“She opened strange doors that we’d never close again”
January 2nd 1981 saw the release of an edited version of the glorious, Britpop-blueprint title track from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) LP in the UK, with the single also being released in Germany and France.
The Bowie/Visconti produced track was the third single from the album and its release shortly after the 45 on the brand new cassette single format (now defunct), may have been what helped it enter the UK singles chart Top 20 later in the month.
Pictured here is one of the UK press adverts for the release and the German 12″ 45 Super-Sound-Single, which contained the full length version of Scary Monsters. Listen here.
The B-side was Because You’re Young in the UK and Germany and Up The Hill Backwards in France. The latter became the fourth A-side from the album in the UK and Germany a couple of months later.
The frenetic energy of the song and its singalong outro chant, made Scary Monsters a popular live number on various Bowie tours over the years.
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