Day-In Day-Out

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"Day-In Day-Out"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Never Let Me Down
B-side Julie
Released March 1987 (1987-03)
Format 7"/12" single
Recorded Mountain Studios, Montreux, Autumn 1986
Genre Rock/Pop
Length 4:14
Label EMI
EA230
Producer David Bowie, David Richards
David Bowie singles chronology
"When the Wind Blows"
(1986)		 "Day-In Day-Out"
(1987)		 "Time Will Crawl"
(1987)

"Day-In Day-Out" is a track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as a single ahead of the album's release.

The song criticised the urban decay and deprivation in American cities at the time, concerned largely with the depths a young mother has to sink to in order to feed her child, including attempting to shoplift and become a prostitute.

Julien Temple's video made the message explicit, showing the young couple's struggle against an uncaring society, watched by a pair of angels through fake video cameras. This was banned by some TV stations (though contrary to popular belief not the BBC who showed the first part of the video on their Top of the Pops music show), even after edits removed the female protagonist's heavily implied rape, and an alternate version of a scene where the couple's child spells out "Mom", "Food" and "Fuck" in building blocks (representing the child's cycle of dependency; the alternate version had the child spell out the meaningless words "Mom", "Look" and "Luck") – as a result, EMI issued it on a video EP.

Many critics, both at the time and since, have accused the song of burying its message in over-produced, glossy surroundings. Others claim that this doesn't overpower the message.

Despite its sales being boosted by a limited-edition version of the 7" single, and two different 12" singles, "Day-In Day-Out" was considered a flop, reaching #17 in the UK charts, and #21 in the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Bowie.

[edit] 7": EMI America / EA 230 (UK)

  1. "Day-In Day-Out" – 4:14
  2. "Julie" – 3:40

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[edit] 12: EMI America / 12 EA 230 (UK)

  1. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)" – 7:15
  2. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix)" – 7:17
  3. "Julie" – 3:40

[edit] 12": EMI America / 12 EAX 230 (UK)

  1. "Day-In Day-Out (Remix)" – 6:30
  2. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix)" – 7:17
  3. "Julie" – 3:40

[edit] 12": EMI / V-19239 (US)

  1. "Day-In Day-Out (Groucho Mix)" – 6:29
  2. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)" – 7:15
  3. "Day-In Day-Out (Single Version)" – 4:14
  4. "Julie" – 3:40

[edit] Download: EMI / iEAX 230 (UK)

  1. "Al Alba" – 5:37
  2. "Julie" – 3:40
  3. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)" – 7:15
  4. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix)" – 7:17
  5. "Day-In Day-Out (12" Groucho Mix)" – 6:29

[edit] Video EP

  1. "Day-In Day-Out"
  2. "Loving the Alien"
  3. "Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)"
  • The video for "Loving the Alien" was issued to pad out the tape. The "Extended Dance Mix" video was a re-edited version of the main video.

[edit] Production credits

[edit] Other releases

[edit] Chart positions

Chart Position
Canada Singles Chart 3
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play 10
UK Singles Chart 17
US Billboard Hot 100 21

[edit] References

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5

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