He’s in the best selling show…
Congratulations are due to David Bowie with the news that his 1971 classic Life On Mars? has re-entered the UK single chart at #55 today.
This placing has come about due to changes to the way the chart is compiled in the UK, whereby downloaded tracks are now eligible for chart placings along with physical sales of CDs and vinyl too.
The sudden extra interest in the song is reckoned to be mainly down to its use in the popular UK time travelling cop show of the same name. (04.07.2007 NEWS: LIFE ON MARS ENDS ON TUESDAY WITH TWO BOWIE CLASSICS)
You may be surprised to learn that the last time Life On Mars? charted in the UK, it was at #97…This was the Lifetimes issue of the single released in 1983. Previous to that, the original UK single (above) peaked at #3 in 1973.
Consider the possibilities if a concerted effort was made to actually promote another Bowie download of this calibre. Imagine a Top 20 brimming with Bowie tunes…it’s possible I tell you!