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Boys Keep Swinging

First released 1979EnglishRock48 recordingson 160 releasesISWC T-900.017.868-7
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Written by

David BowieComposerBrian EnoComposerDavid BowieLyricist

From the film

Christiane F.Christiane F.1981the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:19
Boys Keep SwingingThe Dambuilders2:52
Boys Keep SwingingSusanna Hoffs4:59
Boys Keep SwingingThe Associates3:42
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:21
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:17
Boys Keep SwingingScreamfeeder3:17
Boys Keep SwingingThe Associates3:41
Boys Keep SwingingDes De Moor & Russell Churney1:49
Boys Keep SwingingAspyg2:56
Boys Keep SwingingMr. Russia3:45
Boys Keep SwingingMama Shamone4:00
Boys Keep SwingingSlinky Vagabond4:23
Boys Keep SwingingDuran Duran3:21
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie2:15
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:16
Boys Keep SwingingA Camp3:46
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie
Boys Keep Swinging (“Saturday Night Live” TV show, USA, 15 December, 1979)David Bowie2:18
Boys Keep SwingingHirsute Pursuit feat. Boyd Rice3:56
Boys Keep SwingingLea DeLaria4:48
Boys Keep SwingingHeaven 17
Boys Keep Swinging · videoDavid Bowie3:29
Boys Keep SwingingA Camp3:47
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie6:03
Boys Keep SwingingThe Gay Sportcasters4:00
Boys Keep SwingingThe Associates3:43
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:17
Boys Keep Swinging (Tony Visconti 2017 mix)David Bowie3:22
Boys Keep SwingingShearwater2:52
Boys Keep Swinging (live)David Bowie
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie with Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias2:18
Boys Keep SwingingAFX2:53
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:02
Boys Keep Swinging (1995‐12‐14: The White Room, Channel 4, UK TV, London, England, UK)David Bowie3:06
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:23
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie3:15
Boys Keep SwingingShearwater3:17
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie
Boys Keep SwingingThe Members2:58
Boys Keep Swingin' (attempt)DANA3:44
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie
Boys Keep SwingingThe Associates3:39
Boys Keep Swinging · videoDavid Bowie3:18
Boys Keep Swinging · videoACTORS and Bootblacks featuring LEATHERS3:47
Boys Keep SwingingThe Anderson Council2:43
Boys Keep SwingingDuran Duran3:23

On these albums

Boys Keep Swinging
Boys Keep SwingingDavid Bowie · 1979
1980 All Clear
1980 All ClearDavid Bowie · 1979
Lodger
LodgerDavid Bowie · 1979
Boys Keep Swinging
Boys Keep SwingingThe Associates · 1979
The Affectionate Punch
The Affectionate PunchThe Associates · 1980
The Best of Bowie
The Best of BowieDavid Bowie · 1980
Christiane F.: Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Christiane F.: Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof ZooDavid Bowie · 1981Soundtrack
Fashions
FashionsDavid Bowie · 1982
Portrait of a Star
Portrait of a StarDavid Bowie · 1982
Sound + Vision
Sound + VisionDavid Bowie · 1989
Naked & Wired
Naked & WiredDavid Bowie · 1991
When You’re a Boy
When You’re a BoySusanna Hoffs · 1991
The Singles Collection
The Singles CollectionDavid Bowie · 1993
Christiane F. / Baal / Rarities
Christiane F. / Baal / RaritiesDavid Bowie · 1995
Only Bowie
Only BowieVarious Artists · 1995
Exposed Live 1996
Exposed Live 1996David Bowie · 1996
Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie
Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David BowieVarious Artists · 1996
David Bowie Songbook
David Bowie SongbookVarious Artists · 1997
The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979David Bowie · 1998
The Best Seventies Album in the World... Ever! II
The Best Seventies Album in the World... Ever! IIVarious Artists · 1998
Ashes to Ashes: A Tribute to David Bowie
Ashes to Ashes: A Tribute to David BowieVarious Artists · 1998
Home Age
Home AgeScreamfeeder · 1999
Double Hipness
Double HipnessAssociates · 2000
Best of Bowie
Best of BowieDavid Bowie · 2002
Fresh From Divorce: The Scary Monsters Chronicles
Fresh From Divorce: The Scary Monsters ChroniclesDavid Bowie · 2002
All Time Hits 1980–2002
All Time Hits 1980–2002David Bowie · 2002
Uncut 2003.3: Starman
Uncut 2003.3: StarmanVarious Artists · 2003
Darkness and Disgrace - the songs of David Bowie
Darkness and Disgrace - the songs of David BowieDes De Moor & Russell Churney · 2003
Spiders From Venus: Indie Women Artists and Female-Fronted Bands Cover David Bowie
Spiders From Venus: Indie Women Artists and Female-Fronted Bands Cover David BowieVarious Artists · 2003
Singles
SinglesAssociates · 2004
Teenage Kicks 2: Going Underground
Teenage Kicks 2: Going UndergroundVarious Artists · 2005
The Platinum Collection
The Platinum CollectionDavid Bowie · 2005
.2 Contamination: A Tribute to David Bowie
.2 Contamination: A Tribute to David BowieVarious Artists · 2006
Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David Bowie
Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David BowieVarious Artists · 2007
Repetition*Bowie: Midfinger’s Tribute to David Bowie
Repetition*Bowie: Midfinger’s Tribute to David BowieVarious Artists · 2007
Grange Hill: The Album
Grange Hill: The AlbumVarious Artists · 2008
Covers
CoversA Camp · 2009
Love Has Left the Room
Love Has Left the RoomA Camp · 2009
Greatest Hits, Part 1
Greatest Hits, Part 1David Bowie · 2010
Boys Keep Swinging
Boys Keep SwingingDuran Duran · 2010
We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David Bowie
We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David BowieVarious Artists · 2010
Tighten That Muscle Ring
Tighten That Muscle RingHirsute Pursuit · 2012
Zeit! 77–79
Zeit! 77–79David Bowie · 2013
Throne
ThroneVarious Artists · 2013
Nothing has changed.
Nothing has changed.David Bowie · 2014
F!
F!Various Artists · 2014
Slinky Secrets
Slinky SecretsDavid Bowie · 2015
House of David
House of DavidLea DeLaria · 2015
Outside Tour Rehearsals
Outside Tour RehearsalsDavid Bowie · 2015
Live at The Jazz Café
Live at The Jazz CaféHeaven 17 · 2015
Shearwater Plays Lodger
Shearwater Plays LodgerShearwater · 2016
Fifty Two Years: The Complete Singles
Fifty Two Years: The Complete SinglesDavid Bowie · 2016
Heaven Loves Ya
Heaven Loves YaDavid Bowie · 2016
The Very Best Of
The Very Best OfThe Associates · 2016
Legacy
LegacyDavid Bowie · 2016
Dublin: I’m in Clover
Dublin: I’m in CloverDavid Bowie · 2016
A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)
A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)David Bowie · 2017
Live at Blackoutfest XXI
Live at Blackoutfest XXIDANA · 2017
Transmission Impossible (legendary radio broadcasts from the 1970s–1990s)
Transmission Impossible (legendary radio broadcasts from the 1970s–1990s)David Bowie · 2018
Shearwater Plays Bowie's Berlin Trilogy
Shearwater Plays Bowie's Berlin TrilogyShearwater · 2019

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