Song · David Bowie
“Be My Wife” by David Bowie
From the album Low (1977)
“Be My Wife” by David Bowie appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2007 and 2022. It was first released in 1977 on the album Low. Its best result is #872 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,482 alternative song of all time.
"Be My Wife" came off Low, David Bowie's eleventh studio album, and went out as its second single in June 1977. Bowie wrote and arranged it, sang lead and backing vocals, played guitar alongside Carlos Alomar and Ricky Gardiner, and produced it with Tony Visconti, who mixed. Roy Young worked the Farfisa and piano, George Murray the bass and Dennis Davis the drums, with Laurent Thibault and Eduard Meyer engineering.
The singles chart wanted none of it. No new Bowie release since "Changes" had missed the UK chart altogether until this one, which stalled at 57 when the official listing stopped at 50, though it did spend two weeks among the Breakers. Bowie stuck by it anyway, and it became a regular in his sets on the tours that followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1989 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1968 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1997 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2022 | 872 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
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