The videography of English singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie (1947–2016). This page gives an overview of his music video singles, music video films and compilations, live music films and music documentaries.
Music videos This subsection and 'Posthumous music video singles' lists music videos that were prepared to accompany single releases. See the subsection titled 'Music video films' for projects where music videos were originally conceived as films (a single video in a wider filmic setting or collection of music videos produced as a single project, or an amalgam of both); and the subsection titles 'Music video compilations' for audio-visual releases that were compiled from video music singles for later release. TitleYearDirector(s)Best of Bowie (2002). Notes from DVD booklet. EMI (490 1030).Album"John, I'm Only Dancing" (unbroadcast)1972Mick Rock"The Jean Genie"Aladdin Sane"Space Oddity" (official retrospective release (US))David Bowie (1969 album)"Life on Mars?" (official retrospective release (UK))1973Hunky Dory"Be My Wife"1977Stanley DorfmanLow"Heroes"Stanley Dorfman"Heroes" "Boys Keep Swinging"1979David MalletLodger "DJ""Look Back in Anger""Ashes to Ashes"1980David Bowie and David MalletScary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"Fashion"David Mallet"David Bowie – The Drowned Girl ". MuchMusic. Toronto: CTVglobemedia. Retrieved on 10 March 2009.Pegg, p. 544"Under Pressure" (as Queen and David Bowie)1981Hot Space"Wild Is the Wind"Station to Station/Changestwobowie"The Drowned Girl"1982Baal (EP)"Let's Dance"1983David Mallet and David BowieLet's Dance"China Girl""Modern Love"Jim Yukich"Blue Jean"1984Julien TempleTonight"This Is Not America" (as David Bowie / Pat Metheny Group)1985John SchlesingerThe Falcon and the Snowman (soundtrack)"Loving the Alien"David Bowie and David MalletTonight"Dancing in the Street" (by David Bowie and Mick Jagger)David Mallet"Absolute Beginners"1986Julien TempleAbsolute Beginners (soundtrack)"Underground"Steve BarronLabyrinth (1986 soundtrack)"As the World Falls Down" (video never officially released)Steve Barron"When the Wind Blows"Jimmy T. MurakamiWhen the Wind Blows (1986 soundtrack)"Day-In Day-Out" (single version) "Day-In Day-Out" (dance mix version)1987Julien TempleNever Let Me Down"Time Will Crawl"Tim Pope"Never Let Me Down"Jean-Baptiste Mondino"Fame '90"1990Gus van SantChangesbowie"Pretty Pink Rose" (as Adrian Belew and David Bowie)Tim PopeYoung Lions"Real Cool World"1992Songs from the Cool World"Jump They Say"1993Mark RomanekBlack Tie White Noise"Black Tie White Noise" (with Al B. Sure!)"Miracle Goodnight"Matthew Rolston"Buddha of Suburbia"Roger MichellThe Buddha of suburbia (soundtrack)"The Hearts Filthy Lesson"1995Samuel BayerOutside"Strangers When We Meet""Hallo Spaceboy" (remix with Pet Shop Boys)1996David Mallet"Little Wonder"1997Floria SigismondiEarthling"Dead Man Walking""Seven Years in Tibet" "Seven Years in Tibet" (Mandarin Version)Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rosacher"Perfect Day" (with various artists for Children in Need)"I'm Afraid of Americans"Dom and NicEarthling"Thursday's Child"1999Walter SternHours"The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" (unfinished / video never released)Dom and Nic"Survive"2000Walter Stern"Slow Burn" (video not released with single, made available in 2011)2002Gary KoepkeHeathen"New Killer Star"2003Brumby BoylstonReality"Where Are We Now?"2013Tony OurslerThe Next Day"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” Floria Sigismondi"The Next Day""Valentine's Day"Indrani and Markus Klinko"Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich mix by James Murphy for the DFA)" (Version 1)David Bowie"Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich mix by James Murphy for the DFA)" (Version 2)Barnaby Roper"I'd Rather Be High – Venetian Mix (Wasted edit)"Tom Hingston"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"2014Tom Hingston and Jimmy KingNothing Has Changed"Blackstar"2015Bo Johan RenckBlackstar"Lazarus"2016Posthumous"I Can't Give Everything Away"2016Jonathan BarnbrookBlackstar"Life on Mars? (2016 Mix)"Mick Rock"No Plan"2017Tom Hingston"Space Oddity" (1990 Live Footage) (2019 mix)2019Tim Pope"Cosmic Dancer" (Live) (with Morrissey)2020Tim Broad
Music videos as a member of Tin Machine TitleYearDirector(s)"Heaven's in Here" (promo single / unreleased video)1989Julien Temple"Under the God" (album version)"Maggie's Farm" (live version)"Prisoner of Love" (album version)"You Belong in Rock 'n' Roll"1991"Baby Universal""One Shot"
Music video films This subsection of music videos lists audio-visual releases that were originally conceived as films, that is, a single video in a wider filmic setting or collection of music videos produced as a single project, or an amalgam of both. TitleVideo detailsPeak chart positionsUSTopMusicVideoLove You till Tuesday Release: 1984 Director: Malcolm J Thomson Distributor: Castle Music Videos Format: VHS—Jazzin' for Blue Jean Release: 1984 Director Julien Temple Distributor: PMI Format: VHS28 "Top Music Videocassettes ". Billboard 97 (7): p. 49. 16 February 1985. Retrieved on 17 February 2010.Black Tie White Noise Release: 1993 Director: David Mallet Distributor: BMG Video International Format: VHS, LD, VCD—Reality Release: 2004 Director: Steve Lippman aka FLIP Distributor: Columbia Records. Format: DVD—"—" denotes releases that did not chart. "x" denotes single not released in that territory.
Music video films as a member of Tin Machine TitleVideo detailsTin Machine Screened: 1989 Director: Julien Temple Unreleased to home video market
Live television films Live television films are concerts staged specifically for television broadcast. TitleFilm detailsThe Midnight Special: The 1980 Floor Show Broadcast: 16 November 1973; USA NBC UnreleasedMusikladen: Live at the Beat Club Broadcast: 4 August 1978; Germany UnreleasedDavid Bowie and Friends: A Very Special Birthday Concert Broadcast: 9 January 1997; Pay-per-view UnreleasedVH1 Storytellers Broadcast: 1999; USA VH1 Released: 2009 Formats: DVDThe Secret Roseland Broadcast: 2000; davidbowie.com Released: 2000 Formats: StreamingBowie at the Beeb Broadcast: 2000; UK BBC Released: 2000 Formats: CDLive by Request: David Bowie Broadcast: 2002; USA A&E Network Unreleased"—" denotes releases that did not chart. "x" denotes single not released in that territory.
Live concert films Live concert films are tour concerts filmed for TV broadcast, cinema release and / or the home video market. TitleFilm detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsGERUSTopMusicVideoSerious Moonlight Released: February 1984 Distributors: WarnerVision, Pioneer Artists, Nikkatsu Format: VHS, LD—10 "Top Music Videocassettes ". Billboard 97 (15): p. 25. 13 April 1985. Retrieved on 17 February 2010.Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture Released: August 1984 Distributors: Warner Home Video, Image Entertainment Formats: VHS, LD—— BPI: GoldGlass Spider Released: 1988 Distributor: Stenton Formats: VHS, LD——Reality: Tour Edition Released: 2003, 2004 Distributor: Columbia Format: DVD——A Reality Tour Released: 2004 Distributor: Columbia Format: DVD59— BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum RIAA: PlatinumPosthumousGlastonbury 2000 Released: 2018 Distributor: Parlophone Format: DVD——"—" denotes releases that did not chart. "x" denotes single not released in that territory.
Live concert films as a member of Tin Machine TitleFilm detailsOy Vey, Baby – Tin Machine Live at The Docks Released: 1992 Distributor: PolyGram Video Format: VHS
Music videos and films compilations This subsection of music videos lists audio-visual releases that were compiled from video music singles and Live TV and concert performances and films. TitleVideo detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)USTopMusicVideoLet's Dance Video EP Released: 1983 Distributor: EMI Format: VHS—Day-In Day-Out Released: 1987 Distributor: PMI Format: VHS—Black Tie White Noise Released: 1993 Distributor: BMG Video International Format: VHS, LD, VCD—The Video Collection Released: 1993 Distributor: PMI Formats: VHS, VCD—Best of Bowie Released: 2002 Distributor: EMI Format: DVD9 "Top Music Videos ". Billboard 114 (51): p. 42. 14 December 2002. Retrieved on 17 February 2010. BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum BVMI: GoldThe Next Day Extra Released: 2013 Distributor: ISO, Columbia Formats: DVD—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Music documentary films TitleYearBroadcast/ReleaseDirector(s)Nationwide Report: David Bowie1973Original broadcast: 1973. UnreleasedNarr. by Bernard FalkCracked Actor1975Original broadcast: 26 January 1975. UnreleasedAlan YentobRicochet1984Released on VHS 1984. Re-released on DVD (extended version) 2006.Gerry TroynaDavid Bowie: Black Tie White Noise1993Released on VHS 1993. Re-released on DVD 2003.David MalletDavid Bowie: Changes1997Broadcast 8 January 1997. UnreleasedAlan YentobDavid Bowie: An Earthling at 501997Broadcast 1997 in UK. UnreleasedSteven LockVH1's Legends: David Bowie1998Broadcast 10 December 1998. UnreleasedMary WhartonDavid Bowie: Sound and Vision2003Broadcast 4 November 2002. Released on DVD 2003.Rick HullDavid Smiling Bowie2003Broadcast 7 October 2003 in Denmark. UnreleasedOle KolsterBiography: David Bowie2008Broadcast 11 December 2008. Released on DVD 19 May 2009.Scott EngelDavid Bowie: Rare and Unseen2010Broadcast 2 August 2010 in UK. Released on DVD 23 November 2010.Paul ClarkDavid Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World The Story of Ziggy Stardust2012Broadcast 22 June 2012 in UK. Released on streaming 2014.James HaleDavid Bowie: Five Years2013Broadcast 25 May 2013. UnreleasedFrancis WhatelyDavid Bowie: The Last Five Years2017Broadcast 7 January 2017. UnreleasedBeside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story2017Broadcast 9 May 2017 in UK. Released on DVD and streaming 27 October 2017.Jon BrewerDavid Bowie: Finding Fame David Bowie: The First Five Years2019Broadcast 9 February 2019. UnreleasedFrancis WhatelyMoonage Daydream2022Released on 16 September 2022 Brett MorgenBowie: The Final Act2025Broadcast 26 December 2025Jonathan Stiasny
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