- Little Wonder
Infobox Single
Name = Little Wonder
Artist =David Bowie
from Album = Earthling
Released = January,1997
Format = CD single
Recorded = Looking Glass Studio, New York City
Genre = Rock, Jungle
Length = 3:40
Label =Arista Records
74321 452072
Producer =David Bowie ,Reeves Gabrels ,Mark Plati
Chart position =
* #1 (Croatia)
* #196 (US)
* #14 (UK)
Last single = "Telling Lies "
(1996)
This single = "Little Wonder"
(1997)
Next single = "Dead Man Walking"
(1997)"Little Wonder" is song and single byDavid Bowie ,Reeves Gabrels , andMark Plati from the 1997 album "Earthling". "Little Wonder" was the album's biggest hit, reaching number 14 in England and topping the charts in Japan.David successfully uses the names of all
Seven Dwarfs in the lyrics. The sampled spoken line "If it's good to ya, it's gotta be good for ya" during the instrumental break, comes from the spoken intro of a liveSteely Dan song called "Bodhisattva" from the "Citizen Steely Dan" box.The single
UK CD version 1
# Little Wonder (edit) - 3:40
# Little Wonder (Ambient Junior Mix) - 9:55
# Little Wonder (Club Dub Junior Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (4/4 Junior Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (Juniors 7" mix) - 8:10UK CD version 2 (limited edition)
# Little Wonder (edit) - 3:40
#Telling Lies (Adam F Mix) - 3:58
#Jump They Say (Leftfield 12" Vocal Mix) - 7:40
# Little Wonder (Danny Saber Mix) - 3:06US CD version
# Little Wonder (Album version) - 6:02
# Little Wonder (Ambient Junior Mix) - 9:55
# Little Wonder (Club Dub Junior Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (Danny Saber Dance Mix) - 5:30European CD version 1
# Little Wonder (Album version) - 6:02
# Little Wonder (Ambient Junior Mix) - 9:55
# Little Wonder (Danny Saber Mix) - 3:06
# Little Wonder (Club Dub Junior Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (4/4 Junior Mix) - 8:10European CD version 2
# Little Wonder (edit) - 3:40
# Little Wonder (Junior Club Mix) - 8:10
#Telling Lies (Adam F Mix) - 3:58European CD version 3
# Little Wonder (edit) - 3:40
#Telling Lies (Adam F Mix) - 3:58Japanese CD version
# Little Wonder (edit) - 3:40
# Little Wonder (Junior Club Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (Danny Saber Mix) - 3:06
# Little Wonder (Club Dub Junior Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (4/4 Junior Mix) - 8:10UK 12" version
# Little Wonder (Junior Club Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (Danny Saber Mix) - 5:30
#Telling Lies (Adam F Mix) - 3:58European 12" version
# Little Wonder (Junior Club Mix) - 8:10
# Little Wonder (Danny Saber Mix) - 5:30An additional 3 promo singles was also released.
Production Credits
* Producers:
** David Bowie
**Mark Plati (co-producer)
**Reeves Gabrels (co-producer)*
Musician s:
** David Bowie: Vocals,Guitar , Samples, Keyboards
**Reeves Gabrels : Programming,Synthesizer s,Real and sampledguitar s, Vocals
**Mark Plati : Programming, Loops, Samples, Keyboards
**Gail Ann Dorsey : Bass, Vocals
**Zachary Alford : Drum loops, Acousticdrum s, Electronic percussion
**Mike Garson : Keyboards,Piano Live versions
* Bowie played the song at GQ Awards in New York City, October 15 1997. This was later released on the live album "
LiveAndWell.com " in 2000.
* A version recorded at BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27 2000 was released on the live bonus disc following the first releases of "Bowie at the Beeb ".Cover versions
*
Haitian Hate Gods - ".2 Contamination: A Tribute to David Bowie" (2006)Other releases
* The "Danny Saber remix" appeared on the soundtrack for the movies "The Saint" as well as the second soundtrack for the movie "Hackers". This remix also appeared on the 4 track bonus disc that followed the live album "
LiveAndWell.com " in 2000.
* A video edit was released on aJukebox 7" release of the single "Dead Man Walking" in 1997.
* Three remixes, "Censored Video Edit", "Junior Vasquez Club Mix" and "Danny Saber Dance Mix", also appeared on the bonus disc of the "Digibook Expanded Edition" of "Earthling" from 2004.
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