After regular appearances on the Isolar – 1976 Tour, "Word on a Wing" remained under wraps for over twenty years. Bowie revived the song in 1999, initially during his episode of the VH1 Storytellers television music series, when Bowie reaffirmed that the song was a product of "the darkest days of my life...
After performing regularly on the Isolar – 1976 Tour, "Word on a Wing" remained unreleased for over twenty years. Bowie revived the song in 1999, first during his appearance on the VH1 Storytellers television music series, where he confirmed that the song was born from "the darkest times of my life."