" Time Will Crawl " was released in June 1987 by EMI , featuring a cover version Tina Turner 's " Girls " ( 1987 ) as its B-side . In 2008 , a newly remixed version of the song ( the " MM Remix " produced by studio engineer Mario J. McNulty ) was included on Bowie 's '' iSelect '' compilation album , his list of all-time favorites . McNulty removed the original drum track , added new drum overdubs by drummer Sterling Campbell and included further new instrumentation , including a string quartet . At that time , Bowie indicated a desire to improve the rest of the songs from '' Never Let Me Down '' , a project that came to fruition after Bowie 's death with the release of '' Never Let Me Down 2018 '' in the '' Loving The Alien ( 1983-1988 ) '' ( 2018 ) box set . According to McNulty , Bowie had specific ideas of what he wanted to do to the song for the remix , calling his willingness to make such drastic changes to the song " fearless . " McNulty said when they met to discuss the remix , Bowie was " sitting on his living room floor with a laptop , taking notes , just hanging out , and said ' I wan na do this to this , get rid of this , I wan na put drums on this , I wan na put string on this , all right … when can we do it ? ' " " Time Will Crawl " was added to the '' Les Amants du Pont-Neuf '' soundtrack ( 1991 ) , '' Bowie – The Video Collection '' ( 1993 ) , '' Best of Bowie '' ( 2002 ) , '' The Platinum Collection '' ( 2006 ) , and '' The Best of David Bowie 1980 – 1987 '' ( 2007 ) , while the 2008 remixed version appeared on '' iSelect '' ( 2008 ) and '' Nothing Has Changed '' ( 2014 ) . An updated version of the 2008 " MM Remix " , as well as remixes of the original single and its b-side " Girls " appear in the box set '' Loving the Alien ( 1983-1988 ) ''
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Time Will Crawl