- drum and bass, alternative rock, rock, electronic
- 49 min
- 9 tracks
- Arista
Earthling is the twenty-first studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 3 February 1997 through RCA Records in the United Kingdom, Virgin Records in the United States, and Arista Records/BMG in other territories.
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Character
Contemporary, grave, character-led and relentless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- The Guardian3/4 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork8/10
- The Philadelphia Inquirer3/4 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Select1/5 ★
- Spin6/10
- AllMusic2.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
- Uncut7/10
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Tracks
- A1Little Wonder6:02
- A2Looking for Satellites5:21
- A3Battle for Britain4:48
- A4Seven Years in Tibet6:22
- B1Dead Man Walking6:50
- B2Telling Lies4:49
- B3The Last Thing You Should Do4:57
- B4I’m Afraid of Americans5:00
- B5Law (Earthlings on Fire)4:48
9 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Bowie
- Label
- Arista
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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