

Pitchfork listed "Lazarus" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 5. Billboard ranked "Lazarus" at number 40 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list. Hall appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, singing "Lazarus" to promote both the single's release and the musical running at New York Theatre Workshop starring Hall."Lazarus" was Bowie's first top 40 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in more than 28 years, landing at number 40 in the week after his death. Bowie never performed the song live, but on 17 December 2015, Michael C. The official music video, directed by Johan Renck, was released on 7 January 2016, three days before Bowie's death. All net proceeds from this show will be donated to Public Programs at the Brooklyn Museum including monthly, talks, performances, and screenings.
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In addition to its release on Blackstar, the track is used in Bowie's off-Broadway musical of the same name. Lazarus The Motion Picture/Live Soundtrack Experience is presented by Live Nation in association with RZO Productions, Inc., under license from David Bowie Archive. The single received its world premiere on BBC Radio 6 Music's Steve Lamacq on the day of its release as a single.

It is Bowie's last single to be released during his lifetime.

It was released on 17 December 2015 as a digital download, making it the second single from his twenty-fifth studio album, Blackstar (2016). mix engineer Tom Elmhirst as he dives into the multi-track session of Lazarus a song from David Bowies Grammy-winning final album, Blackstar. "Lazarus" is a song by English rock musician David Bowie.
