sessions, and another example of Bowie's ongoing preoccupation with the nature of reality." Release and promotion The single was released in November 1995. While most versions were of the newer Outside version of the song, an American promo CD included a rare single edit of the Buddha of Suburbia version, and a rare 1993 promo cassette contained a different version still of the Buddha recording, and featured different percussion and mixing. Samuel Bayer’s video for the song shared some visual similarities with that for "The Hearts Filthy Lesson", but was a more simple and placid affair set in a decaying artist's studio. Live performances In promotion of the album and single, Bowie performed "Strangers When We Meet" four times on various shows in the US and UK. First, on 27 October 1995, it was performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On 10 November 1995, Bowie performed an unfortunately "lacklustre" version of the song on Top of the Pops while in the middle of rehearsals for the Outside Tour, and then played it again on 2 December 1995 on Later... with Jools Holland. It was performed one more time live on TV on 26 January 1996 on French TV's Taratata. Subsequently, the song was performed occasionally during Bowie's 1995–1996 Outside Tour and 1997's Earthling Tour. One recording of the song, recorded during the Outside Tour, was released on No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95) (2020), which takes its name from a lyric fragment from the song. Chart performance The double A-side reached number 39 on the UK charts. In Sweden, "Strangers When We Meet" peaked at number 56 in 1996. Other releases The 1995 rerecording of the song appeared on the Best of Bowie DVD (2002) and the 3-CD version of Nothing Has Changed (2014). Track listing 7" version "Strangers When We Meet" (Edit) (Bowie) – 4:19 "The Man Who Sold the World" (Live) (Bowie) – 3:35 UK CD version "Strangers When We Meet" (Edit) (Bowie) – 4:19 "The Man Who Sold the World" (Live) (Bowie) – 3:35 "Strangers When We Meet" (Album version) (Bowie) – 5:06 "Get Real" (Bowie, Eno) US CD version "Strangers When We Meet" (Album version) (Bowie) – 5:06 "Strangers When We Meet" (Buddha of Suburbia album version) (Bowie) – 5:06 "The Man Who Sold the World" (Live) (Bowie) – 3:35 Australian CD version "Strangers When We Meet" (Edit) (Bowie) – 4:19 "The Man Who