Ashes to Ashes is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally released on 1 August 1980 as the lead single from his 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Upon release, "Ashes to Ashes" became Bowie's second No. 1 UK single and his fastest-selling single up to that point. the US release fared worse. With "It's No Game (No. 1)" as the B-side, the US single reaching number 79 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart and number 101 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart. Elsewhere, "Ashes to Ashes" charted at number 3 in Australia and Norway, number 4 in Ireland, number 6 in Austria, New Zealand and Sweden, number 9 in West Germany, number 11 in the Netherlands' Dutch Top 40 and Switzerland,number 15 in Belgium Flanders and the Netherlands' Dutch Single Top 100, and number 35 in Canada. The song also reached number 14 in France in 2016.
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