Seven Years in Tibet (song)

"Seven Years in Tibet"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Earthling
Released18 August 1997 (1997-08-18)
StudioLooking Glass (New York City)
GenreIndustrial rock
Length
  • 4:01 (single edit/Fleeting Moment)
  • 6:21 (album version)
Label
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Dead Man Walking"
(1997)
"Seven Years in Tibet"
(1997)
"Pallas Athena"
(1997)

"Seven Years in Tibet" is a song written by English musician David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels from the 1997 album, Earthling. It was released as the album's fourth single. In some territories, a version of the song sung by Bowie in Mandarin Chinese was released as "A Fleeting Moment".

"Seven Years in Tibet" peaked at number 61 in the UK, and was the last number one song in Hong Kong before the Chinese takeover in June of 1997.