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Jean the Birdman

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"Jean the Birdman"
Single by David Sylvian & Robert Fripp
from the album The First Day
B-side
  • Pt1: "Earthbound (Starblind)"/"Endgame"
  • Pt2: "Gone to Earth"/"Tallow Moon"/"Dark Water"
ReleasedAugust 23, 1993 (1993-08-23)
RecordedDecember 1992–March 1993
GenreArt rock
Length4:12
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Trey Gunn, Robert Fripp, David Sylvian
Producer(s)David Bottrill, David Sylvian
David Sylvian singles chronology
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)"
(1992)
"Jean the Birdman"
(1993)
"I Surrender"
(1999)
Music video
"Jean the Birdman" on YouTube

"Jean the Birdman" is a collaboration between Robert Fripp and David Sylvian, co-written by Trey Gunn. The dreamlike music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh a year before he became famous for his work on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun".
The single was released as two separate CDs, each including exclusive bonus tracks.

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 68

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1993 Virgin CD VSC 1462

References