This Is Not America

"This Is Not America" is a song by English singer David Bowie and American jazz fusion band Pat Metheny Group, taken from the soundtrack to the 1985 film The Falcon and the Snowman.[1] It was released as a single in February 1985, reaching number 14 in the United Kingdom and number 32 in the United States. The instrumental song that "This Is Not America" is based on was written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays and is itself a song called "Chris", which was also included on the soundtrack for the film.

"This Is Not America"
Single by David Bowie and Pat Metheny Group
from the album The Falcon and the Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"This Is Not America" (instrumental)
ReleasedFebruary 1985
Recordedc. September–October 1984
Length3:51
LabelEMI America
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Bowie
  • Pat Metheny
David Bowie singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1984)		 "This Is Not America"
(1985)		 "Loving the Alien"
(1985)

The song appeared on The Singles Collection (1993). Later it was also released on Best of Bowie (2002), appearing on all but the Australian and Japanese pressings of that album. Metheny later noted that Bowie's words were "profound and meaningful—and absolutely perfect for the film."[2]

Live versions
  • Pat Metheny Group recorded the song live for the 1995 DVD We Live Here, with band members replacing Bowie on vocals.
  • Bowie recorded a performance of the song at BBC Radio Theatre in London on 27 June 2000, and it was released on the bonus disc accompanying the first release of Bowie at the Beeb.
  • Another version featuring Anna Maria Jopek and Pat Metheny was recorded live in Warsaw in 2002, and is included on the album Anna Maria Jopek and Pat Metheny Live in Warsaw 2002.

Other appearances

Track listing
  • 7" and 12" single
A. "This Is Not America" – 3:51
B. "This Is Not America" (instrumental) – 3:51[3]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Falcon and the Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.[4]

Charts

References
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  2. Metheny, Pat (2000). Pat Metheny Song Book. Hal Leonard Publishing. ISBN 0634007963.
  3. This instrumental version is a true instrumental version of "This Is Not America" but not the Song "Chris"
  4. The Falcon and the Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (liner notes). Pat Metheny Group. EMI America Records. 1985. SV-17150.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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