Telling Lies
~ Song
Wikipedia
"Telling Lies" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, written and released for downloading and as a single in 1996 and later included on his 21st studio album, Earthling (1997). The song was initially an Internet-only release, and was the first-ever downloadable single by a major artist. No music video was produced for the song.
Three versions of "Telling Lies" were released on Bowie's official website beginning 11 September 1996 – one version for each of three weeks. According to issued press releases, over 300,000 people downloaded the original release. Two months later, it was released as a single by BMG.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) |
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| publisher: | RZO Music Ltd Tintoretto Music (in 1996) |
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| Wikidata: | Q7697615 [info] |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1996-02 – 1996-05 | Telling Lies | David Bowie | 4:50 | |
| 1996-02 – 1996-05 | Telling Lies (Feelgood mix) | David Bowie | 5:09 | |
| 1996-02 – 1996-05 | Telling Lies (Paradox mix by a Guy Called Gerald) | David Bowie | 5:10 | |
| 1996-06-22 | Telling Lies (live, 1996-06-22: Rockpalast Open Air Festival, Freilichtbühne Loreley, St. Goarshausen, Germany) | live | David Bowie | 4:13 |
| 1996-06-22 | Telling Lies (live, 1996-06-22: Loreley, RP, Germany) | live | David Bowie | 4:14 |
| 1996-06-22 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 4:13 |
| 1996-07-10 | Telling Lies (live, 1996-07-10: Chapiteau Espace, Fontveille, Monaco) | live | David Bowie | 4:12 |
| 1996-07-18 | Telling Lies (live, 1996‐07‐18: Phoenix Festival, Stratford‐upon‐Avon, UK) | live | David Bowie | 4:15 |
| 1996-07-20 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 4:01 |
| 1997-01-09 | Telling Lies (live, 1997-01-09, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | David Bowie | 5:19 |
| 1997-01-09 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 5:20 |
| 1997-01-09 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 5:20 |
| 1997-01-09 | Telling Lies (live, 1997‐01‐09: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | David Bowie | 5:16 |
| 1997-01-09 | Telling Lies (live, 1997‐01‐09: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | David Bowie | 5:20 |
| 1997-01-09 | Telling Lies (live, 1997-01-09, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | David Bowie | 5:27 |
| 1997-02-17 | Telling Lies (live, 1997‐02‐17: Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France) | live | David Bowie | 5:23 |
| 1997-06-05 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 4:08 |
| 1997-06-10 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 5:19 |
| 1997-06-10 | Telling Lies (live) | live | David Bowie | 5:15 |
| 1997-06-10 | Telling Lies (live, 1997-06-10: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | live | David Bowie | 5:20 |
| 1997-06-11 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 5:23 |
| 1997-06-16 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 5:19 |
| 1997-09-28 | Telling Lies (live, 1997-09-28: The Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | live | David Bowie | 5:24 |
| 1997-10-01 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 5:23 |
| 1997-11-05 | Telling Lies | live | David Bowie | 5:24 |
| Telling Lies (Adam F mix) | David Bowie | 3:59 | ||
| Telling Lies (Adam F mix) | David Bowie | 4:01 | ||
| Telling Lies (Adam F mix) | David Bowie | 3:58 | ||
| Telling Lies (Feelgood mix) | David Bowie | 5:10 | ||
| Telling Lies (live from Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997) | David Bowie | 5:20 | ||
| Telling Lies (Paradox mix) | David Bowie | 5:09 | ||