Jazzin' for Blue Jean

Jazzin' for Blue Jean
The cover of the VHS video box, showing 1984-era Bowie singing in character make-up as "Screaming Lord Byron"
North American VHS Video Cover
Directed byJulien Temple
Screenplay byTerry Johnson
Story byDavid Bowie
Produced byLana Topham & Paul Flattery
StarringDavid Bowie
Louise Scott
Music byDavid Bowie
Production
company
Nitrate Film Production Limited (Nitrate Films)
Distributed bySony Home Video, EMI/Picture Music International, Pioneer Artists
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Jazzin' for Blue Jean is a 21-minute short film featuring David Bowie and directed by Julien Temple.[1] It was created to promote Bowie's single "Blue Jean" in 1984[2] and released as a video single.

The film won the 1985 Grammy Award for "Best Video, Short Form" (later renamed "Best Music Video"), which proved to be Bowie's only competitive Grammy Award during his lifetime.

  1. ^ Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, page 525, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0
  2. ^ David Bowie: Best of Bowie (2002)