Album
1.Outside: The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle
Outside is David Bowie's twentieth studio album, released in September 1995. It reunited him with Brian Eno for the first time since the Berlin Trilogy of the late 1970s. The pair drew on outsider and performance artists, and Bowie imagined a society in which "art crimes", murder among them, had become part of life. The story, shaped partly by Twin Peaks, follows the detective Nathan Adler as he investigates the death of a 14-year-old girl in Oxford Town, New Jersey. Spoken interludes and diary entries in the booklet fill in the characters.
The music ranges across art rock, industrial rock, jazz, electronica and ambient. It arrived at the height of Britpop and divided critics, though many rated it his best work since Scary Monsters. It reached number 8 in the UK. "Strangers When We Meet" and the Pet Shop Boys remix of "Hallo Spaceboy" were UK hits. The planned sequels never appeared, but its ideas fed into Earthling.
1.Outside: The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle: tracklist, credits and charts
19 tracks · 1:14:53Tracklist
- 1Leon Takes Us OutsideBowie, Campbell, Eno, Gabrels, Garson, Kızılçay1:25
- 2OutsideKevin Armstrong and David Bowie4:05
- 3The Hearts Filthy LessonBowie, Campbell, Eno, Gabrels, Garson, Kızılçay4:58
- 4A Small Plot of LandBowie, Campbell, Eno, Gabrels, Garson, Kızılçay6:35
- 5Segue – Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)Bowie, Campbell, Eno, Gabrels, Garson, Kızılçay1:40
- 6Hallo SpaceboyDavid Bowie and Brian Eno5:15
- 7The MotelDavid Bowie6:51
- 8I Have Not Been to Oxford TownDavid Bowie and Brian Eno3:48
- 9No ControlDavid Bowie and Brian Eno4:34
- 10Segue – Algeria TouchshriekBowie, Campbell, Eno, Gabrels, Garson, Kızılçay2:04
- 11The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)Bowie, Eno, Gabrels4:21
- 12Segue – Ramona A. Stone / I Am With NameBowie, Campbell, Eno, Gabrels, Garson, Kızılçay4:01
- 13Wishful BeginningsDavid Bowie and Brian Eno5:09
- 14We Prick YouDavid Bowie and Brian Eno4:36
- 15Segue – Nathan AdlerBowie, Campbell, Eno, Gabrels, Garson, Kızılçay1:01
- 16I’m DerangedDavid Bowie and Brian Eno4:31
- 17Thru’ These Architects EyesDavid Bowie and Reeves Gabrels4:22
- 18Segue – Nathan AdlerDavid Bowie and Brian Eno0:29
- 19Strangers When We MeetDavid Bowie5:08
- Produced by
- David Bowie, Brian Eno, David Richards, David Richards
- Recorded at
- Mountain Studios (Montreux), Westside Studios (London), Brondesbury Villas, The Hit Factory (New York City)
- Recorded
- * March–November 1994 * January–February 1995
- Mixed by
- David Richards, Tony Maserati
- Engineered by
- David Richards
- Labels
- BMG, Arista, RCA, Virgin
- Length
- 1:14:53
Line-up
- Carlos Alomar · guitar
- Joey Baron · drums (drum set)
- David Bowie · synthesizer, electronic instruments, background vocals, lead vocals, keyboard
- Sterling Campbell · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Brian Eno · electronic instruments, drum machine, sampler, synthesizer, other instruments
- יוסי פיין · bass
- Reeves Gabrels · guitar
- Mike Garson · piano, keyboard
- Erdal Kızılçay · bass
- Bryony Edwards · background vocals · guest
- Josey Edwards · background vocals · guest
- Lola Edwards · background vocals · guest
- Ruby Edwards · background vocals · guest
- Kevin Armstrong · guitar · guest
- Tom Frish · guitar · guest
Singles
- “The Hearts Filthy Lesson” · 11 September 1995
- “Strangers When We Meet” · 20 November 1995
- “Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)” · 19 February 1996
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1995 | 8 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1995 | 21 |
| Danish Albums (IFPI) · 1995 | 10 |
| European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media) · 1995 | 10 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1995 | 10 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) · 1995 | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1995 | 12 |
| Swedish Albums · 1995 | 13 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1995 | 14 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1995 | 15 |
All 18 charts
| Scottish Albums · 1995 | 16 |
| Austrian Albums · 1995 | 22 |
| Swiss Albums · 1995 | 22 |
| Finnish Albums · 1995 | 26 |
| German Albums · 1995 | 33 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1995 | 37 |
| Dutch Albums · 1995 | 38 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1995 | 55 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1995 | Silver |
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1995-09-25 vs 1995-09-23 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 September 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 September 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 1995 | |
| US release | 26 September 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 25 September 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
24 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | XE | BMG | 743213070223 | other |
| September 1995 | XE | Arista | 743213033921 | other |
| 23 September 1995 | JP | Arista | 4988017058060 | original |
| 25 September 1995 | XE | Arista | 743213033921 | other |
| 25 September 1995 | XE | RCA | 743213106625 | other |
| 26 September 1995 | US | Virgin | 724384071127 | other |
| 1996 | AU | BMG | 743213690025 | other |
| 1996 | DE | Arista | 743213690025 | other |
| 1996 | JP | — | other | |
| 1996 | GB | — | other | |
| 22 May 1996 | JP | Arista | 4988017063347 | other |
| 2004 | XE | Columbia | 5099751193425 | other |
| 18 February 2004 | JP | Sony Music Japan International Inc. | 4547366014594 | other |
| 23 March 2004 | US | ISO Records | 827969210024 | other |
| 27 September 2004 | GB | Columbia | 5099751193494 | other |
| 6 June 2007 | JP | Sony Records International | 4582192934593 | other |
| 2012 | XE | Music on Vinyl | other | |
| 26 September 2013 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366192957 | other |
| 2015 | US | Friday Music | 829421407119 | other |
| 4 January 2019 | US | Columbia | 829421907114 | other |
| 2021 | XW | Rhino | 190295253363 | other |
| 2021 | US | Parlophone | other | |
| 2022 | XW | ISO Records | 0190295253370 | other |
| 18 April 2026 | GB | — | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |