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"Beauty and the Beast" is a song by David Bowie , the first track on his 1977 album '' "Heroes" ''. It was issued as the second single from the album in January 1978, becoming a minor UK hit. MUSIC AND LYRICS The opening music, a disjointed combination of piano, guitar, electronics and voice rising steadily to a crescendo, has been described as sounding like "Bowie is about to turn into on lead guitar, with treatments and Synthesizer work by Brian Eno . The lyrics have been interpreted as a look back at Bowie’s severe mood swings during his ’s frequent expletive during the recording sessions for ''"Heroes"'', "someone fuck a priest". RELEASE AND AFTERMATH The follow-up single to " "Heroes" ", "Beauty and the Beast" was considered an unconventional choice for release, reflected in it just scraping into the UK Top 40. '' NME '' editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray remarked that its "jarring, threatening edge (and it was one of the most menacing singles of a menacing year) obviously put off a great many of the floating singles buyers attracted by the intoxicating romanticism of its immediate predecessor". The US release failed to chart, despite being augmented by a promo 12” single featuring Bowie's earlier US #1 hit " Fame " on the B-side. Bowie has only performed the song live on his 1978 tour, with a version appearing on '' Stage ''. TRACK LISTING 7" single # "Beauty and the Beast" ( David Bowie ) – 3:32 # " Sense Of Doubt " (Bowie) – 3:57 12" single # "Beauty and the Beast" (Bowie) – 5:18 # " Fame " (Bowie, John Lennon , Carlos Alomar ) – 3:30 PRODUCTION CREDITS
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