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| David Bowie releases first single in a decade | David Bowie releases first single in a decade |
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| Singer David Bowie has released a new single on his 66th birthday, following years of silence and speculation. | Singer David Bowie has released a new single on his 66th birthday, following years of silence and speculation. |
| The glam-rock legend has released the recording Where are we now? on iTunes, which will be followed by a new album, entitled The Next Day, in March. | The glam-rock legend has released the recording Where are we now? on iTunes, which will be followed by a new album, entitled The Next Day, in March. |
| Bowie has not performed live since 2006 and has rarely been seen in public since then. | Bowie has not performed live since 2006 and has rarely been seen in public since then. |
| The new track was recorded in New York and produced by the singer's long-time collaborator Tony Visconti. | The new track was recorded in New York and produced by the singer's long-time collaborator Tony Visconti. |
| According to a statement released through his press representatives, "throwing shadows and avoiding the industry treadmill is very David Bowie". | According to a statement released through his press representatives, "throwing shadows and avoiding the industry treadmill is very David Bowie". |
| The Space Oddity star, it continued, was "the kind of artist who writes and performs what he wants when he wants". | The Space Oddity star, it continued, was "the kind of artist who writes and performs what he wants when he wants". |
| The track precedes a new fourteen-track album The Next Day which is due to be released in March. | |
| Where are we now? is accompanied by a video directed by multimedia and installation artist Tony Oursler, which harks back to Bowie's time in Berlin. | |
| The promo, which can be viewed via the singer's website, features his face projected onto the body of a puppet. | The promo, which can be viewed via the singer's website, features his face projected onto the body of a puppet. |
| The face of a woman is projected onto the mannequin beside him, with Bowie appearing in more conventional form later on in the video. | |
| Bowie, who was last reported to be living in New York with his wife and daughter, has not released material since his 2003 album Reality. | |
| In September, the singer denied reports he was involved in an upcoming exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London charting his career. |