"I'm Deranged" is a

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written by

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and Brian Eno in

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for the album '' Outside''. Musically and lyrically, it shares many themes with "

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" from '' Lodger'' (1979), including the appearance of an

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figure before an artist. The two songs were frequently played together during the 1995 Outside Tour.

Other releases

* Two different edits were featured in the film '' Lost Highway'' in 1997. The song was played during both the intro and the end credits and appears on the

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. * A "Jungle remix" was released on the single " Dead Man Walking" in March 1997. * This jungle mix was played live often during the dance set of the ''

Earthling Tour The Earthling Tour was a concert tour by British musician David Bowie, in promotion of his album '' Earthling'', released in 1997, The tour started on 7 June 1997 at Flughafen Blankensee in Lübeck, Germany, continuing through Europe, North Am ...

''. One of these performances appeared on the live album '' LiveAndWell.com''. * The musical intro is used as the title theme on Swedish serial Beck.

Cover versions

* Sybil Vane – ''.2 Contamination: A Tribute to David Bowie'' (2006) * Müslüm Gürses – ''Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever '' (2006) (covered with Turkish lyrics, renamed as "Kış Oldum") * Thomas Truax – ''Songs from the films of David Lynch'' (2009) * Get well soon – ''Vexations (ltd. Deluxe Edt.'' (2010) * Jessica 6 (ex-

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) – '' We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie''

Other

The song "I'm Deranged" was featured as the opening title and end credits music for David Lynch's 1997 film '' Lost Highway''. For the end credits Bowie's vocals start a cappella for the first couple of lines, before the backing track fades up.

References

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