John, I'm Only Dancing - Live

This song is about a homosexual relationship. After dancing with a girl, Bowie reassures his male partner that he's "only dancing" with her and is not romantically involved. It has also been suggested this was Bowie's response to a derogatory comment made by John Lennon about Bowie's cross-dressing.

Several months prior to this song's release, Bowie had claimed to be bisexual in an interview with the Melody Maker and this song's gay connotations meant it was overlooked in America until its inclusion on the ChangesOneBowie in 1976.

This was the follow-up single to Bowie's British breakthrough "Starman." He'd previously charted with "Space Oddity" back in 1969, but had been unable to follow it up.