"Rebel Rebel"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Diamond Dogs
Released	February 1974
Format	7" single
Recorded	Ludolf Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands January 1974
Genre	Glam Rock
Length	4:20
Label	RCA Records LMBO 5009
Producer(s)	David Bowie
Chart positions
#5 (UK) #64 (US)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Sorrow" (1973)	"Rebel Rebel" (1974)	"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (1974)

"Rebel Rebel" is a song by David Bowie, released in 1974 as a single and on the album Diamond Dogs. Originally written for a mooted Ziggy Stardust musical in late 1973,^[1] it was Bowie's last single in the glam rock style that had been his trademark. It was also his first hit since 1969 not to feature lead guitarist Mick Ronson; Bowie himself played guitar on this and almost all other tracks from Diamond Dogs, producing what NME critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray called "a rocking dirty noise that owed as much to Keith Richard as it did to the departed Ronno".^[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Bowie_RebelRebel. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans more than four decades. ... Diamond Dogs is a concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The acronym LAMP (or L.A.M.P.) refers to a set of free software programs commonly used together to run dynamic Web sites or servers: Linux, the operating system; Apache, the Web server; MySQL, the database management system (or database server); Perl, PHP, Python, and/or Primate (mod mono... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans more than four decades. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans more than four decades. ... Sorrow was a single by David Bowie. ... Rock n Roll Suicide was a single by David Bowie. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans more than four decades. ... Diamond Dogs is a concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974. ... The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a 1972 concept album by David Bowie, praised as the definitive album of the 1970s by Melody Maker magazine. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), was a style of rock and roll music popularised in the early 1970s. ... Mick Ronson (May 26, 1946 – April 29, 1993) was a British guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... Roy Carr is an English music journalist. ... Charles Shaar Murray is an English music journalist. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, Kent), is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ...

The song is notable for its gender-bending lyrics ("You got your mother in a whirl / She's not sure if you're a boy or a girl") as well as its distinctive riff, which rock journalist Kris Needs has described as "a classic stick-in-the-head like the Stones' 'Satisfaction'".^[3] Bowie himself later boasted, "It's a fabulous riff! Just fabulous! When I stumbled onto it, it was 'Oh, thank you!'"^[4] Riff is also an alternate spelling of Rif, a region of Morocco. ... Kris Needs is a British journalist and author, primarily known for his writings on the music scene from the 1970s onwards. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction is a rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for their band, The Rolling Stones. ...

The single quickly became a glam anthem, the female equivalent of Bowie's earlier hit for Mott the Hoople, "All the Young Dudes".^[2] It reached #5 in the UK and #64 in the USA. The latter release initially featured a different, shorter recording with phased vocals and Bowie playing all of the instruments except congas (by Geoff MacCormack).^[4] It was swiftly withdrawn and replaced by the UK single version, but the same arrangement was used on Bowie's North American tour in 1974, appearing on the concert album David Live. Mott the Hoople was a 1970s British rock and roll and glam rock band with strong R&B roots. ... Mott The Hoople’s first album for the Columbia Records label, All The Young Dudes, released in 1972 was a turning point for the struggling 1970s British band. ... Conga is a drum, a type of music, and a type of dance (Conga Line). ... Warren Peace (i. ... David Live is David Bowie’s first official live album, originally released by RCA in 1974. ...

After retiring the song on the 1990 Sound + Vision tour, Bowie brought "Rebel Rebel" back for the 1999 'hours...' promotional tour. In 2003, a new version was recorded, featuring an arrangement by Mark Plati and without the reference to quaaludes present in the original. This was issued on a bonus disc that came with some versions of the Reality album the same year. In 2004, the track was blended in a mash-up with the Reality song "Never Get Old"; the result was issued as the single "Rebel Never Gets Old". hours. ... Mark Plati is a New York-based musician, record producer, and songwriter, widely acclaimed for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie. ... Methaqualone tablets and capsules. ... Reality is an album by David Bowie, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Bastard pop is a musical genre which, in its purest form, consists of the combination (usually by digital means) of the music from one song with the acapella from another. ... Never Get Old is a song written by David Bowie in 2003 for his album Reality. ... Rebel Never Gets Old is a so-called mash up of the songs Rebel Rebel and Never Get Old, where the two songs are mixed into each other. ...

Track listing

1. "Rebel Rebel" (Bowie) – 4:20
2. "Queen Bitch" (Bowie) – 3:13

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Production credits

• Producers:
  • David Bowie

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: vocals, guitar
  • Herbie Flowers: bass
  • Mike Garson: piano
  • Aynsley Dunbar: drums
  • Mick Ronson: guitar on "Queen Bitch"
  • Trevor Bolder: bass on "Queen Bitch"
  • Mick Woodmansey: drums on "Queen Bitch"

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Live versions

• A live version from the 1974 tour was released on David Live. This version was also issued on the Dutch release Rock Concert. Another live recording from the 1974 tour was released on the semi-legal album A Portrait in Flesh.
• The new version of "Rebel Rebel" from 2003 was performed live on the A Reality Tour DVD. This was used as the opening piece for the bulk of A Reality Tour.

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Other releases

• It appeared on several compilations:
  • ChangesOneBowie (1976)
  • Changesbowie (1990)
  • Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
  • The Singles Collection (1993)
  • The Best of 1969/1974 (1997)
• It was released as picture discs in the RCA Life Time picture disc set and the Fashion Picture Disc Set.
• A cover version of the guitar intro was featured in a series of Mazda car advertisements in the US and Canada in 1998/1999.
• The soundtrack of the 1999 film Detroit Rock City featured "Rebel Rebel".
• The rare US single version was released in the Sound + Vision box set and on the bonus disc of the 30th Anniversary Edition of Diamond Dogs in 2004.
• The 2003 rerecording was released on the bonus disc of the 30th Anniversary Edition of Diamond Dogs and on the Limited Edition bonus disc of Reality.

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Cover versions

"Rebel Rebel" is one of Bowie’s most covered songs.

• Bryan Adams – Live recording on The Secret Show (1993)
• Bay City Rollers – It's a Game (1977)
• Big Shot
• Shawn Cassidy – Wasp (1980)
• Circodelia – Spanish version for the album Las chicas de las canciones (2002)
• Dead or Alive – Neukleopatra (1998)
• Def Leppard
• Rick Derringer – Live in Cleveland Promo (1976)
• Donna Destri – 3 Mixes (1983)
• The Diamonds – Million Copy Hit Songs Made Famous by Elton John & David Bowie
• Double You – The Blue Album (1994)
• Duran Duran – Live recording
• The Great Imposters – Dollars in Drag: A Tribute to David Bowie
• International Chrysis – Single (1994)
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Flashback (1993)
• Rickie Lee Jones – 'Traffic From Paradise (1993)
• Seu Jorge – Portuguese version for the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
• Legion of Dynamic Diskord – Single
• Luciano Ligabue – Radiofreccia
• Magnus Uggla
• The Mike Flowers Pops
• Niels – Swedish version called "Punkjävel" ("Punk Devil")
• Iggy Pop and Lenny Kravitz performed the song live at the VH-1 Fashion Awards 1998. The video for “The Jean Genie” was used as a backdrop for the performance.
• Prozak for Lovers – Prozak for Lovers (1998)
• The Rockridge Synthesiser Orchestra – Plays David Bowie Classic Trax
• Sigue Sigue Sputnik – The First Generation (1990) and David Bowie Songbook.
• Slant 6 – Single
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Live in Spectrum, Oslo, Norway, 4/12/96
• Sunday Painters
• Lyn Tod
• Twilight Clone – Ashes to Ashes: A Tribute to David Bowie (1998)
• Kyosuke Himuro – Live in Tokyo Dome (1989)
• Kenichi asai (2006)

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Notes

Roy Carr is an English music journalist. ... Charles Shaar Murray is an English music journalist. ... Kris Needs is a British journalist and author, primarily known for his writings on the music scene from the 1970s onwards. ... Nicholas Pegg is a British actor, director and writer. ... Guitarist and composer best known for his work in the band Blue Mink. ... A song from David Bowies 1974 album Diamond Dogs. ...

References

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5