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Battle for Britain (The Letter)

First released 1997English40 recordingson 82 releasesISWC T-070.942.201-4, T-070.019.780-3

Written by

David BowieComposerReeves GabrelsComposerMark PlatiComposerDavid BowieLyricist

From the film

Bowie: A Reality TourBowie: A Reality Tour2004the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:49
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:35
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:41
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:41
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:40
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:55
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:41
Battle for Britain / Loneliest Guy / Disco KingMike Garson7:37
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:37
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:38
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:46
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie5:18
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie5:51
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie5:31
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:53
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:46
Battle for Britian (The Letter)David Bowie4:36
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:46
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:54
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:47
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:51
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:40
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:33
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie5:00
Battle for BrittainDavid Bowie4:42
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie3:51
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:32
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:40
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:41
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:52
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie4:39
Battle for Britain (The Letter) (live at Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)David Bowie4:35
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:35
Battle for BritainDavid Bowie
Battle for Britain · videoDavid Bowie4:41
Battle for Britain (The Letter)David Bowie4:33
Battle for Britain (The Letter) · videoDavid Bowie4:46

On these albums

Birthday Celebration
Birthday CelebrationDavid Bowie & Friends · 1997
50 Dead Dogs
50 Dead DogsDavid Bowie · 1997
Song & Dance
Song & DanceDavid Bowie · 1997
Earthling
EarthlingDavid Bowie · 1997
Stay in Hamburg
Stay in HamburgDavid Bowie · 1997
Happy Birthday Mr Bowie
Happy Birthday Mr BowieDavid Bowie · 1998
The Chaos Girls
The Chaos GirlsDavid Bowie · 1998
Outside in Budapest
Outside in BudapestDavid Bowie · 1998
Liveandwell.com
Liveandwell.comDavid Bowie · 2000
Reality Tour Berlin 3‐11‐03
Reality Tour Berlin 3‐11‐03David Bowie · 2003
A Reality Tour
A Reality TourDavid Bowie · 2004
Outside / Earthling / Hours / Heathen / Reality
Outside / Earthling / Hours / Heathen / RealityDavid Bowie · 2007
Reality / A Reality Tour
Reality / A Reality TourDavid Bowie · 2008
A Reality Tour
A Reality TourDavid Bowie · 2009
The Bowie Variations for Piano
The Bowie Variations for PianoMike Garson · 2011
Original Album Classics
Original Album ClassicsDavid Bowie · 2012
Hello Birmingham
Hello BirminghamDavid Bowie · 2016
Look at the Moon! (live Phoenix Festival 97)
Look at the Moon! (live Phoenix Festival 97)David Bowie · 2021
Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001)
Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001)David Bowie · 2021
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002–2016)
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002–2016)David Bowie · 2025
1997‐09‐22: State Theater, Detroit, MI, USA
1997‐09‐22: State Theater, Detroit, MI, USADavid Bowie
2004‐04‐27: The Back Yard at Bee Cave, Bee Cave, TX, USA
2004‐04‐27: The Back Yard at Bee Cave, Bee Cave, TX, USADavid Bowie
2004-04-23: The Theatre at The Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA
2004-04-23: The Theatre at The Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USADavid Bowie
2004-04-16: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
2004-04-16: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USADavid Bowie
2004‐05‐10: Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO, USA
2004‐05‐10: Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO, USADavid Bowie
1997-09-09: The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
1997-09-09: The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USADavid Bowie
1997-08-14: Outside In Budapest: Student Island Fest, Budapest, Hungary
1997-08-14: Outside In Budapest: Student Island Fest, Budapest, HungaryDavid Bowie
1997-06-16: La Trocadiere, Nantes, France
1997-06-16: La Trocadiere, Nantes, FranceDavid Bowie
1997-07-17: Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
1997-07-17: Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, SpainDavid Bowie
2004-05-25: Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY, USA
2004-05-25: Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY, USADavid Bowie
2004‐01‐11: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2004‐01‐11: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USADavid Bowie
1997‐07‐05: Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
1997‐07‐05: Werchter Festival, Werchter, BelgiumDavid Bowie
1997‐10‐01: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
1997‐10‐01: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USADavid Bowie
1997‐01‐09: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
1997‐01‐09: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USADavid Bowie
1997‐11‐05: Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Chile
1997‐11‐05: Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago ChileDavid Bowie
1997‐10‐15: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY, USA
1997‐10‐15: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY, USADavid Bowie
2003-10-07: Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003-10-07: Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDavid Bowie
2004‐05‐29: Borgata Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
2004‐05‐29: Borgata Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USADavid Bowie
Nantes 97
Nantes 97David Bowie
The Bercy’s First Reality
The Bercy’s First RealityDavid Bowie
Feed Me No Lies
Feed Me No LiesDavid Bowie
2004‐04‐22: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2004‐04‐22: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USADavid Bowie
50th Birthday Concert
50th Birthday ConcertDavid Bowie

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