🔘 Survive – Single: Jan. 2000

Released: January 17, 2000 (UK)

Label: Virgin Records

Catalogue Numbers: VSP 1767 / 7243 8 96486 76

Format: 7" Picture Disc, Limited Edition

Chart Peak: No. 28 (UK)

Issued as a 7-inch limited edition picture disc, Survive (Marius de Vries Mix) backed with Seven (Live) supported Bowie’s 1999 album hours…. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on February 5, 2000, peaking at No. 28 and remaining for two weeks.

🔘 Overview

Survive continued the introspective, late‑’90s tone of hours…, presented here in a distinctive Marius de Vries mix that adds electronic and atmospheric layers to Bowie’s reflective ballad. The AA-side features a live version of Seven, recorded at the Élysée‑Montmartre in Paris on October 14, 1999.

The picture disc format, issued by Virgin Records, became one of the most visually striking singles of the hours… era.

🔘 Track List

Side A

Survive (Marius de Vries Mix) – 4:18

Co‑Produced by: Marius de Vries, Reeves Gabrels

Produced by: David Bowie

Side B

Seven (Live) – 4:17

Recorded live at Élysée‑Montmartre, Paris — 14 October 1999

Produced by: David Bowie

Written by: David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels

🔘 Release Details

Label: Virgin Records

Format: 7-inch Picture Disc, Limited Edition

Country: UK

Year: 2000

Notes:

- Supports the hours… album

- A-side: exclusive Marius de Vries mix

- B-side: live recording from Paris, 1999

- Entered UK chart Feb. 5, 2000

- Peaked at No. 28

🔘 UK Chart Run

05/02/2000 — No. 28

12/02/2000 — No. 59

🔘 Variants (Discogs‑Verified)

Variant 1

UK – Virgin – VSP 1767 / 7243 8 96486 76 (2000)

Format: 7" Picture Disc

Notes:

- Only confirmed edition

- Standard Virgin picture disc sleeve

🔘 Context & Notes

Recording Notes

The Marius de Vries mix enhances the original album version with additional electronic textures and rhythmic detail. Seven (Live) captures Bowie’s intimate late‑’99 performances, showcasing the stripped‑back arrangements of the hours… tour.

Collector Notes

The picture disc is one of the most sought‑after singles from the hours… campaign, notable for its exclusive mix and live B‑side.

Legacy

Survive remains one of the emotional centrepieces of hours…, and this single release highlights Bowie’s late‑’90s creative maturity.

🔘 Related Material

Previous Single

Thursday’s Child (1999)

Next Single

Seven (2000)

🔘 Discography (Selected, Chronological)

Thursday’s Child — 1999

Survive — 2000

Seven — 2000

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

1999 — hours… released

Oct. 14, 1999 — Seven recorded live in Paris

Jan. 17, 2000 — Survive picture disc issued

Feb. 2000 — UK chart entry

🔘 Glam Flashback

A late‑’90s glow — Bowie’s reflective hours… era distilled into one elegant picture disc.

🔘 Sources

Virgin Records

Discogs

Bowie archival documentation

All Worldwide Formats & Variants

Survive

CD, Single

Virgin – 7243 8 96487 2 0, Virgin – VSCDF 1767

UK & Europe

2000

1 Survive (Marius de Vries Mix)

2 Survive (Album Version)

3 Thursday Child (Live)

4 Seven (Live)

7", Limited Edition, Picture Disc

Virgin – VSP 1767, Virgin – 7243 8 96486 76

UK

2000

A Survive (Marius De Vries Mix)

B Seven (Live)

CD, Single, Enhanced

Virgin – 7243 8 96486 0 7, Virgin – VSCDT 1767

Europe

2000

1 Survive (Marius de Vries Mix) – 4:18

2 Survive (Album Version) – 4:11

3 The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Stigmata Film Version) – 4:46

Video Survive – 3:37

CD, Single, Enhanced, Collectors' Edition Live CD

Virgin – 7243 8 96487 0 6, Virgin – VSCDX 1767, Virgin – 8 96487 0

Europe

2000

1 Survive (Live) – 4:10

2 Thursday's Child (Live) – 5:37

3 Seven (Live) – 4:07

Video Survive (Live In Paris) – 4:08

CD, Single, Promo, Cardsleeve

Virgin – VSCDJ 1767

Europe

2000

1 Survive (Marius de Vries Mix)

2 Survive (Album Version)

CD, Single, Cardboard Sleeve

Virgin – VSCDE 1767, Virgin – 7243 8 96486 21

Europe

2000

1 Survive (Marius de Vries Mix)

2 Survive (Album Version)

CDr, Single, Promo

Virgin – none

UK

2000

1 Survive (Marius de Vries Mix)

2 Survive (Album Version)

CDr

Virgin – VSP/VSCDT/VSCDX 1767

UK & US

2000

1 Survive (Marius de Vries Mix)

2 Survive (Album Version)

3 The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Stigmata Film Version)

4 Survive (Live)

5 Thursday's Child (Live)

6 Seven (Live)

CDr, Single, Promo

Virgin – none, Virgin Records Ltd. – none

UK

2000

1 Survive (Marcus de Vries Edit)

2 Survive (Album Edit)

Legacy

A moody electronic single from Bowie's late-'90s introspection phase. The picture disc is the rarest — grab it if you spot one.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia and BBC Official Charts Company

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