text: DJ (David Bowie song)
  
  "DJ" is a song by David Bowie, released on the 1979 album Lodger, and then as a single on 29 June 1979.
  
  A cynical comment on the cult of the DJ, the track is noted for Adrian Belew's guitar solo, which was recorded in multiple takes, and then mixed back together for the album track. In a biography of Talking Heads, it is said this song was an attempt by Bowie to sing like David Byrne, who was befriending Brian Eno at the time. The single was an edited version, but was still possibly too uncommercial for substantial chart success – it peaked at No. 29 in the UK and No. 106 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart in the US.
  
  Track listing
   "DJ" (Bowie, Eno, Alomar)  – 3:20
   "Repetition" (Bowie) – 2:59
  
  Production credits
  
   Producers:
   Tony Visconti
   David Bowie
   Musicians:
   David Bowie: Vocals, Chamberlin, Piano
   Adrian Belew: Guitar
   Carlos Alomar: Guitar
   George Murray: Bass Guitar
   Dennis Davis: Drums
   Simon House: Violin
   Brian Eno: Synthesizer on "Repetition"
  
  Music video
  David Mallet filmed a music video for the song, featuring Bowie destroying a DJ studio, mixed with Bowie strolling around London and attracting a crowd of curious passers-by.
  
  Other releases
  
   It appeared on the following compilations:
   Chameleon (Australia/New Zealand 1979)
   ChangesTwoBowie (1981) (single edit)
   Fame and Fashion (1984)
   The Singles Collection (1993) (single edit on U.S. version)
   The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 (1998)
   Best of Bowie (US/Canada 2002)
   The Platinum Collection (2005/2006)
   It was released as a picture disc in the RCA Life Time picture disc set.
   The single edit of the song was included on Re:Call 3, part of the A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) compilation (2017).
  
  Cover versions
  
   Danny Michel - Loving the Alien: Danny Michel Sings the Songs of David Bowie (2004)
   Momus - Turpsycore (2015)
  
  References
  
   Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000,
  
  External links
  
  Category:1979 singles
  Category:David Bowie songs
  Category:Songs written by David Bowie
  Category:Songs written by Brian Eno
  Category:Song recordings produced by David Bowie
  Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti
  Category:Songs written by Carlos Alomar
  Category:RCA Records singles
  Category:1979 songs
  Category:Music videos directed by David Mallet (director)