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Despite its poor chart performance, the song frequently appears on “Best of” compilations including Changesonebowie, which takes its title from the track.

“Changes” originally appeared on David Bowie’s 1971 Hunky Dory album. In 1972, it was released as a single with “Andy Warhol” as the B-Side.

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What did David Bowie say about "Changes"?
Genius Answer

I guess it was me being sort of arrogant. It’s sort of baiting an audience, isn’t it? It’s saying, ‘Look, I’m going to be so fast you’re not going to be able to keep up with me.’ It’s that kind of perky arrogance of youth. You think you can get away with anything when you’re young.

2002, quoted in Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, “Changes.”

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Performance Rights
Saxophone
Recorded At
Trident Studios, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Release Date
January 7, 1972
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