Ashes to Ashes (single version)

~ Recording by David Bowie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.4Ashes to Ashes?:??The 5th Dimension22 of Their Fabulous HitsThe 5th DimensionAlbum + Compilation
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista)P2 13224
1.1Ashes to Ashes3:35David BowieAshes to AshesDavid BowieSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)BOW 6
1.5Ashes to Ashes3:39David BowieChangesTwoBowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)BOW LP3
1.5Ashes to Ashes3:39David BowieChangesTwoBowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)AFL1-4202
10.1Ashes to Ashes3:36David BowieFashionsDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)BOWP 100
1.5Ashes to Ashes3:39David BowieChangesTwoBowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD1-4202
1.5Ashes to Ashes3:39David BowieChangesTwoBowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD 84202
4.4Ashes to Ashes3:35David BowieSound + VisionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US1989-09-19
RykodiscRCD 90120, RCD 90121, RCD 90122, RCDV 1018
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieThe Singles 1969 to 1993David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-16
RykodiscRCD 10218/19
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieThe Singles 1969 to 1993 Featuring His Greatest Hits (limited edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-16
RykodiscRCD 10218/19
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:34David BowieThe Singles featuring His Greatest HitsDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
Rykodisc, Time–Life MusicRTL 90218/19
1.2Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieMillennium GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-11-19
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited), Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom585 642-2
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2002-10-18
  • AT2002-11
  • CH2002-11
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41912 2 0
2.1Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-10-22
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 5 41930 2 6
1.11Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2002-10-22
EMI Music Canada7243 5 42242 2 5
1.12Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • NO2002-10-25
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 42346 2 0
1.13Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of Bowie (日本選曲盤)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2002-10-30
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)TOCP-67061
1.12Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41914 2 8
1.12Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41917 2 5
1.10Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 42075 2 5
2.5Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-11-04
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)539 8212, 7243 5 39821 2 6
2.1Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 42244 2 3
2.1Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41925 2 4
1.9Ashes to Ashes3:35David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41916 2 6
1.14Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41899 2 0
1.18Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 42383 2 1
1.16Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41918 2 4
1.11Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone2-419293
1.10Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 41898 2 1
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 39821 2 6
2.5Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:37David BowieBest of Bowie (Glass mastered at TAKT)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)539 8212, 7243 5 39821 2 6
1.11Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)419293-PRL2, 7243 5 41929 2 0
1.11Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:37David BowieBest of BowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)724354191527
1.11Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of Bowie (no indication of Parlophone or 419293-PRL2 anywhere on this release)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 5 41929 2 0
1.11Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of Bowie (limited edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)72435 9 5692 0 8
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:36David BowieBest of Bowie (deluxe edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-06-15
Parlophone
1.13Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of Bowie (日本選曲盤/Best of the Best)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2004-11-17
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)TOCP-53406
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of Bowie (limited edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 77949 2 3
1.2Ashes to Ashes3:36David BowieReal Eighties: Hits plus Extended MixesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-03-28
Virgin TVVTDCD709
3.2Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieThe Platinum CollectionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-11-07
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)0946 3 31304 2 5, 331 3042
1.3Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieThe Very Best of LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2005-11-28
EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)0946 3 49894 2 8
3.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieThe Platinum Collection (BMG Direct edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)09463-31304-2-5, D217100
3.2Ashes to Ashes3:36David BowieThe Platinum CollectionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-01-10
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)0946 3 44076 2 5, D217100
1.13Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of Bowie (日本選曲盤)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2006-03-08
WPCR-50111
1.13Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of Bowie (日本選曲盤)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2006-03-08
TOCP-53608
1.16Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieThe No.1 DJ Collection: 80's, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)CD147
1.3Ashes to Ashes3:36David BowieThis Is '80s New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Cleopatra Records (US label, predominantly industrial/goth, and low budget compilations), Universal Music Special MarketsCLP 1664
1.2Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieThe Best of David Bowie 1980/1987David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-03-19
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)00946 3 86478 2 9
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:37David BowieThe Best of David Bowie 1980/1987David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2007-03-19
  • US2007-03-19
Parlophone
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:37David BowieThe Best of David Bowie 1980/1987David BowieAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0946-3-86587-2-6
3.2Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieThe Platinum CollectionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-02-25
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)0946 3 44076 2 5, 344 0762
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of Bowie / Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: The Motion PictureDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-10-27
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)50999 242912 2 4
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieBest of Bowie (gift pack)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2008-12-10
NVD-1364, TOCP-70655, TOCP-70656
5.5Ashes to Ashes3:35David Bowie100% New WaveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)50999 2425552 3
2.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieSimply the Best Electro PopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • NZ2010-03-29
Warner Music New Zealand5186582622
1.24Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:35David BowieAnthems: Alternative 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-11-27
Ministry of Sound
1.13Ashes to Ashes3:38David BowieBest of Bowie (日本選曲盤)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2011-12-07
TOCP-54319
2.4Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:35David BowieAnthems: Alternative 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ministry of SoundMOSCD273
1.21Ashes to Ashes3:36David BowieNothing has changed.David BowieAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone
2.14Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieNothing has changed. (deluxe edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone825646205769, DB64143
1.2Ashes to Ashes3:35David BowieNothing has changed.David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-11-17
Parlophone
1.21Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieNothing has changed.David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-11-17
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
2.14Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieNothing has changed.David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-11-17
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88875030982SC1
1.2Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieNothing has changed.David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-11-17
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88875030991
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:35David BowieNothing has changed. (Japan edition 通常盤)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-11-19
ParlophoneWPCR-16187
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:35David BowieNothing has changed. (Japan edition 初回限定価格盤)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-11-19
ParlophoneWPCR-16186
1.21Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:35David BowieNothing has changed. (standard edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-11-19
ParlophoneWPCR-16184, WPCR-16185
2.14Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:35David BowieNothing has changed. (deluxe edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-11-19
ParlophoneWPCR-16181, WPCR-16182, WPCR-16183
1.2Ashes to Ashes3:35David BowieHet beste uit radio1 classics 100, volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2015-04-10
Warner Music Benelux (imprint of Warner Music Benelux BV and Warner Music Benelux NV)0825646127207
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieNothing has changed.David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2015-07-03
Parlophone2564620569
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:38David BowieLegacyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2016-11-11
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.21Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieLegacyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2016-11-11
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88985376602
1.21Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieLegacyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2016-11-11
Parlophone190295919870, DB 64162
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:38David BowieLegacyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2016-11-11
Parlophone190295919900
1.21Ashes to Ashes (Single Version) [2014 Remaster]3:37David BowieLegacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) (deluxe)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2016-11-11
  • GB2016-11-11
Rhino (reissue label), Parlophone5878725
1.2Ashes to Ashes3:35David BowieLegacyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2017-01-06
ParlophoneDBLP64161
1.5Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:37David BowieChangesTwoBowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-04-13
Parlophone
1.16Ashes to Ashes (single version (2014 remaster))3:38David BowieHouse of Gucci: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)
1.16Ashes to Ashes (single version 2014 remaster)3:38David BowieHouse of Gucci: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • XW2021-12-08
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)
1.21Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:36David BowieLegacyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone5054197611896
1.2Ashes to Ashes (single version)3:38David BowieLegacyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone5054197611889
1.5Ashes to Ashes3:39David BowieChangesTwoBowieDavid BowieAlbum + CompilationRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD1-4202
1.16Ashes to Ashes3:39David BowieThe No.1 DJ Collection: 80s (Digital Collection)Various ArtistsAlbum + CompilationMusic Factory (UK promotional remix service)SET479
Promotion
1.2Ashes to Ashes (edited version)3:35David BowieThe Continuing Story of Major TomDavid BowieSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)DJL1-3795
Bootleg
5.9Ashes to Ashes [8-80]3:37David BowieFifty Two Years: The Complete SinglesDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • -2016
(unknown)
1.5Ashes to Ashes3:37David BowieChangesTwoBowieDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • -2018-04-13
Parlophone0190295740511, CTBCDX 2018

Relationships

producer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
Tony Visconti
mixer:Tony Visconti
recording of:Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

lyricist and composer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
RZO Music Ltd
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Tintoretto Music
is the basis for:Body II Body