"Lust for Life" is a 1977 song performed by American singer Iggy Pop and co-written by David Bowie, featured on the album of the same name.

[7] Co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie (written on a ukulele), the song is known for its opening drumbeat (played by Hunt Sales).

The rhythm was based on the Armed Forces Network call signal,[8] which Pop and Bowie picked up on while waiting for a broadcast of Starsky & Hutch.

[14][15][16] The single's success inspired Pop's then-label Virgin Records to issue a greatest hits compilation titled Nude & Rude.

[18] In 1999, Pop reflected on the song's renewed popularity:[19] When I made Lust for Life, I really thought America was gonna rock to this motherfucker.