Slow Burn (David Bowie song)

"Slow Burn" is a song by the English musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his twenty-third studio album, Heathen, on 3 June 2002. The recording features Pete Townshend on guitar. The song's music evokes Bowie's 1970s works, particularly "'Heroes'" (1977). Many reviewers interpreted the track, along with several others on Heathen, as evoking the September 11 attacks, although Bowie denied any connections.

The single was only released in Europe and Japan. It charted low, barely breaking the top 70 in Austria and the Netherlands, but reached the top 20 in Italy. Bowie performed it twice on the Heathen Tour and several times on television throughout the year. A short music video, directed by Gary Koepke, promoted the album, while the full video was released online in 2016. The song received mostly positive reviews, with praise for Townshend's guest performance. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 2003. It was covered by Films of Colour in 2011.