Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"
Single by David Bowie
from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
B-side	"Quicksand"
Released	11 April 1974 (1974-04-11)[1]
Recorded	4 February 1972
Studio	Trident, London
Genre	Art rock glam rock
Length	2:57
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	David Bowie
Producer(s)	David Bowie Ken Scott
David Bowie singles chronology
"Rebel Rebel" (1974) "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (1974) "Diamond Dogs" (1974)
Official audio
"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (2012 Remaster) on YouTube

"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally released as the closing track on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars on 16 June 1972. Co-produced by Ken Scott, Bowie recorded it with his backing band the Spiders from Mars – comprising Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey. It detailed Ziggy's final collapse like an old, washed-up rock star and, as such, was also the closing number of the Ziggy Stardust live show. In April 1974 RCA issued it as a single.