Slow Burn (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Slow Burn


Artist = David Bowie
from Album = Heathen
Released = start_date|2002|6|3
Format = CD single
Recorded = Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY
Looking Glass Studios, New York City
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:43
Label = ISOColumbia
COL 672744 2
Producer = David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Last single = "Seven"
(2000)
This single = "Slow Burn"
(2002)
Next single ="Everyone Says 'Hi'"
(2002)

"Slow Burn" is a song written by David Bowie for the album "Heathen" in 2002. The song features Pete Townshend on guitar. In June 2002 it was released as a single. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Male Vocal Performance.

Track listing

CD: ISO-Columbia / 672744 1 (Austria)

# "Slow Burn" – 4:43
# "Wood Jackson" – 4:48
# "Shadow Man" – 4:46

CD: ISO-Columbia / COL 672744 2 (Austria)

# "Slow Burn" – 4:43
# "Wood Jackson" – 4:48
# "Shadow Man" – 4:46
# "When the Boys Come Marching Home" – 4:46
# "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" – 4:51

CD: Sony / SICP-162 (Japan)

# "Slow Burn" (edit) – 3:55
# "Shadow Man" – 4:46
# "When the Boys Come Marching Home" – 4:46
# "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" – 4:51
# "Baby Loves That Way" – 4:44

Production credits

* Producers
** David Bowie
** Tony Visconti

*Musicians
**David Bowie – Vocals, Keyboards, Synths, Guitars, Sax, Stylophone, Drums
**Pete Townshend – Guitar
**Tony Visconti – Bass guitar, Guitars, Recorders, B-vox, String arrangements
**Matt Chamberlain – Drums, Loop programming, Percussion
**David Torn – Guitars, Guitar loops, Omnichord
**Jordan Rudess – Piano and Hammond organ.
**Gail Ann Dorsey – Bass on "Shadow Man"
**Earl Slick – Ambient guitar on "Shadow Man", Acoustic and electric guitar on "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"
**Mark Plati – Acoustic guitar on "Shadow Man", Acoustic and electric guitar on "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"
**Lisa Germano – Violin on "Shadow Man" and "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"
**Carlos Alomar – Guitar on "When the Boys Come Marching Home".
**Mike Garson – Piano on "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"
**Sterling Campbell – Drums on "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"
**Emm Gryner – Backing vocals on "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"
**Holly Palmer – Backing vocals on "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"
**The Scorchio Quartet
***Greg Kitzis – 1st violin
***Meg Okura – 2nd violin
***Martha Mooke – Viola
***Mary Wooten – Cello

Live versions

* The song was performed live on several TV shows in 2002 and the "Heathen Tour".

Other releases

* A longer version (5:04) was released exclusively on the "Heathen" SACD.