David Bowie releases first song in decade on 66th birthday
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David Bowie attends an awards show in this June 5, 2007, file photo taken in New York. Bowie broke a decade-long musical silence on Tuesday, unveiling a new single to coincide with his 66th birthday and announcing that he will release an album in March. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this file photo taken on Sep 24, 2002, British singer David Bowie performs during a concert at the Zenith in Paris. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The CD cover of Young Americans by David Bowie -- PHOTO: JAMIE EE
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British rocker David Bowie performing at his concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2005. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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The CD cover of Reality by David Bowie. -- PHOTO: SONY MUSIC
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The CD cover of Heathen by David Bowie. -- PHOTO: SONY MUSIC
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The CD Cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie. -- PHOTO: RCA
David Bowie attends an awards show in this June 5, 2007, file photo taken in New York. Bowie broke a decade-long musical silence on Tuesday, unveiling a new single to coincide with his 66th birthday and announcing that he will release an album in March. -- PHOTO: AP
In this file photo taken on Sep 24, 2002, British singer David Bowie performs during a concert at the Zenith in Paris. -- PHOTO: AFP
The CD cover of Young Americans by David Bowie -- PHOTO: JAMIE EE
British rocker David Bowie performing at his concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2005. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
The CD cover of Reality by David Bowie. -- PHOTO: SONY MUSIC
The CD cover of Heathen by David Bowie. -- PHOTO: SONY MUSIC
The CD Cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie. -- PHOTO: RCA
LONDON (AFP) - British rock icon David Bowie broke a decade-long musical silence on Tuesday, unveiling a new single to coincide with his 66th birthday and announcing that he will release an album in March.
The outlandish star surprised fans by posting a video for the single, entitled Where Are We Now?, on his website (www.davidbowie.com), and it will also be available to download on iTunes.
The new album, The Next Day, will be released on March 11.
Bowie has been a relative recluse in recent years, having released no new music since his last album, Reality, in 2003, and having not performed live since 2006.
