"Little Wonder" | ||||
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Single by David Bowie | ||||
from the album Earthling | ||||
Released | 27 January 1997 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded | Looking Glass Studio, New York City | |||
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"Little Wonder" on YouTube "Little Wonder" on YouTube |
"Little Wonder" is a song and single by David Bowie, from the 1997 album Earthling. It was the album's biggest hit, reaching number 14 in the UK. At the 1998 Brit Awards, the song was nominated for Best British Video.
Bowie uses the names of all seven dwarfs in the lyrics. The sampled spoken line "If it's good to ya, it's gotta be good for ya" during the instrumental break, comes from the spoken intro of a live Steely Dan song called "Bodhisattva" from the Citizen Steely Dan box. Two main interpretations to the lyrics are given by James E. Perone, who writes that the song may simply represent some characteristics of Bowie's own personality or, in another case, an alien observing aspects of the life on Earth. The drum break is sampled from The Winstons instrumental, "Amen, Brother", a popular drum solo and sample commonly referred to as the "Amen break".
An additional three promo CD singles were also released.