| "The Jean Genie" | ||||
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| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| from the album Aladdin Sane | ||||
| B-side | "Ziggy Stardust" | |||
| Released | 24 November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 6 October 1972 | |||
| Studio | RCA, New York City | |||
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| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
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| "The Jean Genie" on YouTube | ||||
"The Jean Genie" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally released in November 1972 as the lead single to his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. Co-produced by Ken Scott, Bowie recorded it with his backing band the Spiders from Mars − comprising Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey. According to Bowie, it was "a smorgasbord of imagined Americana", with a protagonist inspired by Iggy Pop, and the title being an allusion to author Jean Genet. One of Bowie's most famous tracks, it was promoted with a film clip featuring Andy Warhol associate Cyrinda Foxe and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
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