The Hearts Filthy Lesson

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" [sic] is a song by David Bowie, from his 1995 album Outside, and issued as a single ahead of the album. It showcased Bowie's new, industrial-influenced sound. Lyrically, the single connects with the rest of the album, with Bowie offering a lament to "tyrannical futurist" Ramona A. Stone, a theme continued in subsequent songs. The song is also meant to confront Bowie's own perceptions about the ritual creation and degradation of art.

Critical reception to the song was generally tepid, though it would be re-evaluated by many critics when heard in the context of the album soon afterwards. In spite of its defiantly noncommercial sound the song reached No. 35 in the UK and No. 41 in Canada.^[1] The single also broke Bowie's US chart drought (which stretched back to "Never Let Me Down" in 1987) by briefly peaking there at No. 92.

An immediate favourite at Bowie's live concerts, "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" had its cult status sealed when featured over the closing titles of David Fincher's 1995 film Se7en, a film which mirrored the video's grimy visuals.

The single contained an "Alt. Mix" remixed by Trent Reznor and Dave Ogilvie with Chris Vrenna.

Music video

The video featured a montage of art-style mutilations and gory objets d'art and was subsequently edited when shown on MTV. The clip was directed by Samuel Bayer, the man behind Nirvana's classic "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video. In interviews, Bowie commented on the "ritual art" aspects of Outside:

My input revolved around the idea of ritual art—what options were there open to that kind of quasi-sacrificial blood-obsessed sort of art form? And the idea of a neo-paganism developing—especially in America—with the advent of the new cults of tattooing and scarification and piercings and all that. I think people have a real need for some spiritual life and I think there's great spiritual starving going on. There's a hole that's been vacated by an authoritative religious body—the judaeo-Christian ethic doesn't seem to embrace all the things that people actually need to have dealt with in that way—and it's sort of been left to popular culture to soak up the leftover bits like violence and sex.
— Ian Penman, “The Resurrection of Saint Dave,” Esquire Magazine (October 1995)

Versions

title	mix/additional production	duration	additional credits
Radio Edit	David Richards & David Bowie	3:32
Bowie Mix (album version)	David Richards & David Bowie	4:56
Alt. Mix	Trent Reznor & Dave Ogilvie with Chris Vrenna	5:19	assistant: Angel Ylisastigui - additional manipulation: M.W. Gacy
Good Karma Mix (Simenon Mix)	Tim Simenon	5:01
Rubber Mix	Tony Maserati & Robert Holmes	7:41	programming: Tony Maserati - bass: Bill Stair
Simple Text Mix	Tony Maserati & Robert Holmes	6:38	programming: Tony Maserati - bass: Bill Stair
Filthy Mix	Tony Maserati & Robert Holmes	5:51	programming: Tony Maserati

Bowie Mix is credited as a Tony Maserati & Robert Holmes mix on many releases, but is identical to the album version

Track listing

All songs credited to Bowie/Eno/Gabrels/Kizilcay/Campbell. Except "Nothing to be Desired" credited to Bowie/Eno.

CD version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Radio Edit)"–3:32
"I Am With Name"–4:06
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Bowie Mix)"–4:56
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Trent Reznor Alt. Mix)"–5:19

US CD version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Album version)"–4:57
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Simenon Mix)"–5:01
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Trent Reznor Alt. Mix)"–5:19
"Nothing to Be Desired"–2:15

US promo CD version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Radio Edit)"–3:32
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Simenon Mix)"–5:01
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Trent Reznor Alt. Mix)"–5:19
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Album version)"–4:57

European Shaped CD version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Trent Reznor Alt. Mix)"–5:19
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Bowie Mix)"–4:56

UK 12" version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Trent Reznor Alt. Mix)"–5:19
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Bowie Mix)"–4:56
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Rubber Mix)"–7:41
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Simple Text Mix)"–6:38
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Filthy Mix)"–5:51

UK 12" 1 track promo version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Trent Reznor Alt. Mix)"–5:19

UK 12" 3 track promo version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Rubber Mix)"–7:41
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Simple Text Mix)"–6:38
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Filthy Mix)"–5:51

UK 12" picture disc version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Trent Reznor Alt. Mix)"–5:19
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Bowie Mix)"–4:57
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Rubber Mix)"–7:41
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Simple Text Mix)"–6:38
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Filthy Mix)"–5:51

US 12" promo version

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Good Karma Mix)"–5:01
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Alt. Mix)"–5:19
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Bowie Mix)"–4:57
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Rubber Mix)"–7:41
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Filthy Mix)"–5:51

Production credits

Producers:
Musicians:
- David Bowie: Lead Vocals
- Brian Eno: Synthesizers, Backing Vocals, Guitar Treatments
- Reeves Gabrels: Rhythm Guitar
- Carlos Alomar: Lead Guitar
- Erdal Kizilcay: Bass Guitar
- Mike Garson: Piano
- Sterling Campbell: Drums

Live versions

Bowie performed the song during his 50th birthday celebration concert in New York City on 9 January 1997, and this performance was included on the "Earthling in the City" CD.
A version recorded in July 1997 at the Phoenix Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England was released on the live album LiveAndWell.com in 2000.

Other releases

It was released on the European release of the single "Hallo Spaceboy".
The "Rubber Mix" was released on the Japanese version of the single "Hallo Spaceboy", the Japanese release of Outside - Version 2 and on the bonus disc of the 2004 limited 2CD edition of Outside.
The "Good Karma mix" was released on a limited UK version of the single "Dead Man Walking" in April 1997.
The radio edit version was included on the compilation albums Best of Bowie (US/Canada 2002) and Nothing Has Changed (3-CD 2014).
Several of the remixes were released on the 2004 limited 2CD edition of Outside.
The song plays over the closing credits of the 1995 movie Se7en.
The song was also featured in the 1997 television movie House of Frankenstein.

References

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Pegg, Nicholas (2000). The Complete David Bowie. Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-14-5.

David Bowie singles

1960s

1964	"Liza Jane"

1965	"I Pity the Fool" "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"

1966	"Can't Help Thinking About Me" "Do Anything You Say" "I Dig Everything" "Rubber Band"

1967	"The Laughing Gnome" "Love You till Tuesday"

1969	"Space Oddity" "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola"

1970s

1970	"The Prettiest Star" "Memory of a Free Festival"

1971	"Holy Holy" "Moonage Daydream" "Hang On to Yourself"

1972	"Changes" "Starman" "John, I'm Only Dancing" "The Jean Genie"

1973	"Drive-In Saturday" "Time" "Life on Mars" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Sorrow"

1974	"Rebel Rebel" "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" "Diamond Dogs" "Knock on Wood" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me"

1975	"Young Americans" "Fame" "Golden Years"

1976	"TVC 15" "Suffragette City" "Stay"

1977	"Sound and Vision" "Be My Wife" "'Heroes'"

1978	"Beauty and the Beast" "Breaking Glass"

1979	"Boys Keep Swinging" "DJ" "Yassassin" "Look Back in Anger" "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)"

1980s

1980	"Alabama Song" "Crystal Japan" "Ashes to Ashes" "Fashion"

1981	"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" "Up the Hill Backwards" "Under Pressure" "Wild Is the Wind" "The Drowned Girl"

1982	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"

1983	"Let's Dance" "China Girl" "Modern Love" "Without You" "White Light/White Heat"

1984	"Blue Jean" "Tonight"

1985	"This Is Not America" "Loving the Alien" "Dancing in the Street"

1986	"Absolute Beginners" "Underground" "As the World Falls Down" "Magic Dance" "When the Wind Blows"

1987	"Day-In Day-Out" "Time Will Crawl" "Never Let Me Down"

1989	"Under the God" "Heaven's in Here" "Tin Machine" / "Maggie's Farm (live)" "Prisoner of Love"

1990s

1990	"Fame '90"

1991	"You Belong in Rock n' Roll" "Baby Universal" "One Shot"

1992	"Real Cool World"

1993	"Jump They Say" "Black Tie White Noise" "Miracle Goodnight" "The Buddha of Suburbia"

1994	"Ziggy Stardust"

1995	"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" "Strangers When We Meet" / "The Man Who Sold the World (live)"

1996	"Hallo Spaceboy" "Telling Lies"

1997	"Little Wonder" "Dead Man Walking" "Seven Years in Tibet" "Pallas Athena" "I'm Afraid of Americans" "I Can't Read"

1999	"Without You I'm Nothing" "Thursday's Child" "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"

2000s

2000	"Survive" "Seven"

2002	"Slow Burn" "Everyone Says 'Hi'" "I've Been Waiting for You" "Shadow Man"

2003	"New Killer Star" "Just for One Day (Heroes)"

2004	"Never Get Old" "Rebel Never Gets Old"

2006	"Arnold Layne" (David Gilmour version)

2010s

2011	"Golden Years - David Bowie vs KCRW"

2013	"Where Are We Now?" "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" "The Next Day" "Valentine's Day" "Love Is Lost"

2014	"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"

2015	"Blackstar" "Lazarus"

2016	"I Can't Give Everything Away" "Life on Mars? (2016 Mix)"

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