Diamond Dogs (song)

"Diamond Dogs" is a 1974 single by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, the title track of the album of the same name.

The lyric introduces the listener to Bowie's latest persona and his environment; Halloween Jack dwells on top of an abandoned skyscraper ("Manhattan Chase", a.k.a.

[2] The track was considered by many commentators to be an unconventional single, and it only reached number 21 in the United Kingdom.

According to NME critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray, "As a potential hit single, the title track from Diamond Dogs was something of a non-event.

"[3] Although it was not issued in the US as a single (despite the fact that copies were pressed in the US for shipment to the UK and were commonly imported into the US for sale in shops that sold imports), the song became a central part of Bowie's North American tour in 1974.