History Music / Heathen

# "Sunday" (4:45)

# "Slip Away" (6:05)
# "Slow Burn" (4:41)

# "I've Been Waiting for You"[[note]]Originally by Music/NeilYoung.[[/note]] (3:00)

# "5:15 The Angels Have Gone" (5:00)

Sound-wise, the album continues the neoclassical brand of synth-heavy art rock that first appeared on ''[[Music/{{Hours}} 'hours...']], but turns it in a more darker, brooding direction influenced not only by the September 11 attacks, but also Bowie's general anxieties about living in America as well as the success of Music/{{Radiohead}}'s similarly moody and electronic ''Music/KidA'' and ''Music/{{Amnesiac}}'' earlier in the decade (Bowie himself was a BigNameFan of Radiohead).

''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'', ''Music/TheNextDay'' and ''Music/BlackstarAlbum'' as his best albums post-''Music/LetsDance'', selling over two million copies. ''Heathen'' also marked Bowie's commercial comeback in the US; peaking at 14 on the Billboard charts, it was his highest-selling album in the country since ''Music/{{Tonight}}'' in 1984. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You".

''Heathen'' is the twenty-third studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 2002. The album reunites Bowie with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti for their first album since 1980's ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps''. Visconti would go on to produce all of Bowie's subsequent albums up until his death.

# [[Music/ThePixies "Cactus"]] (2:55)

# [[Music/NeilYoung "I've Been Waiting for You"]] (3:00)

# "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship" (4:04)

* CoverVersion: Three of them pop up in this album:

# "Cactus" (2:55)

# "I've Been Waiting for You" (3:00)

Of his post-''Music/LetsDance'' output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'', ''Music/TheNextDay'' and ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. ''Heathen'' also marked Bowie's commercial comeback in the US; peaking at 14 on the Billboard charts, it was his highest-selling album in the country since ''Music/{{Tonight}}'' in 1984. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You".

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* ShoutOut: Yes, Ziggy Stardust was named in tribute to The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, who Bowie covered with "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship".
** Coney Island is name-dropped in "Slip Away", itself a tribute to ''The Uncle Floyd Show'' (an American variety show that ran from 1974 to 1998 and was surprisingly popular among rock musicians).

* RearrangeTheSong: "Slip Away" (formerly "Uncle Floyd") and "Afraid" were initially going to be released on the aforementioned ''Toy'' album.

# "Cactus" (1:54)

* BassoProfundo: Bowie reaches the lowest point of his voice register in "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship".

Of his post-''Music/LetsDance'' output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'', ''Music/TheNextDay'' and ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You".

* CoverVersion: Three of them pop up in this album -

* DisappearedDad: "Everyone Says 'Hi'" is about Bowie struggling to accept that his father had passed away, thinking his father was this instead.

** Coney Island is name-dropped in "Slip Away", itself a tribute to TheUncleFloydShow.

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''Heathen'' is the twenty-second studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 2002. The album reunites Bowie with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti for their first album since 1980's ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps''. Visconti would go on to produce all of Bowie's subsequent albums up until his death.

'''''Heathen''''' is the twenty-second studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 2002. The album reunites Bowie with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti for their first album since 1980's ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps''. Visconti would go on to produce all of Bowie's subsequent albums up until his death.

** Coney Island is name-dropped in "Slip Away".

'''''Heathen''''' is the twenty-second studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 2002. The album reunites Bowie with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti for their first album since 1980's ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps''. Visconti would go on produce all of Bowie's subsequent albums up until his death.

'''''Heathen''''' is the twenty-second studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 2002. The album reunites Bowie with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti for their first album since 1980's ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps''.

Of his post-''Music/LetsDance'' output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'', ''Music/TheNextDay'' and ''Music/BlackStar'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You".

Of his post-''Music/LetsDance'' output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'', ''Music/TheNextDay'' and ''[[BlackStar Blackstar]]'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You".

Of his post-''Music/LetsDance'' output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'', ''Music/TheNextDay'' and ''Music/Blackstar'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You".

Of his post-''Music/LetsDance'' output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'' and ''Music/TheNextDay'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You".

Of his post-''Music/LetsDance'' output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'' and ''Music/TheNextDay'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You"

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Initially, Bowie had planned on releasing an album called ''Toy'', which consisted mostly of re-recordings of his pre-Music/SpaceOddity material. However, the plan to release the album didn't come to fruition and the sessions led into the recording of ''Heathen'' instead. Although claimed that all songs written on the album occurred before the attacks of September 11 2001, it is widely agreed the events had an influence on the album.

'''''Heathen''''' is the twenty-second studio album by Music/DavidBowie, released in 2002. The album reunites Bowie with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti for their first album since 1980's ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps.

Initially, Bowie had planned on releasing an album called ''Toy'', which consisted mostly of re-recordings of his pre-Music/SpaceOddity material. However, the plan to release the album didn't come to fruition and the sessions led into the recording of Heathen instead Although claimed that all songs written on the album occurred before the attacks of September 11 2001 it is widely agreed the events had an influence on the album.

Of his post-Music/LetsDance output. ''Heathen'' is generally associated with ''Music/{{Outside}}'' and ''Music/TheNextDay'' as his best albums, selling over two million copies. The singles from this album are "Slow Burn", "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and "I've Been Waiting for You"

# [[ThePixies "Cactus"]] (1:54)

# [[NeilYoung "I've Been Waiting for You"]] (3:00)

!! "Like a Slow Trope. Leading us on and on and on "

** Coney Island is name-dropped in "Slip Away"

* TitleDrop: Averted with "Heathen (The Rays)". Subverted with "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship" - the lyric in the song is "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Space'''craft'''"