"Survive" is a song and single written by

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and

Reeves Gabrels Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. A member and guitarist of British band the Cure since 2012, Gabrels worked with David Bowie from 1987 to 1999, and was a member of the band Tin Machine. ...

for the album '' Hours'' in 1999. "Survive" was released as the third single from the album in January 2000, it reached number 28 on the

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. It was characterized as a confessional highlight in a review by

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. Bowie explained that "There was a time in my life when I was desperately in love with a girl, and I met her as it happens, quite a number of years later. And boy was the flame dead! So in this case on the album the guy's thinking about a girl he knew many years ago, and she was 'the great mistake he never made'" There is a music video for this song, containing a green background and features objects floating including an egg, a table, Bowie himself and his chair, and eventually retreat back to their positions.

Track listing

UK CD version 1

# "Survive (

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mix)" - 4:18 # "Survive (Album version)" - 4:11 # "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" (

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soundtrack version) This version also includes the full length "Survive" video in QuickTime format.

UK CD version 2

# "Survive (live)" - 4:11 # " Thursday's Child (live)" - 5:37 # "

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(live)" - 4:06 This version also includes a full length video in QuickTime format of the live version of "Survive". All tracks are from the

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Elysée Montmartre show on October 13, 1999.

International CD version 1

# "Survive (

mix)" - 4:18 # "Survive (Album version)" - 4:11

International CD version 2

# "Survive (

mix)" - 4:18 # "Survive (Album version)" - 4:11 # " Thursday's Child (live)" - 5:37 # "

(live)" - 4:06 A promo version and a 7" vinyl version with the same track list as the "International CD version 1" was also released.

Production credits

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** David Bowie ** Reeves Gabrels * Mixed by: **

Mark Plati Mark Plati is a New York–based musician, record producer, and songwriter, best known for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie. Plati also has worked with Spookey Ruben, The Cure, Duncan Sheik, Hooverphonic, Robbie Williams, Joe McIntyre, D ...

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, 12 string acoustic guitar, Roland 707 drum programming. **

: Electric guitar and acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, Drum loops and programming,

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. **

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, Acoustic & electric 12 string guitar, Synth and drum programming,

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: Guitar on "Marius De Vries mix".

Live versions

* A live version recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, June 27, 2000, was released on the live bonus disc that followed the first released of ''

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''.

Other releases

* The "Marius De Vries mix" was released on the bonus disc that followed the 2004 reissue of '' 'hours...' ''.

Charts

References

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