Space Oddity (song)

Space Oddity is the title of a song written and recorded by British artist David Bowie. It was released as his debut single on 11 July 1969, shortly before the launch and successful moon landing of Apollo 11.

The single went to no.5 in the UK in October of the same year, and on its re-release in 1975 became Bowie's first no.1 single. It reached no.24 in the charts again in 2016 in the wake of Bowie's death.