. ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁T ina ▁Turner ▁released ▁a ▁live ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁her ▁album ▁T ina ▁Live ▁in ▁Europe ▁( 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁Phil ▁Collins ▁plays ▁drums ▁on ▁this ▁song . ▁ ▁David ▁B owie ▁version ▁B owie ▁later ▁recorded ▁his ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁during ▁the ▁Never ▁Let ▁Me ▁Down ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁sessions , ▁including ▁one ▁track ▁with ▁vocals ▁s ung ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁another ▁with ▁vocals ▁s ung ▁in ▁Japanese . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁itself , ▁but ▁instead ▁both ▁versions ▁appeared ▁as ▁B - s ides ▁for ▁different ▁formats ▁of ▁the ▁" Time ▁Will ▁C raw l " ▁single ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 7 ; ▁the ▁" ext ended ▁edit " ▁of ▁the ▁English - language ▁song ▁also ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁bonus ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Virgin ▁Records ▁re issue ▁of ▁Never ▁Let ▁Me ▁Down , ▁ ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁box ▁set ▁L oving ▁the ▁Ali en ▁( 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁crit iqu ed ▁by ▁B owie ▁bi ograph er ▁Nicholas ▁Peg g , ▁who , ▁though ▁he ▁considered ▁it ▁better ▁than ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁less er ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁found ▁that ▁it ▁"[ de generated ] ▁into ▁a ▁standard ▁Never ▁Let ▁Me ▁Down ▁sa x - and - gu