Dead Man Walking (song)

Versions and remixes

The single

2-track CD

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 4:01
2. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:50

Arista / 74321 47480 2 (EU)

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 7:31
2. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:50
3. "I'm Deranged " – 7:00

CD: Arista / 74321 47614 2 (EU)

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 7:31
2. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:00
3. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:28
4. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:29

CD: RCA / 74321 47584 2 (UK)

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 4:01
2. "I'm Deranged " – 7:00
3. "The Hearts Filthy Lesson " – 5:00

CD: RCA / 74321 47585 2 (UK)

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:50
2. "Dead Man Walking " – 7:31
3. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:00
4. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:28

CD: Arista / 74321 47614 2 (Australia)

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 4:01
2. "Dead Man Walking " – 7:31
3. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:00
4. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:28
5. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:29

Arista / BVCA-8845 (Japan)

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 4:01
2. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:00
3. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:28
4. "I'm Deranged " – 7:00

UK 12" vinyl version

1. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:00
2. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:29
3. "Telling Lies "

   Italian 12" vinyl version

4. "Dead Man Walking " – 7:31
5. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:00
6. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:28
7. "Dead Man Walking " – 6:29

Personnel

• David Bowie – production, writing credits, vocals, sampling

• Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Zachary Alford – drums
• Mike Garson – keyboards, piano
• Mark Plati – drum loops, electronic percussion, production, programming, samples
• Reeves Gabrels – production, writing credits, programming, guitar, vocals

  Live versions

• Bowie played an acoustic version of the song on Late Night with Conan O'Brien with Reeves Gabrels. This was later released on the show's Live from 6A compilation album. When Bowie died in January 2016, Conan O'Brien broadcast the performance at the end of his show in remembrance.
• Another live version recorded at Fort Apache Studios, 8 April 1997, was broadcast at WBCN. The year after this version appeared on the album WBCN Naked Too.
• Bowie played a different live acoustic version of "Dead Man Walking" at a concert at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, Georgia on 4 August 1997, which was hosted by Atlanta alternative rock radio station 99X. 99X later included it as a track on their 99X Live X IV "Home" CD.

  Charts

Other releases

• It was featured in the 1997 film The Saint.
• Two Moby mixes were released on the bonus disc of the 2004 Digibook Expanded Edition of Earthling.

  Use in other media

• "Dead Man Walking" was used as introduction for "Lo Que Queda del Día", a late-afternoon news programme from Chilean Radio Cooperativa. It was also included in the soundtrack to The Saint.
• Used as theme music for early episodes of MTV's Making The Video.