“Lazarus” is a song by English rock musician David Bowie. It was released on 17 December 2015 as an advance single from his twenty-fifth studio album, Blackstar, which was released in January 2016. “Lazarus” was released on 17 December 2015 as a digital download. The single received its world premiere on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq on that date. In addition to its release on Blackstar, the track is used in Bowie’s off-Broadway musical of the same name. The official music video, directed by Johan Renck, was released on 7 January 2016. “Lazarus” is the last single released by Bowie before his death on 10 January 2016.
“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.