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Released on Arista, also Hey Ya! (OutKast), Complicated (Avril Lavigne) and Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne)
Written by Brian Eno, also “Heroes”, Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads) and Paradise (Coldplay)
Recorded at Looking Glass Studios, also Dead Man Walking, Slow Burn and Little Wonder (edit)
Produced by Mark Plati, also Wrong Number (The Cure), Eden (Hooverphonic) and Dead Man Walking
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
140 other songs on fono were recorded at Looking Glass Studios, by Philip Glass and Nico Muhly and others
Brian Eno wrote 3 of David Bowie’s top 10 songs
Brian Eno wrote 428 songs on fono
David Bowie wrote 390 songs on fono
Credits
All 18 credits
- Written by
- Brian Eno and David Bowie
- Produced by
- David Bowie, Mark Plati and Reeves Gabrels
- Performed by
- Brian Eno, David Bowie, Gail Ann Dorsey, Mark Plati, Mike Garson, Reeves Gabrels and Zachary Alford
- Engineered by
- Mark Plati
- Mixed by
- Mark Plati
- Part of
- Earthling
- Recorded at
- Looking Glass Studios
- Written by
- Brian Eno and David Bowie
- Produced by
- David Bowie, Mark Plati and Reeves Gabrels
- Performed by
- Brian Eno, David Bowie, Gail Ann Dorsey, Mark Plati, Mike Garson, Reeves Gabrels and Zachary Alford
- Engineered by
- Mark Plati
- Mixed by
- Mark Plati
- Part of
- Earthling
- Recorded at
- Looking Glass Studios
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Brian Eno
Same producer: Mark Plati
Same engineer: Mark Plati
Same label: Arista
Same studio: Looking Glass Studios
Same writer: Brian Eno
Same engineer: Mark Plati
Same label: Arista
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Brian Eno
I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Brian Eno
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by David Bowie
I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by David Bowie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Gail Ann Dorsey
I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Gail Ann Dorsey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Mark Plati
I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Mark Plati
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Mike Garson
I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Mike Garson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Reeves Gabrels
I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Reeves Gabrels
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Zachary Alford
I’m Afraid of Americans was performed by Zachary Alford
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was produced by David Bowie
I’m Afraid of Americans was produced by David Bowie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was produced by Mark Plati
I’m Afraid of Americans was produced by Mark Plati
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was produced by Reeves Gabrels
I’m Afraid of Americans was produced by Reeves Gabrels
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was written by Brian Eno
I’m Afraid of Americans was written by Brian Eno
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was written by David Bowie
I’m Afraid of Americans was written by David Bowie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans is part of the release Earthling
I’m Afraid of Americans is part of the release Earthling
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was recorded at Looking Glass Studios
I’m Afraid of Americans was recorded at Looking Glass Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Arista is the label of the song I’m Afraid of Americans
Arista is the label of the song I’m Afraid of Americans
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz BMG is the label of the song I’m Afraid of Americans
BMG is the label of the song I’m Afraid of Americans
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was engineered by Mark Plati
I’m Afraid of Americans was engineered by Mark Plati
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was mixed by Mark Plati
I’m Afraid of Americans was mixed by Mark Plati
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz I’m Afraid of Americans was released on 1997-02-01
I’m Afraid of Americans was released on 1997-02-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026