Yassassin

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“Yassassin (Turkish for Long Live)”
Single by David Bowie from the album Lodger
A-side	"Yassassin"
B-side	"Repetition"
Released	June 1979 in Holland
Format	7" single
Recorded	Mountain Studios, Montreux; September 1978; Record Plant Studios, New York, March 1979
Genre	Reggae
Length	4:13
Label	RCA PB 9417 (Holland)
Writer(s)	David Bowie
Producer	David Bowie, Tony Visconti
David Bowie singles chronology
"DJ" 1979 "Yassassin" 1979 "Look Back in Anger" 1979
Lodger track listing
"Move On" (3) "Yassassin (Turkish for Long Live)" (4) "Red Sails" (5)

"Yassassin" (Turkish for Long Live) is a song written by David Bowie in 1979 for the album Lodger. "Yassassin" is an incongruous reggae song with a Turkish flavour, and the third single to be released from Lodger, but only in Holland and Turkey.

The actual Turkish verb used to wish someone a long life is spelled yaşasın (pronounced /jaʃaˈsɯn/), which comes from the verbal root yaşa- 'live' with the third-person imperative ending; therefore yaşasın literally means 'May he or she live'.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Yassassin" (Bowie) – 4:13
2. "Repetition" (Bowie) – 2:59

[edit] Production credits

• Producers:
  • Tony Visconti
  • David Bowie

• Musicians:
• David Bowie: Vocals, Synthesizer
• Dennis Davis: Drums
• George Murray: Bass
• Carlos Alomar: Guitar
• Tony Visconti: Guitar
• Simon House: Violin
• Everyone: Background Vocals

[edit] Cover versions

• Litfiba - 12-inch single (1984)

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