"Space Oddity" is a song written and recorded by
David Bowie . It was first released as a 7-inch single on 11 July 1969. The February 1969 version of the song appeared in the film Love You till Tuesday. In December 1972,
Mick Rock shot a video of Bowie miming to the June 1969 recording of the song, during the sessions for Aladdin Sane. The resulting music video was used to promote the 1973 US reissue of the "Space Oddity" single on RCA. A promotional video of the 1979 version debuted in the UK on Kenny Everett's New Year's Eve Show on 31 December 1979. A music video made the following year for "Ashes to Ashes" used many of the same sets, solidifying the connection between the two songs. Both videos were directed by Bowie and David Mallet.
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