Single:
Ashes to Ashes entered the Australian singles chart* on 8 September 1980 and peaked at #3. It was #35 on the Top 100 of 1980.
Album:
The song is on Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) which entered the Australian albums chart* on 22 September 1980. It reached #1 on 6 October 1980 and remained there for 5 weeks.
Songwriter:
David Bowie
Producers:
David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Record label of Australian release:
RCA Victor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), also known simply as Scary Monsters, is the 14th studio album by David Bowie, released in September 1980. Over the previous three years, Bowie had garnered massive artistic success with the “Berlin Trilogy”, which consisted of Low, Heroes and Lodger (1977–1979). By 1980, numerous artists Bowie had inspired with the trilogy were out-performing him commercially, leading him to desire a more commercial sound for his next record.
The music on Scary Monsters incorporates elements of art rock, new wave and post-punk. The album’s lead single, Ashes to Ashes, revisited the character of Major Tom from Space Oddity and was promoted with an inventive music video. Upon release, Scary Monsters garnered critical and commercial acclaim.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Monsters_(and_Super_Creeps)
Lyrics:
Do you remember a guy that′s been
In such an early song?
I’ve heard a rumour from Ground Control
Oh no, don′t say it’s true!
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