Wednesday 9 January 2013

OK THIS IS TOTALLY OFF TOPIC (But it's David Bowie, so who cares?)



David Bowie in 2002

David Bowie track 'not eligible' for UK singles chart

The release of Where Are We Now? this week took many David Bowie fans by surprise

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The first new track from David Bowie in a decade is not eligible for the UK singles chart.
The Official Chart Company said sales of Where Are We Now? "cannot currently be counted... as the release is linked to an album pre-order promotion".
"It is not possible to distinguish" people who purchase the song on its own from those who pre-order the album and get it for free, the company explained.
The track was released on Tuesday, coinciding with Bowie's 66th birthday.
It was made available as a video and an iTunes download and will be followed by a new album, The Next Day, in March.

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