Absolute Beginners (single version)
~ Recording by David Bowie
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | TCNOW7 |
| 1.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOW 7 |
| 1.2 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music ’86 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CD NOW 86 |
| 1.1 | Absolute Beginners | 5:35 | David Bowie | Absolute Beginners | David Bowie | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 107 937, 107 937-100 |
| 1.1 | Absolute Beginners (edited version) | 5:32 | David Bowie | Absolute Beginners | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI America | B8308 |
| 1.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:33 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOW 7 |
| 1.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:34 | David Bowie | 25 jaar Top 40 Hits, Deel 6: ’85‐’88 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Edison (Dutch label aka Edison Stichting) | 6198906 |
| 1.12 | Absolute Beginners | 5:29 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos) | CDNOW1986 |
| 2.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 28099 2 0, CDEM 1512 |
| 2.16 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | The Singles 1969 to 1993 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10218/19 |
| 2.16 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | The Singles 1969 to 1993 Featuring His Greatest Hits (limited edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10218/19 |
| 2.16 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | The Singles 1969 to 1993 (club edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10218/19 |
| 2.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 28099 2 0 |
| 2.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection (made/printed in Holland; jewel case) | Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 28099 2 0, CDEM 1512 |
| 2.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 28099 2 0, CDEM 1512 |
| 1.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection 2 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 828101 2 |
| 2.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | The Singles featuring His Greatest Hits | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc, Time–Life Music | RTL 90218/19 |
| 2.2 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | In the Air Tonight: Virgin’s Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 8397922 | |
| 1.7 | Absolute Beginners | 5:31 | David Bowie | Love at the Movies... The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music TV, EMI TV | 7243 8 54476 2 4, CDEMTVD 144 |
| 1.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:28 | David Bowie | Shine On the 80's Volume II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Helicon Records (Israeli label) | 535014-2 |
| 2.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Belgium | 7243 8575242 0 |
| 1.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1986: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20271 2 5, NOWMIL 1986 |
| 2.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 523284 2 0 |
| 1.4 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | 20th Century Lullabies, Volume II: Big Divas and Gentle Bad Boys | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mikrofona ieraksti | MRCD 146 |
| 1.15 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | De Pre Historie 1986, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 74321 75236 2 |
| 1.16 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | For the Record, Volume 4 (1985-1989) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Shock (Australian independent) | FTRCD4 |
| 2.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:35 | David Bowie | I ❤ 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV | VTDCD361 |
| 2.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:35 | David Bowie | I Love 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 361 |
| 1.21 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | Traveling: Les plus belles ambiances du cinéma | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI Strategic Marketing | 7 24381 15642 1 |
| 1.17 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:39 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 41912 2 0 | |
| 1.16 | Absolute Beginners | 5:40 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 41901 2 4 |
| 2.12 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 41930 2 6 |
| 1.19 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 42346 2 0 |
| 1.19 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 41917 2 5 |
| 1.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 41914 2 8 |
| 2.15 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 539 8212, 7243 5 39821 2 6 |
| 2.11 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 41925 2 4 |
| 2.12 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 42244 2 3 |
| 1.13 | Absolute Beginners | 5:40 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 41918 2 4 |
| 2.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 42383 2 1 |
| 1.17 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:37 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo) | 724354191527 |
| 2.15 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 39821 2 6 |
| 1.9 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 41898 2 1 |
| 1.16 | Absolute Beginners | 5:40 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 42075 2 5 |
| 2.15 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (Glass mastered at TAKT) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 539 8212, 7243 5 39821 2 6 |
| 2.13 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | Back to the Movies: Hits From the Flix | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 611 |
| 2.15 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (deluxe edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | |
| 2.15 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (limited edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 77949 2 3 |
| 1.5 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Smooching Classics From Hot School Nights | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!) | CDEMCJD (SWFD) 6145 |
| 3.14 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:38 | David Bowie | The Platinum Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | |
| 3.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | The Platinum Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 0946 3 31304 2 5, 331 3042 |
| 3.14 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:37 | David Bowie | The Platinum Collection (BMG Direct edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 09463-31304-2-5, D217100 |
| 3.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | The Platinum Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) | 0946 3 44076 2 5, D217100 |
| 2.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:35 | David Bowie | I Love 80's (disc 2) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Television Records | |
| 3.10 | Absolute Beginners | 5:35 | David Bowie | The Very Best of Back to the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD820 |
| 1.14 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:38 | David Bowie | The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation | Parlophone | ||
| 1.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 00946 3 86478 2 9 |
| 1.1 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:38 | David Bowie | Absolute Beginners | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | |
| 1.5 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:38 | David Bowie | The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0946-3-86587-2-6 |
| 3.14 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | The Platinum Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 0946 3 44076 2 5, 344 0762 |
| 2.15 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie / Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 50999 242912 2 4 |
| 7.3 | Absolute Beginners | 5:34 | David Bowie | Top 100 anni ’80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.15 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (gift pack) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| NVD-1364, TOCP-70655, TOCP-70656 | |
| 1.4 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | Educazione siberiana | Mauro Pagani | Album + Soundtrack |
| GDM (label specialising in Italian film soundtracks) | |
| 2.18 | Absolute Beginners (Absolute Beginners) | 5:32 | David Bowie | NOW That’s What I Call Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | CDNNNOW7 |
| 2.4 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:35 | David Bowie | Nothing has changed. (deluxe edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 825646205769, DB64143 |
| 2.4 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:35 | David Bowie | Nothing has changed. | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875030982SC1 |
| 2.4 | Absolute Beginners (single version) | 5:35 | David Bowie | Nothing has changed. (deluxe edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | WPCR-16181, WPCR-16182, WPCR-16183 |
| 2.12 | Absolute Beginners | 5:39 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 419304-PRL2 |
| 2.8 | Absolute Beginners (edit) | 4:48 | David Bowie | Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) (deluxe) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label), Parlophone | 5878725 | |
| 1.13 | Absolute Beginners (single version remastered) | 5:36 | David Bowie | We Are Who We Are: Original Series Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Masterworks | |
| 2.17 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 8280992, CDEMCJD (WT) 5523 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.7 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Very Best | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | DB 1896-2 |
| 1.7 | Absolute Beginners | 5:38 | David Bowie | Very Best | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Arista/Ariola Limited (fake label, use for bootlegs) | DB 1896-2, KJF 31-867 |
| 1.16 | Absolute Beginners | 5:37 | David Bowie | David Bowie – Greatest Hits 2000 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
| 1.8 | Absolute Beginners | 5:32 | David Bowie | Single Hits 5 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| CD‐Maximum (Russian label) | CDM 2000-397 |
| 1.1 | Absolute Beginners | 5:36 | David Bowie | Monday Mixtape | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
Relationships
| co-producer: | Clive Langer Alan Winstanley (English record producer) |
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| producer: | David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) Clive Langer Alan Winstanley (English record producer) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1986) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1986) |
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| recording of: | Absolute Beginners |
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Related works
Absolute Beginners
| lyricist and composer: | David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) Jones Music America RZO Music Ltd Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1986) |
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