Album
Earthling
Earthling: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 48:57Tracklist
- 1Little WonderBowie, Gabrels, Plati6:02
- 2Looking for SatellitesBowie, Gabrels, Plati5:21
- 3Battle for BritainBowie, Gabrels, Plati4:48
- 4Seven Years in TibetDavid Bowie and Reeves Gabrels6:22
- 5Dead Man WalkingDavid Bowie and Reeves Gabrels6:50
- 6Telling LiesDavid Bowie4:49
- 7The Last Thing You Should DoBowie, Gabrels, Plati4:57
- 8I’m Afraid of AmericansDavid Bowie and Brian Eno5:00
- 9Law (Earthlings on Fire)David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels4:48
- Produced by
- David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati
- Recorded at
- Looking Glass Studios (New York City), Mountain Studios (Montreux)
- Recorded
- April, August–October 1996
- Mixed by
- Mark Plati
- Mixed at
- Right Track Recording
- Engineered by
- Mark Plati
- Labels
- Arista, BMG, RCA, Virgin
- Length
- 48:57
Line-up
- Zachary Alford · drums (drum set), sampler
- Gail Ann Dorsey · bass, vocals, background vocals
- Reeves Gabrels · guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard
- Mike Garson · electronic instruments, keyboard, piano, organ, electric piano
- Mark Plati · keyboard, synthesizer, Moog, guitar, bass
- David Bowie · lead vocals, background vocals, alto saxophone, keyboard, synthesizer
- Brian Eno · synthesizer, keyboard · guest
Singles
- “Telling Lies” · 4 November 1996
- “Little Wonder” · 27 January 1997
- “Dead Man Walking” · 14 April 1997
- “Seven Years in Tibet” · 18 August 1997
- “I'm Afraid of Americans” · 14 October 1997
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1997 | 6 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1997 | 39 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1997 | 5 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 1997 | 5 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) · 1997 | 8 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1997 | 9 |
| Scottish Albums · 1997 | 9 |
| German Albums (Media Control) · 1997 | 11 |
| Finnish Albums · 1997 | 12 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1997 | 13 |
All 19 charts
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) · 1997 | 13 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) · 1997 | 15 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 1997 | 18 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) · 1997 | 19 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1997 | 20 |
| Swiss Albums · 1997 | 20 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1997 | 21 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae) · 1997 | 40 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1997 | 45 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Japan · 1999 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Silver |
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81.3
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4.2k
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98k
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10k
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1 February 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 3 February 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 1997 | |
| US release | 11 February 1997 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
20 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | XE | Arista | 743214307717 | other |
| 1997 | FR | Arista | 743214307724 | other |
| 1997 | XE | Arista | 743214307724 | other |
| 1997 | XE | BMG | 743214494424 | other |
| 1 February 1997 | JP | Arista | 4988017067482 | original |
| 11 February 1997 | CA | Virgin Music Canada | 724384262723 | other |
| 11 February 1997 | US | Virgin Records America, Inc. | 724384262723 | other |
| 15 September 2003 | GB | Columbia | 5099751193524 | other |
| 2004 | US | Columbia | 886972408125 | other |
| 18 February 2004 | JP | Sony Music Japan International Inc. | 4547366014600 | other |
| 23 March 2004 | US | Columbia | 827969209820 | other |
| 27 September 2004 | GB | Columbia | 5099751193593 | other |
| 6 June 2007 | JP | Sony Records International | 4582192934609 | other |
| 2013 | XE | Music on Vinyl | 8718469533114 | other |
| 2013 | XE | Music on Vinyl | 8718469533114 | other |
| 27 March 2013 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366192940 | other |
| 1 November 2015 | — | Parlophone | 825646001651 | other |
| 2022 | — | ISO Records | 0190295253356 | other |
| 5 August 2022 | XW | ISO Records | 190295253349 | other |
| 10 May 2024 | XW | Rhino | 190295253332 | remaster |
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| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
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