"Jean the Birdman" | ||||
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Single by David Sylvian & Robert Fripp | ||||
from the album The First Day | ||||
B-side | "Gone to Earth"/"Tallow Moon"/"Dark Water" | |||
Released | August 23, 1993 | |||
Format | CD, cassette | |||
Recorded | December 1992–March 1993 | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Trey Gunn, Robert Fripp, David Sylvian | |||
Producer(s) | David Bottrill, David Sylvian | |||
David Sylvian singles chronology | ||||
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The First Day track listing | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Jean the Birdman" on YouTube |
"Jean the Birdman" is a collaboration between Robert Fripp and David Sylvian, co-written by Trey Gunn. The dreamlike music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh a year before he became famous for his work on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun".