It was released as a single in its own right in March 1998, reaching number 22 in the UK charts. It was also released as the B-side of the album's only single, 'Success'.
( David Bowie played piano and produced, as he had on The Idiot, but his presence is less clearly felt on this album.) As a lyricist and vocalist, Iggy Pop rose to the challenge of the material if he was still obsessed with drugs ("Tonight"), decadence ("The Passenger"), and bad decisions ("Some Weird Sin"), the title cut suggested he could avoid a few of the temptations that crossed his path, and songs like "Success" displayed a cocky joy that confirmed Iggy was back at full strength. 'The Passenger' is a song written by Iggy Pop and Ricky Gardiner, recorded and released by Iggy Pop on the Lust for Life album in 1977.
The Sales proved they were a world-class rhythm section, laying out power and spirit on the rollicking title cut, the tough groove of "Tonight," and the lean neo-punk assault of "Neighborhood Threat," and with guitarists Ricky Gardiner and Carlos Alomar at their side, they made for a tough, wiry rock & roll band - a far cry from the primal stomp of the Stooges, but capable of kicking Iggy back into high gear. Iggy Pop has just shared a new music video for one of his most iconic tracks, more than four decades after its initial release. Musically, Lust for Life is a more aggressive set than The Idiot, largely thanks to drummer Hunt Sales and his bassist brother Tony Sales. But on Lust for Life, released less than a year later, Iggy decided it was time to kick up his heels, as he traded in the midtempo introspection of his first album and began rocking hard again.
Der auch als Godfather of Punk' bezeichnete Sänger, Gitarrist und Komponist ist im April 2022 75 Jahre alt geworden - und nach wie vor aktiv. On The Idiot, Iggy Pop looked deep inside himself, trying to figure out how his life and his art had gone wrong in the past. Es ist der bekannteste Song des US-amerikanischen Rockmusikers Iggy Pop, 1977 in Berlin aufgenommen und im gleichen Jahr auf seinem zweiten Soloalbum Lust for live veröffentlicht.