Blackstar (song)

For other songs of this name, see Black Star (disambiguation).

"Blackstar"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Blackstar
Released19 November 2015
Recorded2015
Studio
  • Magic Shop, New York City
  • Human Worldwide, New York City
Genre
Length9:57
Label
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)
Blackstar track listing
7 tracks
  1. "Blackstar"
  2. "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"
  3. "Lazarus"
  4. "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
  5. "Girl Loves Me"
  6. "Dollar Days"
  7. "I Can't Give Everything Away"
Music video
"Blackstar" on YouTube

"Blackstar" (stylised as "★")[1] is a song by English rock musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his twenty-sixth and final studio album of the same name on 19 November 2015. "Blackstar" peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart, number 70 on the French Singles Chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Blackstar" received both the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards.[2] At 9:57, it was the longest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 charts, overtaking Harry Chapin's "A Better Place to Be", until Tool broke the record in 2019 with "Fear Inoculum".[3][4]

  1. ^ ★ Blackstar – CD, David Bowie & Artist Arena, archived from the original on 28 February 2016, ★ (pronounced "Blackstar")
  2. ^ "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  3. ^ "The Longest & Shortest Hot 100 Hits: From Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce & David Bowie to Piko-Taro". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Tool's New Single Makes Chart History; 'Ænima' Album Re-Enters Billboard 200 At No. 10". Blabbermouth.net. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.