"I'm Deranged" is a

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written by

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

and

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

for the album ''

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''. Musically and lyrically, it shares many themes with "

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" from '' Lodger'' (1979), including the appearance of an

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figure before an

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. The two songs were frequently played together during the 1995 Outside Tour.

Other releases

* Two different edits were featured in the film '' Lost Highway'' in 1997. The song was played during both the intro and the end credits and appears on the

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. * A "Jungle remix" was released on the single " Dead Man Walking" in March 1997. * This jungle mix was played live often during the dance set of the ''

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''. One of these performances appeared on the live album '' LiveAndWell.com''.

Cover versions

* Sybil Vane – ''.2 Contamination: A Tribute to David Bowie'' (2006) * Müslüm Gürses – ''Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever '' (2006) (covered with Turkish lyrics, renamed as "Kış Oldum") * Thomas Truax – ''Songs from the films of David Lynch'' (2009) * Get well soon – ''Vexations (ltd. Deluxe Edt.'' (2010) * Jessica 6 (ex-

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) – '' We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie'' (2010) *

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Other

The song "I'm Deranged" was featured as the opening title and end credits music for

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's 1997 film '' Lost Highway''. For the end credits Bowie's vocals start a cappella for the first couple of lines, before the backing track fades up.

References

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