Live Versions
- Bowie recorded the song for the BBC radio program "Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris" on 1 January 1972. This was broadcast on 7 February 1972. On 16 May 1972 Bowie again played the song at "Sounds of the 70s: John Peel", and this was broadcast on 23 May 1972. Both of these versions were released on the Bowie at the Beeb album in 2000.
- A live version recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 20 October 1972 was released on Santa Monica '72. This version also appeared on the Japanese release of RarestOneBowie.
- The version played at the famous concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 3 July 1973 was released on Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture.
- A recording from the 1978 Heroes tour recorded at the Philadelphia Spectrum, 28–29 April 1978, was released on Stage. This live version was released as the B-side of the live single "Breaking Glass" in 1978.
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