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<h2 id="composition">Composition</h2> <h3>Music</h3> <p>Similar to <a href="/facts/David_Bowie/7nMplAnf">David Bowie</a>'s other compositions of the time,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> "John, I'm Only Dancing" is a <a href="/facts/Glam_rock/CBsJxkth">glam rock</a> song performed in an <a href="/facts/Rhythm_and_blues/UT5v5rXb">R&B</a> style.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> It features a simple <a href="/facts/Verse_(music)/p0SPKXrT">verse</a>—<a href="/facts/Refrain/sAxmu5XJ">refrain</a>—verse—extended refrain <a href="/facts/Song_structure/p0SPKXrT">song structure</a> with a <a href="/facts/Key_(music)/jo4UMbHp">key</a> of <a href="/facts/G_major/X334Xpux">G major</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The song utilises several elements from other tracks: the opening guitar chords were based on a 1963 recording of "Pontiac Blues" by <a href="/facts/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II/v7CSHM5p">Sonny Boy Williamson</a> and <a href="/facts/The_Yardbirds/IHMH18BK">the Yardbirds</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> the guitar riff was taken from the saxophone intro of <a href="/facts/Alvin_Cash/VvUXKrvE">Alvin Cash</a>'s "Keep On Dancing" (1968);<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> and the final <a href="/facts/G_(musical_note)/1bvsskf8">G</a> chord stemmed from the Yardbirds' "<a href="/facts/Shapes_of_Things/VesQNaUS">Shapes of Things</a>" (1966).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>Comparing the recording to Bowie's recently released <i><a href="/facts/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Ziggy_Stardust_and_the_Spiders_from_Mars/Y0P0qkSJ">The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars</a></i> album, the biographer Chris O'Leary notes that the backing band, <a href="/facts/The_Spiders_from_Mars/p0pJ0qzU">the Spiders from Mars</a>, are "more dynamic" on "John, I'm Only Dancing" than <i>Ziggy Stardust</i>, arguing its sound foreshadowed the <a href="/facts/Hard_rock/yC1FkQcC">hard rock</a> style of "<a href="/facts/The_Jean_Genie/Kx6S8s9g">The Jean Genie</a>" (1972).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The writer Ian Rankin of <i>Black and Blue</i> said <a href="/facts/Mick_Ronson/yBerWQKe">Mick Ronson</a>'s guitar sounded "like sawing through metal".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Ronson ended the refrains with "siren wails" and utilised short "<a href="/facts/Audio_feedback/NaMWquWb">feedback</a> bursts" to close his solo. The drummer <a href="/facts/Mick_Woodmansey/7AENyu9b">Woody Woodmansey</a> used mallets instead of drum sticks to get the "hollow"-sounding beats Bowie desired and also <a href="/facts/Overdubbing/9BmXfGuK">overdubbed</a> a few tom-tom fills. For his bassline, <a href="/facts/Trevor_Bolder/cb72PcF5">Trevor Bolder</a> employed a progression up the <a href="/facts/E_minor/TxmUV3NP">E minor</a> scale in the refrains followed by, in O'Leary's words, "an aneurysm of octave root notes".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h3>Lyrics</h3> <p>Allegedly inspired by a 1970 incident between Bowie, his then-wife <a href="/facts/Angie_Bowie/FYBr46TE">Angie</a> and his former drummer John Cambridge,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> "John, I'm Only Dancing" describes a situation in which the narrator informs his lover not to worry about the girl he is with because he is "only dancing" with her. Although ambiguous and open to individual interpretations,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> commentators have viewed the song as concerning a <a href="/facts/Homosexuality/gNy8Nvl0">gay</a> relationship.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> Having '<a href="/facts/Closeted/R23rlQWT">outed</a>' himself as <a href="/facts/Bisexuality/An3RSnKG">bisexual</a> in an interview with <i><a href="/facts/Melody_Maker/dKcDEXEj">Melody Maker</a></i> in January 1972, Bowie was adamant about joining the gay culture and claimed in 1993 that "John, I'm Only Dancing" was his "attempt to do a bisexual anthem".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> He later said:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> </p> <blockquote><p>Gay clubs really became my lifestyle and all my friends were gay. I really opted to drown in the euphoria of this new experience which was a real taboo with society. And I must admit I loved that aspect of it.</p></blockquote> <p>Despite being among Bowie's "most gay-indentified [sic] songs", O'Leary argues that "there's not much in it to justify the claim", comparing it to his other songs "<a href="/facts/Queen_Bitch/AfLvfJv2">Queen Bitch</a>" (1971) and "<a href="/facts/Suffragette_City/Akz0UtFj">Suffragette City</a>" (1972), tracks that involve another man in a "vaguely-defined" relationship with another person.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> The biographer <a href="/facts/Nicholas_Pegg/j4BcHRUx">Nicholas Pegg</a> asserts that while the hook ("John, I'm only dancing / She turns me on / But I'm only dancing") has long been considered a gay tease, the song's narrator "could just as easily be a straight man reassuring the girl's lover".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="recording-and-release-history">Recording and release history</h2> <h3>Original version</h3> <p>Bowie and the Spiders initially attempted "John, I'm Only Dancing" at London's <a href="/facts/Trident_Studios/L3Fn0RDX">Trident Studios</a> on 24 June 1972, along with a version of <a href="/facts/The_Who/Pnc4Rbnd">the Who</a>'s "<a href="/facts/I_Can%27t_Explain/1sSYb7rh">I Can't Explain</a>" (1964).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> The session was produced by Bowie, with assistance from Trident recording engineer Ted Sharp.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> The recording remained unreleased<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> until 2024, when one take of each song, as mixed in 2021, was included in the box set <i>Rock 'n' Roll Star!</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> </p><p>Returning to the song two days later on 26 June at London's <a href="/facts/Olympic_Studios/N1RAGa4E">Olympic Studios</a>, the session was again produced by Bowie himself, this time with assistance from engineer Keith Harwood. Recording nine takes, the Spiders were joined by the violinist Lindsay Scott, a member of the JSD Band and regular supporting act during the <a href="/facts/Ziggy_Stardust_Tour/FI6Rfeeu">Ziggy Stardust Tour</a>, who copied Ronson's guitar solo note-for-note;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> Scott went uncredited until the 2002 reissue of <i>Ziggy Stardust</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> Handclaps were contributed by members of <a href="/facts/Faces_(band)/hkEQ3DmW">the Faces</a> who had just arrived to the studio;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> these were recorded in the studio's entrance hall to capture an echo effect Bowie desired.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a> </p><p>"John, I'm Only Dancing" was Bowie's first <a href="/facts/Music_video/FccodeNC">promotional video</a>, directed by the photographer <a href="/facts/Mick_Rock/QEjDKvu4">Mick Rock</a>. Shot in two and a half hours at London's <a href="/facts/Rainbow_Theatre/oxjyJEzp">Rainbow Theatre</a> on 25 August 1972 on a budget of £200, the video featured side-lit shots of Bowie and the Spiders interspersed with footage of <a href="/facts/Androgyny/DjN9nJD3">androgynous</a> dancers from <a href="/facts/Lindsay_Kemp/10b1SSRW">Lindsay Kemp</a>'s <a href="/facts/Mime_artist/yNExW9my">mime</a> troupe, filmed a week earlier.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a> O'Leary comments that the band looks "as if they've stepped out of <a href="/facts/Kenneth_Anger/xwYXh93l">Kenneth Anger</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Scorpio_Rising_(film)/JhYRshnM">Scorpio Rising</a></i>".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> The anchor <a href="/facts/Motif_(visual_arts)/uMl6Inge">motif</a> on Bowie's cheekbone was inspired by the television series <i><a href="/facts/Bewitched/VpglY70c">Bewitched</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> Of the video, his manager <a href="/facts/Tony_Defries/mhxXnc1S">Tony Defries</a> said: "It's a bit ethereal, not a straightforward band doing their numbers. It's as if it were a work of art."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> The video was not screened on the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Top_of_the_Pops/yo7Ih1Fj">Top of the Pops</a></i>, possibly because the programme viewed it as too risqué,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> declined Defries' asking fee of £250,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a> or felt the video itself was subpar. The biographer David Buckley notes that Bowie's miming is poorly synched, due to the faulty record player used for filming.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> The BBC aired a film of tough-looking motorcycle riders in its place, which Pegg states "inadvertently ended up looking ten times more camp".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> </p><p>The follow-up single to "<a href="/facts/Starman_(song)/NoPxrL0B">Starman</a>",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a> "John, I'm Only Dancing" was released as a single in the UK and Europe on 1 September 1972, backed by the <i>Ziggy Stardust</i> track "<a href="/facts/Hang_On_to_Yourself/awogdTAB">Hang On to Yourself</a>".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> <a href="/facts/RCA_Records/bp1jLxvU">RCA Records</a> refused to release the single in America due to its suggestive lyrical content,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a> so the song did not appear in the country officially until it was issued on the <i><a href="/facts/Changesonebowie/lHrVytNy">Changesonebowie</a></i> compilation in 1976;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> Bowie wrote "The Jean Genie" as a replacement single.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a> A commercial success, "John, I'm Only Dancing" reached number 12 on the <a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a> by mid-October,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> and also charted at number 19 on the <a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">Irish Singles Chart</a> and number 49 on the Belgian <a href="/facts/Ultratop_50/z8s4xXqw">Ultratop 50</a> in <a href="/facts/Wallonia/rXg1nkTV">Wallonia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a> </p> <h3>Sax version</h3> <p>Bowie was unsatisfied with the original recording and rerecorded it several times.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a> While on tour in America, a not-intended-for-release version was recorded on 7 October 1972 at RCA Studios in <a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago</a>, Illinois.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> This version, recorded in tandem with <a href="/facts/Lou_Reed/FkUcksNc">Lou Reed</a>'s "Vicious",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a> possibly featured Reed on rhythm guitar.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a> A third take was recorded back at Trident on 20 January 1973 during the sessions for the upcoming <i><a href="/facts/Aladdin_Sane/8ET4maUX">Aladdin Sane</a></i> album.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a> Originally intended as the album closer,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a> it was replaced at the last minute by "<a href="/facts/Lady_Grinning_Soul/mNSEF8kj">Lady Grinning Soul</a>".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a> For this version, Bowie added a saxophone section comprising Brian Wilshaw and Ken Fordham.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a> The pianist <a href="/facts/Matthew_Fisher_(musician)/SNc8kLc2">Matthew Fisher</a>, a studio visitor at the time, recalled in 1992 that "instead of describing the type of sound he wanted from [the saxophonists] in a musical way, David talked about it in terms of colours."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a> He also informed them to think "renaissance" and "impressionist".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a> He made further changes to the arrangement. According to O'Leary, Bowie "reduced the gawkiness" of his original vocal, such as the "touch me!'s" in the coda and spoken-word "ever cared", but "kept the phrasing in which he sang a tone above the bassline".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a> <a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a>'s <a href="/facts/Dave_Thompson_(author)/xXsCJlbt">Dave Thompson</a> described this take as "punchier" than the original.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a> </p><p>Following its replacement on <i>Aladdin Sane</i>, this often-called "sax version" was released as a single in April 1973 with little fanfare, packaged with the same catalogue number and B-side as the original single and no indication it was a different recording.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="legacy">Legacy</h2> <p>"John, I'm Only Dancing" was added to Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Tour live set in July 1972 and dropped by the 1973 Japanese leg.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a> A previously unreleased live version from <a href="/facts/Boston_Music_Hall/PgSUtoqk">Boston Music Hall</a>, recorded on 1 October 1972, was released in 1989 on the original <i>Sound + Vision</i> box set, but was not included in subsequent versions of the compilation. The same track, however, was issued on the bonus disc of the 2003 <i>Aladdin Sane</i> reissue.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a> Another live version, recorded at <a href="/facts/Santa_Monica_Civic_Auditorium/FFCjJMTX">Santa Monica Civic Auditorium</a> on 20 October 1972, has been released on the <a href="/facts/Bootleg_recording/wBcryPwr">bootleg</a> <i><a href="/facts/Santa_Monica_%2772/CYN3XdBY">Santa Monica '72</a></i> (1994) and that album's official release <i><a href="/facts/Live_Santa_Monica_%2772/025hojvf">Live Santa Monica '72</a></i> (2008).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a> The song later made appearances on Bowie's <a href="/facts/Sound%2BVision_Tour/uAsbzevS">Sound+Vision Tour</a> in 1990, before he retired it for good.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a> </p><p>The 1973 sax reworking appeared on the first 1,000 copies of <i>Changesonebowie</i> in 1976 before it was replaced with the original version,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a> as Bowie wanted the original included on the compilation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a> In 1979, a <a href="/facts/Remix/l1MW7Xke">remix</a> of the original 1972 track, which condensed the echo on Bowie's vocal and pushed it higher in the mix, was placed as the B-side of "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a> </p><p>In subsequent decades, the 1972 and 1973 recordings have both appeared on Bowie compilations. The original version appeared on compilations including <i><a href="/facts/Changesbowie/txtVDRGT">Changesbowie</a></i> (1990) and <i><a href="/facts/The_Singles_Collection_(David_Bowie_album)/Tx0GRAoL">The Singles 1969–1993</a></i> (1993), while its 1979 remix was a bonus track on the 1990 <a href="/facts/Rykodisc/FfXF6NAM">Rykodisc</a> CD release of <i>Ziggy Stardust</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a> The sax version appeared on compilations including <i><a href="/facts/Sound_%2B_Vision_(box_set)/bUu7LUyz">Sound + Vision</a></i> (1989) and <i><a href="/facts/The_Best_of_David_Bowie_1969/1974/RBS1DXdX">The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974</a></i> (1997) and on the bonus disc of the 2003 reissue of <i>Aladdin Sane</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a> Additionally, both versions were included on <i>Re:Call 1</i>, part of the <i><a href="/facts/Five_Years_(1969%E2%80%931973)/Mp26LaJh">Five Years (1969–1973)</a></i> boxed set, in 2015.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a> </p><p>Several commentators have viewed the sax reworking as superior to the original cut.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a> The author <a href="/facts/Peter_Doggett/ylySUp6r">Peter Doggett</a> states that although the sax version sacrifices two "thrilling aspects" of the original, including the "percussive arrival" and "marching brass", he argues it is "more satisfying", writing: "If the guitar crescendo of the first recording hinted at orgasm, the second took it all the way."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a> The original track has appeared on lists of Bowie's greatest songs by <i><a href="/facts/Uncut_(magazine)/hnPa6Wmw">Uncut</a></i> (14),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/The_Guardian/H84wwJYM">The Guardian</a></i> (30),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90"><sup>90</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/NME/EAscmwXq">NME</a></i> (30) and <i><a href="/facts/Mojo_(magazine)/e6jQ6HPB">Mojo</a></i> (52).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91"><sup>91</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92"><sup>92</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone/HhCFoJ9F">Rolling Stone</a></i> named the original one of the 30 most essential songs of Bowie's catalogue following <a href="/facts/Death_of_David_Bowie/AkKkt1IY">his death</a> in January 2016.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93"><sup>93</sup></a> The same month, <i><a href="/facts/Ultimate_Classic_Rock/1qqvyEav">Ultimate Classic Rock</a></i> placed the single at number 24 in a list ranking every Bowie single from worst to best in 2016.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94"><sup>94</sup></a> Two years later, <i>NME</i> readers voted it Bowie's 15th best track.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95"><sup>95</sup></a> </p><p>In 1981, the UK rockabilly revival band <a href="/facts/The_Polecats/fQDukafQ">the Polecats</a> had a minor hit with a cover of "John, I'm Only Dancing", charting at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96"><sup>96</sup></a> Another version by the UK <a href="/facts/Post-punk/y9REP8za">post-punk</a> band <a href="/facts/The_Chameleons/cgooqQfh">the Chameleons</a> appeared as a bonus track on the CD release of their 1986 album <i><a href="/facts/Strange_Times_(The_Chameleons_album)/aG3SvRgs">Strange Times</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97"><sup>97</sup></a> AllMusic's Ned Raggett described this version as "a quick fun goof".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98"><sup>98</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <p>According to Chris O'Leary:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99"><sup>99</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Original version</p><ul><li><a href="/facts/David_Bowie/7nMplAnf">David Bowie</a> – lead vocal, <a href="/facts/12-string_acoustic_guitar/CNprTjkq">12-string acoustic guitar</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Mick_Ronson/yBerWQKe">Mick Ronson</a> – lead guitar</li><li><a href="/facts/Trevor_Bolder/cb72PcF5">Trevor Bolder</a> – bass guitar</li><li><a href="/facts/Mick_Woodmansey/7AENyu9b">Mick Woodmansey</a> – drums</li><li>Lindsay Scott – violin</li><li><a href="/facts/Ian_McLagan/DukHegdl">Ian McLagan</a>, <a href="/facts/Ronnie_Wood/xraQ6u2o">Ron Wood</a>, <a href="/facts/Ronnie_Lane/LR58cyJa">Ronnie Lane</a>, or <a href="/facts/Kenney_Jones/ggXEwo55">Kenney Jones</a> – handclaps</li></ul><p>Technical</p><ul><li>David Bowie – producer</li><li>Keith Harwood – engineer</li></ul></td><td><p>Sax version</p><ul><li>David Bowie – lead vocal, 12-string acoustic guitar, saxophone</li><li>Mick Ronson – lead guitar</li><li><a href="/facts/Mike_Garson/cCUIAj7P">Mike Garson</a> – piano</li><li>Trevor Bolder – bass guitar</li><li>Mick Woodmansey – drums, tambourine</li><li>Brian Wilshaw – tenor and baritone saxophone</li><li>Ken Fordham – tenor and baritone saxophone</li></ul><p>Technical</p><ul><li><a href="/facts/Ken_Scott/vz0Bd9lM">Ken Scott</a> – producer, engineer</li><li>David Bowie – producer</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="john-im-only-dancing-again">John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)</h2> <p>In 1974, Bowie abandoned glam rock for <a href="/facts/Soul_music/y68RPFIa">soul music</a>. Wanting a soul and <a href="/facts/Disco/BQu4rHxV">disco</a> hit for the American market, he decided to revise "John, I'm Only Dancing" in the fashion. For the reworking, he retained the original song's key and refrain but wrote entirely new verses and backing instrumentation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100"><sup>100</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101"><sup>101</sup></a> Bearing little resemblance to the original,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102"><sup>102</sup></a> the revision, tentatively titled "Dancin'", employed a <a href="/facts/Funk/NVuzVek1">funk</a>-based <a href="/facts/James_Brown/YpWnK7KH">James Brown</a> groove, was more risqué than the original ("It's got you reelin' and rockin', won't you let me slam my thang in?"), and had five verses with Bowie, in O'Leary's words, "as wedding party MC", making occasional jokes and giving hints as to his deteriorating mental state ("got a line on my hand and Charlie on my back") and America's current position ("president has got the blues").<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:103" href="#fn:103"><sup>103</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:104" href="#fn:104"><sup>104</sup></a> Ronson's original guitar riff was also split between <a href="/facts/Mike_Garson/cCUIAj7P">Mike Garson</a> on <a href="/facts/Rhodes_piano/hlIFgrj8">Fender Rhodes</a> and <a href="/facts/Carlos_Alomar/qeR6mYJU">Carlos Alomar</a>'s <a href="/facts/Phaser_(effect)/e3uofh4c">phasing</a> lead, with <a href="/facts/Synthesizer/NrmdVrPa">synthesiser</a> overdubs later.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:105" href="#fn:105"><sup>105</sup></a> Bowie later used the chord structure as the basis for the <i><a href="/facts/Station_to_Station/mtREnFTL">Station to Station</a></i> track "<a href="/facts/Stay_(David_Bowie_song)/THmoSSw5">Stay</a>", recorded in late 1975.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:106" href="#fn:106"><sup>106</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:107" href="#fn:107"><sup>107</sup></a> </p><p>Recorded at <a href="/facts/Sigma_Sound_Studios/4j8Gk9HJ">Sigma Sound Studios</a> in <a href="/facts/Philadelphia/2bFFCCTU">Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania, the almost seven-minute track evolved from a two-hour <i><a href="/facts/Young_Americans/Ek4MGPtB">Young Americans</a></i> jam session in August 1974.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:108" href="#fn:108"><sup>108</sup></a> With <a href="/facts/Tony_Visconti/YCHH8FPC">Tony Visconti</a> producing and Carl Paruolo engineering, the lineup consisted of Bowie, Alomar on guitar, <a href="/facts/Willie_Weeks/IQ5k5Rol">Willie Weeks</a> on bass, Garson on piano and <a href="/facts/Clavinet/kycAfx0Q">clavinet</a>, <a href="/facts/Andy_Newmark/uRlgyE3R">Andy Newmark</a> on drums, <a href="/facts/David_Sanborn/GNXS1qqX">David Sanborn</a> on <a href="/facts/Alto_saxophone/H3w7NSVD">alto saxophone</a>, Larry Washington on <a href="/facts/Conga/5LEvJquE">conga</a> and Pablo Rosario on chimes and cowbell. Singer <a href="/facts/Ava_Cherry/k4enzD2k">Ava Cherry</a>, Alomar's wife <a href="/facts/Robin_Clark/1jKQGCnX">Robin Clark</a>, then-unknown singer <a href="/facts/Luther_Vandross/Gd78mVoA">Luther Vandross</a>, Diane Sumler and Anthony Hinton contributed backing vocals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:109" href="#fn:109"><sup>109</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:110" href="#fn:110"><sup>110</sup></a> </p><p>Now titled "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)", the revamp was added to Bowie's live set during the opening night of <a href="/facts/Diamond_Dogs_Tour/LbSE844g">the Soul tour</a> in Los Angeles; Bowie introduced it as "something to dance to, anyway. It's an old song". A snippet of this first performance was captured in <a href="/facts/Alan_Yentob/84F78KHM">Alan Yentob</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Cracked_Actor/XgvGyscu">Cracked Actor</a></i> documentary.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:111" href="#fn:111"><sup>111</sup></a> It remained in Soul tour setlists until Bowie returned to Sigma Sound in November 1974, when further work was carried out.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:112" href="#fn:112"><sup>112</sup></a> A performance from September 1974 was later released on <i><a href="/facts/Cracked_Actor_(Live_Los_Angeles_%2774)/LmTNWGLL">Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)</a></i> in 2017,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:113" href="#fn:113"><sup>113</sup></a> while another from October saw release on <i><a href="/facts/I%27m_Only_Dancing_(The_Soul_Tour_74)/efw2aGnQ">I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)</a></i> in 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:114" href="#fn:114"><sup>114</sup></a> </p><p>Initially set for release on <i>Young Americans</i>, "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" was replaced by "<a href="/facts/Fame_(David_Bowie_song)/1ndclHpV">Fame</a>" at the last minute, so Bowie shelved it indefinitely. On 7 December 1979, at the height of disco's popularity, RCA belatedly issued the track as a stand-alone single (as RCA BOW 4),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:115" href="#fn:115"><sup>115</sup></a> backed by the 1979 remix of the original 1972 track.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:116" href="#fn:116"><sup>116</sup></a> It appeared in both 12" and edited 7" formats; both versions were on one single in Britain, but were spread across two in America.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:117" href="#fn:117"><sup>117</sup></a> It reached number 12 in the UK,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:118" href="#fn:118"><sup>118</sup></a> the same position as the 1972 original,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:119" href="#fn:119"><sup>119</sup></a> and number 29 in Ireland.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:120" href="#fn:120"><sup>120</sup></a> </p><p>The 12" version has appeared on the compilations <i><a href="/facts/Changestwobowie/TfAmjBH9">Changestwobowie</a></i> (1981) and <i><a href="/facts/The_Best_of_David_Bowie_1974/1979/W2gmyTU4">The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979</a></i> (1998), and also as a bonus track on the 1991 and 2007 reissues of <i>Young Americans</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:121" href="#fn:121"><sup>121</sup></a> The 7" single version was released on <i><a href="/facts/Rare_(David_Bowie_album)/gneu8nvd">Rare</a></i> in 1982, but was not released on CD until the box set <i><a href="/facts/Who_Can_I_Be_Now%3F_(1974%E2%80%931976)/9Wm3mtbx">Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)</a></i> in 2016.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:122" href="#fn:122"><sup>122</sup></a> Although Pegg compliments Bowie's vocal as one of his "most accomplished soul vocals",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:123" href="#fn:123"><sup>123</sup></a> O'Leary disregards "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" as "a desperate white British burlesque of American black music".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:124" href="#fn:124"><sup>124</sup></a> In <i>Ultimate Classic Rock</i>'s 2016 list ranking every Bowie single from worst to best, the publication placed the track at number 86.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:125" href="#fn:125"><sup>125</sup></a> </p> <h3>Personnel</h3> <p>According to O'Leary:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:126" href="#fn:126"><sup>126</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/David_Bowie/7nMplAnf">David Bowie</a> – lead vocal</li> <li><a href="/facts/Carlos_Alomar/qeR6mYJU">Carlos Alomar</a> – guitar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Willie_Weeks/IQ5k5Rol">Willie Weeks</a> – bass</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mike_Garson/cCUIAj7P">Mike Garson</a> – <a href="/facts/Rhodes_piano/hlIFgrj8">Fender Rhodes</a>, <a href="/facts/Clavinet/kycAfx0Q">clavinet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Andy_Newmark/uRlgyE3R">Andy Newmark</a> – drums</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Sanborn/GNXS1qqX">David Sanborn</a> – alto saxophone</li> <li>Larry Washington – <a href="/facts/Conga/5LEvJquE">conga</a></li> <li>Pablo Rosario – chimes, cowbell</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ava_Cherry/k4enzD2k">Ava Cherry</a> – backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robin_Clark/1jKQGCnX">Robin Clark</a> – backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Luther_Vandross/Gd78mVoA">Luther Vandross</a> – backing vocals</li> <li>Diane Sumler – backing vocals</li> <li>Anthony Hinton – backing vocals</li></ul> <p>Technical </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tony_Visconti/YCHH8FPC">Tony Visconti</a> – producer</li> <li>Carl Paruolo – engineer</li></ul> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td>Chart performance for "John, I'm Only Dancing"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1972)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Belgium <a href="/facts/Wallonia/rXg1nkTV">Wallonia</a> (<a href="/facts/Ultratop_50/z8s4xXqw">Ultratop 50</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:127" href="#fn:127"><sup>127</sup></a></th><td>49</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:128" href="#fn:128"><sup>128</sup></a></th><td>19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:129" href="#fn:129"><sup>129</sup></a></th><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td>Chart performance for "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1979)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:130" href="#fn:130"><sup>130</sup></a></th><td>29</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:131" href="#fn:131"><sup>131</sup></a></th><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h3>Sources</h3> <ul><li>Buckley, David (2005) [1999]. <i>Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story</i>. London: Virgin Books. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-75351-002-5.</li> <li>Cann, Kevin (2010). <i>Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974</i>. Adelita. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-95520-177-6.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Roy_Carr/PD8DsNoQ">Carr, Roy</a>; <a href="/facts/Charles_Shaar_Murray/lYg7ja73">Murray, Charles Shaar</a> (1981). <i>Bowie: An Illustrated Record</i>. London: <a href="/facts/Eel_Pie_Publishing/cTkYK5UU">Eel Pie Publishing</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-38077-966-6.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Peter_Doggett/ylySUp6r">Doggett, Peter</a> (2012). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC"><i>The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s</i></a>. New York City: <a href="/facts/HarperCollins/HHLz5lk5">HarperCollins Publishers</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-06-202466-4. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230115164935/https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC">Archived</a> from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.</li> <li>O'Leary, Chris (2015). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ"><i>Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76</i></a>. Winchester: <a href="/facts/John_Hunt_Publishing/LjW7jQ8x">Zero Books</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1-78099-244-0.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nicholas_Pegg/j4BcHRUx">Pegg, Nicholas</a> (2016). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ"><i>The Complete David Bowie</i></a> (Revised and Updated ed.). London: <a href="/facts/Titan_Books/LtNI3y1s">Titan Books</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1-78565-365-0.</li> <li>Perone, James E. (2007). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=C6bz2BFdPawC&pg=PA44"><i>The Words and Music of David Bowie</i></a>. <a href="/facts/Greenwood_Publishing_Group/PhJVxymB">Greenwood Publishing Group</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-27599-245-3.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Trynka/Dnq19xoI">Trynka, Paul</a> (2011). <i>David Bowie – Starman: The Definitive Biography</i>. New York City: <a href="/facts/Little,_Brown_and_Company/aJ9JSCnn">Little, Brown and Company</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-31603-225-4.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mick_Woodmansey/7AENyu9b">Woodmansey, Woody</a> (2017). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ"><i>Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie</i></a>. New York City: <a href="/facts/St._Martin%27s_Press/a8JmlhsC">St. Martin's Press</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1-25-011762-5. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230115164936/https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ">Archived</a> from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>O'Leary 2015, chaps. 5–6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Wolk, Douglas (22 January 2015). "David Bowie: Young Americans". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016. <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Wolk" target="_blank">/wiki/Douglas_Wolk</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Doggett 2012, pp. 180–181. - Doggett, Peter (2012). The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-202466-4. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Cann 2010, pp. 256–257. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Petridis, Alexis (19 March 2020). "David Bowie's 50 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2022. <a href="/wiki/Alexis_Petridis" target="_blank">/wiki/Alexis_Petridis</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Doggett 2012, pp. 180–181. - Doggett, Peter (2012). The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-202466-4. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Trynka 2011, p. 139. - Trynka, Paul (2011). David Bowie – Starman: The Definitive Biography. New York City: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-31603-225-4. <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Perone 2007, p. 33. - Perone, James E. (2007). The Words and Music of David Bowie. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-27599-245-3. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=C6bz2BFdPawC&pg=PA44" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=C6bz2BFdPawC&pg=PA44</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Thompson, Dave. "'John, I'm Only Dancing' – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)" target="_blank">/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Buckley 2005, pp. 144–145. - Buckley, David (2005) [1999]. Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-75351-002-5. <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Doggett 2012, pp. 180–181. - Doggett, Peter (2012). The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-202466-4. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=e27t-ag4NakC</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Carr & Murray 1981, pp. 49–50. - Carr, Roy; Murray, Charles Shaar (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record. London: Eel Pie Publishing. ISBN 978-0-38077-966-6. <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Cann 2010, p. 266. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>Bowie later covered "I Can't Explain" properly in mid-1973 for his covers album Pin Ups. <a href="/wiki/Covers_album" target="_blank">/wiki/Covers_album</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>Cann 2010, pp. 256–257. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>Rock 'n' Roll Star! (Album liner notes). David Bowie. Worldwide: Parlophone. 2024. p. 105. DBRNRS 72.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) <a href="/wiki/Parlophone" target="_blank">/wiki/Parlophone</a> <a href="#fnref:26" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:27"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:27" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:28"><p>O'Leary 2015, Notes on chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:28" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:29"><p>Rock 'n' Roll Star! (Album liner notes). David Bowie. Worldwide: Parlophone. 2024. p. 105. DBRNRS 72.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) <a href="/wiki/Parlophone" target="_blank">/wiki/Parlophone</a> <a href="#fnref:29" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:30"><p>O'Leary states the violin in not audible in the single mix.[15] <a href="#fnref:30" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:31"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:31" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:32"><p>Cann 2010, pp. 256–257. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:32" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:33"><p>Woodmansey 2017, pp. 153–154. - Woodmansey, Woody (2017). Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-25-011762-5. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:33" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:34"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:34" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:35"><p>O'Leary 2015, Notes on chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:35" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:36"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:36" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:37"><p>Buckley 2005, pp. 144–145. - Buckley, David (2005) [1999]. Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-75351-002-5. <a href="#fnref:37" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:38"><p>Woodmansey 2017, pp. 147–148. - Woodmansey, Woody (2017). Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-25-011762-5. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:38" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:39"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:39" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:40"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:40" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:41"><p>Cann 2010, p. 271. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:41" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:42"><p>Woodmansey 2017, pp. 153–154. - Woodmansey, Woody (2017). Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-25-011762-5. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=2P3hCwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:42" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:43"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:43" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:44"><p>Buckley 2005, pp. 144–145. - Buckley, David (2005) [1999]. Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-75351-002-5. <a href="#fnref:44" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:45"><p>This biker clip was later included in a 1992 BBC compilation titled Gay Rock'n'Roll Years, which was intended to establish the evolution of broadcasting attitudes over the decades.[11] <a href="#fnref:45" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:46"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:46" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:47"><p>Thompson, Dave. "'John, I'm Only Dancing' – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)" target="_blank">/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)</a> <a href="#fnref:47" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:48"><p>Cann 2010, p. 266. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:48" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:49"><p>Carr & Murray 1981, pp. 49–50. - Carr, Roy; Murray, Charles Shaar (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record. London: Eel Pie Publishing. ISBN 978-0-38077-966-6. <a href="#fnref:49" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:50"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:50" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:51"><p>Thompson, Dave. "'John, I'm Only Dancing' – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)" target="_blank">/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)</a> <a href="#fnref:51" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:52"><p>O'Leary 2015, Notes on chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:52" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:53"><p>Cann 2010, p. 271. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:53" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:54"><p>"John I'm Only Dancing | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022. <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/john-i%27m-only-dancing/" target="_blank">https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/john-i%27m-only-dancing/</a> <a href="#fnref:54" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:55"><p>"The Irish Charts – Search Results – John, I'm Only Dancing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2022. <a href="http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=John%2C+I%27m+Only+Dancing" target="_blank">http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=John%2C+I%27m+Only+Dancing</a> <a href="#fnref:55" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:56"><p>"David Bowie – John, I'm Only Dancing". Ultratop 50 (in French). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020. <a href="https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/61ed/David-Bowie-John%2C-I%27m-Only-Dancing" target="_blank">https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/61ed/David-Bowie-John%2C-I%27m-Only-Dancing</a> <a href="#fnref:56" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:57"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:57" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:58"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:58" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:59"><p>Cann 2010, p. 270. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:59" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:60"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:60" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:61"><p>Cann 2010, p. 283. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:61" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:62"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=LqFkDQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:62" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:63"><p>Cann 2010, p. 294. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:63" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:64"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:64" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:65"><p>Cann 2010, p. 283. - Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Adelita. ISBN 978-0-95520-177-6. <a href="#fnref:65" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:66"><p>O'Leary 2015, Notes on chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:66" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:67"><p>O'Leary 2015, chap. 6. - O'Leary, Chris (2015). Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76. Winchester: Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-244-0. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=ggTmBwAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:67" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:68"><p>Thompson, Dave. "'John, I'm Only Dancing' – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)" target="_blank">/wiki/Dave_Thompson_(author)</a> <a href="#fnref:68" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:69"><p>Pegg 2016, pp. 142–143. - Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). 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