"Valentine's Day" is a song by English rock musician David Bowie, the fourth single from his 25th studio album The Next Day. The single was released on 19 August 2013. This was to be Bowie's final 7-inch single issued from a new album released in his lifetime. The lyrics are based on the psychology of a school shooter.[3]
"Valentine's Day" was one of the final songs recorded for The Next Day. The backing track was recorded on 24 July 2012 at the Magic Shop in New York City, while Bowie's vocals were recorded on 18 September 2012 at Human Worldwide Studios in New York City.[4][5]
Release details
The single was released on 19 August 2013 in the UK and on the 20th in the US and other countries.[6] In early August 2013, the single was added to the BBC Radio 2's A-list.[7] The single entered UK's Airplay Chart Top 40 on 9 August 2013, making it the second most successful single from The Next Day (after "Where Are We Now?") in terms of airplay.[citation needed] It reached the 179th spot on the UK chart.[8] In February 2018, it also reached #3 on the US Billboard Lyric Find chart.[9]
Video
The video for "Valentine's Day" was directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri and Markus Klinko, who previously collaborated with Bowie on his 2002 album Heathen. It features Bowie in the abandoned Red Hook Grain Terminal in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. In the video, Bowie plays a G2T Hohner guitar[10] while performing the song. Many commentators contrasted the video with the controversial preceding video for "The Next Day" and described it as more "subdued" in comparison.[11][12] However, visual hints towards gun violence and the NRA were also noted,[13] suggesting the video was conveying a subtle anti-gun message.[14]
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^Toland, Michael (3 May 2013). "David Bowie The Next Day". The Austin Chronicle. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^Schmidt, Claudia (14 February 2020). "The unlikely story behind 'Valentine's Day' by David Bowie". happymag.tv. from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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Valentine s Day is a song by English rock musician David Bowie the fourth single from his 25th studio album The Next Day The single was released on 19 August 2013 This was to be Bowie s final 7 inch single issued from a new album released in his lifetime The lyrics are based on the psychology of a school shooter 3 Valentine s Day Single by David Bowiefrom the album The Next DayB side Plan Released19 August 2013 2013 08 19 Recorded24 July amp 18 September 2012StudioThe Magic Shop and Human Worldwide in New York CityGenreGlam rock 1 folk rock 2 Length2 59LabelISO ColumbiaSongwriter s David BowieProducer s David Bowie Tony ViscontiDavid Bowie singles chronology The Next Day 2013 Valentine s Day 2013 Love Is Lost 2013 Music video Valentine s Day on YouTube Contents 1 Recording 2 Release details 3 Video 4 Charts 5 Personnel 6 References 6 1 SourcesRecording Edit Valentine s Day was one of the final songs recorded for The Next Day The backing track was recorded on 24 July 2012 at the Magic Shop in New York City while Bowie s vocals were recorded on 18 September 2012 at Human Worldwide Studios in New York City 4 5 Release details EditThe single was released on 19 August 2013 in the UK and on the 20th in the US and other countries 6 In early August 2013 the single was added to the BBC Radio 2 s A list 7 The single entered UK s Airplay Chart Top 40 on 9 August 2013 making it the second most successful single from The Next Day after Where Are We Now in terms of airplay citation needed It reached the 179th spot on the UK chart 8 In February 2018 it also reached 3 on the US Billboard Lyric Find chart 9 Video EditThe video for Valentine s Day was directed by Indrani Pal Chaudhuri and Markus Klinko who previously collaborated with Bowie on his 2002 album Heathen It features Bowie in the abandoned Red Hook Grain Terminal in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn New York In the video Bowie plays a G2T Hohner guitar 10 while performing the song Many commentators contrasted the video with the controversial preceding video for The Next Day and described it as more subdued in comparison 11 12 However visual hints towards gun violence and the NRA were also noted 13 suggesting the video was conveying a subtle anti gun message 14 Charts EditChart 2013 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Flanders 15 59UK Singles Chart 16 179Personnel EditAccording to biographer Chris O Leary 4 David Bowie lead and backing vocals Earl Slick lead and acoustic guitar Tony Visconti bass guitar Sterling Campbell drumsProduction David Bowie producer Tony Visconti producerReferences Edit Anderson Kyle 1 March 2013 David Bowie s first new album in 10 years now streaming in iTunes Worth the wait The EW review Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 5 July 2021 Retrieved 24 October 2015 Toland Michael 3 May 2013 David Bowie The Next Day The Austin Chronicle Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 28 December 2015 Schmidt Claudia 14 February 2020 The unlikely story behind 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Bowie Turns Sinister In Stylish New Video For Valentine s Day VIDEO entertainmentwise com Archived from the original on 13 July 2014 Retrieved 30 July 2013 NME picks up on Valentine s Day subtleties David Bowie Official Website Archived from the original on 28 August 2017 Retrieved 10 October 2017 Jones Lucy 30 July 2013 David Bowie Takes On The NRA amp Charlton Heston NME Archived from the original on 1 August 2013 Retrieved 30 July 2013 David Bowie Valentine s Day in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved 19 August 2020 Chart Log UK Weekly Updates Sales 2013 zobbel de Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 11 March 2018 Sources Edit O Leary Chris 2019 Ashes to Ashes The Songs of David Bowie 1976 2016 London Repeater Books ISBN 978 1 91224 836 0 Pegg Nicholas 2016 The Complete David Bowie Revised and Updated ed London Titan Books ISBN 978 1 78565 365 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valentine 27s Day David Bowie song amp oldid 1133841242, wikipedia, wiki, 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