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Black Tie White Noise is the title track from David Bowie's 1993 album of the same name. Featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, it was released as a second single from the album in June 1993.<ref>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tie_White_Noise_(song) Black Tie White Noise]. ''Wikipedia''. Retrieved January 30, 2021.</ref>
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Black Tie White Noise is the title track from David Bowie's 1993 album with the same name. The song was featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, and was released as a second single from the album in June 1993.<ref>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tie_White_Noise_(song) Black Tie White Noise]. ''Wikipedia''. Retrieved January 30, 2021.</ref>
  
 
== Key Lyrics ==
 
== Key Lyrics ==
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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
The track was inspired by Bowie's stay in Los Angeles in April 1992, when the city saw race riots in reaction to the Rodney King incident. It is the epitome of its parent album's feelings towards conformity and corporations, with Benetton and the saccharine charity single "We Are the World" among the targets. Bowie would later explain that the track was concerned with the black community's own identity, and how it didn't need to be absorbed into the white community.<ref>"Bowie's Wedding Album" by David Wild, Rolling Stone magazine, 21 January 1993, page 14</ref>
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The track was inspired by Bowie's experienced of staying in Los Angeles in April 1992, where he saw the city's race riots in reaction to the Rodney King killing incident. It is the epitome of its parent album's feelings towards conformity and corporations, with Benetton and the saccharine charity single "We Are the World" among the targets. Bowie later explain that the track was expressing his anxiousness regarding the black community's own identity, and how it didn't need to be absorbed into the white community.<ref>"Bowie's Wedding Album" by David Wild, Rolling Stone magazine, 21 January 1993, page 14</ref>
  
 
== Reception ==
 
== Reception ==
Released as the album's second single, "Black Tie White Noise" was a top 40 hit in Britain and subsequently reached No. 36 in the UK chart and No. 74 in Australia.<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/black%20tie%20white%20noise%20ft%20al%20b%20sure/ "Official singles Chart results matching: black tie white noise ft al b sure"]. Retrieved January 30, 2021.</ref>
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Released as the album's second single, "Black Tie White Noise" was a top 40 hit in Britain and subsequently reached 36th position in the UK chart and No. 74 in Australia.<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/black%20tie%20white%20noise%20ft%20al%20b%20sure/ "Official singles Chart results matching: black tie white noise ft al b sure"]. Retrieved January 30, 2021.</ref>
  
 
== Reference ==
 
== Reference ==
  
 
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Black Tie White Noise is the title track from David Bowie's 1993 album with the same name. The song was featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, and was released as a second single from the album in June 1993.[1]

Key Lyrics

We reach out over race and hold each other's hands

Then die in the flames singing "We Shall Overcome"

What's going on?

There'll be some blood no doubt about it

But we'll come thru, don't doubt it

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

You won't kill me

You won't kill me, no

But I look into your eyes and I wonder sometimes

Background

The track was inspired by Bowie's experienced of staying in Los Angeles in April 1992, where he saw the city's race riots in reaction to the Rodney King killing incident. It is the epitome of its parent album's feelings towards conformity and corporations, with Benetton and the saccharine charity single "We Are the World" among the targets. Bowie later explain that the track was expressing his anxiousness regarding the black community's own identity, and how it didn't need to be absorbed into the white community.[2]

Reception

Released as the album's second single, "Black Tie White Noise" was a top 40 hit in Britain and subsequently reached 36th position in the UK chart and No. 74 in Australia.[3]

Reference

  1. Black Tie White Noise. Wikipedia. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. "Bowie's Wedding Album" by David Wild, Rolling Stone magazine, 21 January 1993, page 14
  3. "Official singles Chart results matching: black tie white noise ft al b sure". Retrieved January 30, 2021.