spaceboy" "Telling Lies"

1997	"Little Wonder" "Dead Man Walking" "Seven Years in Tibet" "Pallas Athena" "I'm Afraid of Americans" "I Can't Read"

1999	"Without You I'm Nothing" "Thursday's Child" "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"

2000s

2000	"Survive" "Seven"

2002	"Slow Burn" "Everyone Says 'Hi'" "I've Been Waiting for You"

2003	"New Killer Star" "Just for One Day (Heroes)"

2004	"Never Get Old" "Rebel Never Gets Old"

2006	"Arnold Layne" (David Gilmour version)

2010s

2011	"Golden Years - David Bowie vs KCRW"

2013	"Where Are We Now?" "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" "The Next Day" "Valentine's Day" "Love Is Lost"

2014	"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"

2015	"Blackstar" "Lazarus"

2016	"I Can't Give Everything Away"

Discography
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