All the Young Dudes

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Written by: David Bowie
Produced by: Bowie
Released: July '72 on Columbia
Charts: 11 weeks
Top spot: No. 37

U.K. hard-rock band Hoople had already passed up "Suffragette City," so they didn't say no when Bowie offered to let them record "Dudes," the ultimate glam-rock hymn. "I'm thinking, 'He wants to give us that?' " said drummer Dale Griffin. " 'He must be crazy!' "

Appears on: All the Young Dudes (Columbia)

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