David Was

Real Name:David Jay Weiss
Profile:Since forming the band Was (Not Was) with partner Don Was in 1980, David Was has pursued many avenues in the music business - as a songwriter, producer, music supervisor and composer for film and television.
Since going on hiatus in 1992, David Was has produced albums for Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan, The Holly Cole Trio, the MC5's Wayne Kramer, as well as soundtrack albums for "American Werewolf in Paris," The "X-Files" and "The Big Tease." For television, he scored music for CBS' "Education of Max Bickford" and ABC's "That Was Then".
Was' clients for commercial music includes names like Microsoft, Acura, Canon, Infiniti, Toyota, Nike and Budweiser. His songwriting collaborations over the years have resulted in copyrights with Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Marshall Crenshaw and Bonnie Raitt.
Aliases:David Weiss (6)
In Groups:Was (Not Was), Was Bros
Name Variations: All | David Was | D. Was | Dave Was | David "Michigan-Boy Snake" Was | David St. Was | Was | Wass
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Remixes:
New Steak Trend (CD) Anything Can Happen (A... Fontana 1989
You Got It (Maxi) (3 versions) Crying Virgin Schallplatten GmbH ... 1989
Production:
Wheel Me Out (12")   Antilles 1980
Out Come The Freaks (Maxi) (5 versions)   ZE Records ... 1981
Was (Not Was) (Album) (4 versions)   ZE Records ... 1981
Dance Or Die (2 versions)   Island Records (US) ... 1982
Don't Walk Away (Album) (3 versions)   Island Records (US) ... 1982
Don't Walk Away / Dance Or Die (12")   Ze Records 1982
Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight (12")   Island Records 1982
Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight / Don't Walk Away (12")   Island Records 1982
Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball) (Vinyl, Promo)   Geffen Records 1983
Smile / The Party Broke Up (7")   Geffen Records 1983
Electro Shock - Voltage One (LP) Out Come The Freaks (P... Epic 1984
Spy In The House Of Love (12")   Fontana 1987
The Boy's Gone Crazy (Maxi) (2 versions)   Fontana 1987
Walk The Dinosaur (Jeffrey B. Young Hearts Run Free Remix) (Maxi) (2 versions)   Fontana 1987
Anything Can Happen (Maxi) (4 versions) The Death Of Mr. Ping ... Fontana 1988
What Up, Dog? (Album) (3 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1988
New Steak Trend (CD)   Fontana 1989
Smokin' Banana Peels (LP) Smokin' Banana Peels (... Enigma Records (3) 1989
You Got It (7")   Virgin 1989
Are You Okay? (Album) (4 versions)   Fontana ... 1990
How The Heart Behaves (Maxi) (2 versions)   Fontana 1990
Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Maxi, Single) (7 versions) Papa Was A Rolling Sto... Fontana ... 1990
The Sound Of The Future ...Now! (CD, Comp) Papa Was A Rolling Sto... PolyGram Group Canada Inc. 1990
Unbelievable (7", Single)   CBS, CBS 1990
Under The Red Sky (Album) (2 versions)   CBS 1990
Pop Pop (CD, Album)   Geffen Records 1991
Crying (Maxi) (2 versions) Crying (Duet With K.D.... Virgin Records America ... 1992
Heartbreak Radio (7") Crying (Duet With K.D.... Virgin Records America, Inc. (Europe) 1992
Hello, Dad...I'm In Jail (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Listen Like Thieves, P... Fontana 1992
King Of Hearts (CD) Crying (Duet With K.D.... Virgin Records America, Inc. (Europe), Virgin Records America, Inc. (Europe) 1992
King Of Hearts (CD, Comp) Crying (Duet With K.D.... Virgin Records America, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc. 1992
Listen Like Thieves (Maxi) (3 versions)   Fontana 1992
Now Dance 92 (CD) Shake Your Head EMI Records, Virgin, PolyGram, EMI Records 1992
Now That's What I Call Music 23 (2 versions) Crying EMI Records ... 1992
Shake Your Head (Maxi) (2 versions)   Fontana 1992
Don't Smoke In Bed (CD, Album)   EMI-Manhattan Records, Blue Note 1993
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 (CD) Under The Red Sky Columbia 1994
The Flintstones - Music From Bedrock (LP, Pic, Comp) Walk The Dinosaur MCA Soundtracks 1994
Citizen Wayne (Album) (3 versions)   Epitaph Records ... 1997
Disco Not Disco (Comp) (2 versions) Wheel Me Out Strut 2000
Dream Green Island (3x12") Wheel Me Out (Classic ... Universal Music (Japan) 2003
Dream Green Island - An 80's Dubdisco Collection From The Island Vaults (CD, Comp) Wheel Me Out (Classic ... Island Records, Universal Music K.K. 2003
Dream White Island (CD, Comp) Tell Me That I'm Dream... Island Records, Universal Music K.K. 2003
Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation Of The Norm (2 versions) Wheel Me Out (Remix Ve... ZE Records 2003
(The Woodwork) Squeaks (CD, RE) Tell Me That I'm Dream... ZE Records 2004
Mutant Disco Volume 1 - A Subtle Discolation Of The Norm (CD) Wheel Me Out (Remix Ve... ZE Records 2005
Dylan (3xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd + Box) Under The Red Sky Columbia 2007
Boo! (CD)   Rykodisc 2008
Mix:
What Up, Dog? (CD, Album)   Chrysalis 1988
New Steak Trend (CD) Out Come The Freaks (H... Fontana 1989
Appears On:
Wheel Me Out (12")   Celluloid 1980
Out Come The Freaks (7")   Island Records 1981
Things Fall Apart (12") Things Fall Apart ZE Records 1981
Was (Not Was) (LP, Album)   ZE Records, Island Records 1981
Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball) (Vinyl, Promo)   Geffen Records 1983
(The Woodwork) Squeaks (MiniAlbum, Comp) (2 versions)   Island Records ... 1984
That's The Way I Feel Now (2xLP, Comp) Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues... A&M Records (Europe) 1984
Fin 1 (2 versions) Where Did Your Heart Go? Epic 1986
Last Christmas (Pudding Mix) (12") Where Did Your Heart Go? Epic 1986
Music From The Edge Of Heaven (Album) (4 versions) Blue (Live In China) Columbia ... 1986
Robot Girl (Remix) (12")   Mercury 1986
The Final (Comp, Album) (6 versions) Where Did Your Heart Go? Epic ... 1986
Where Did Your Heart Go? (7", Single) Where Did Your Heart Go? Columbia 1986
Hiding Out - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album) (2 versions) Crying Virgin Records America ... 1987
Spy In The House Of Love (CD, Maxi) Walk The Dinosaur (The... Fontana, Fontana 1987
The Final (VHS, Comp, NTSC)   CBS Fox Video 1987
Walk The Dinosaur (Single, EP) (8 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1987
Out Come The Freaks (Again) (3 versions)   Fontana 1988
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films) (LP) Baby Mine (From Dumbo) A&M Records 1988
The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago - The Story Continues (3xLP, Comp, Ltd, Gat) Spy In The House Of Lo... BCM Records 1988
What Up, Dog? (Album) (2 versions) Spy In The House Of Lo... Fontana 1988
Anything Can Happen (The Acid Condominium) (12")   Chrysalis 1989
New Steak Trend (CD)   Fontana 1989
She's A Mystery To Me (7", 45 ) Crying Virgin 1989
Are You Okay? (LP, Album) Are You Okay?, I Feel ... Fontana 1990
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (7", Single) Ballad Of You Chrysalis 1990
Under The Red Sky (Album) (2 versions) Handy Dandy CBS 1990
Pop Pop (CD, Album)   Geffen Records 1991
Hello, Dad...I'm In Jail (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Shake Your Head, Tell ... Fontana 1992
Shake Your Head (Maxi) (2 versions)   Fontana 1992
Dancing With The Dinosaurs (CD, Comp) Walk The Dinosaurs Ariola Express 1993
Super Mario Bros. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Walk The Dinosaur Capitol Records, EMI Odeon (Brazil) 1993
The Flintstones - Music From Bedrock (LP, Pic, Comp) Walk The Dinosaur MCA Soundtracks 1994
DJ Mosca (CD, Comp) Out Come The Freaks BMG (Argentina) 1995
Much Dance (CD, Comp) Out Come The Freaks BMG 1995
Sounds Of The Eighties - 1989 (CD) Walk The Dinosaur Time Life Music, CEMA Special Markets 1995
Liberation EP (CD, EP)   Popular Records, Critique 1996
Citizen Wayne (Album) (3 versions) Stranger In The House,... Epitaph Records ... 1997
La Légende Des Tubes Volume 26 (CD, Comp) Walk The Dinosaur PolyGram - Kiosks 1997
La Légende Des Tubes Volume 30 (CD) Shake Your Head PolyGram - Kiosks 1998
The 80s (3xCD, Comp + Box) Walk The Dinosaur Brunswick News, Brunswick News, Brunswick News, Brunswick News 1998
Disco Not Disco (Comp) (2 versions) Wheel Me Out Strut 2000
Pulsating Grooves 3 (CD, Comp) Walk The Dinosaur (NY ... EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2000
Sleep It Off (CD) Blue Money ZE Records 2004
The Best Of Wham! (CD, Comp, RE) Where Did Your Heart Go? Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2004
ZE Christmas Album (CD, Comp) Things Fall Apart, Chr... ZE Records 2004
FabricLive.36 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Met) Tell Me That I’m Dre... Fabric (London) 2007
Boo! (CD)   Rykodisc 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Wayne Kramer Presents Beyond Cyberpunk (Comp) (2 versions) Chow Main Street Valley Entertainment ... 2001
Unofficial Releases:
Best Album (Cass) Where Did Your Heart Go? BasSton  
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