Yassassin

{{short description|Song by David Bowie}}

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{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Yassassin

| cover = Yassassin by David Bowie Netherlands vinyl single.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = David Bowie

| album = Lodger

| B-side = {{ubl|"Repetition" (Netherlands)|"Red Money" (Turkey)}}

| released = July 1979Nicholas Pegg (2016). The Complete David Bowie: p.318 (Netherlands)

| recorded = Mountain, Montreux, September 1978; Record Plant, New York City, March 1979

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 3:06 (single version)
4:10 (album version)

| label = RCA
PB-9417 (Netherlands)
79.014 (Turkey)

| writer = David Bowie

| producer = {{flatlist|

• David Bowie
• Tony Visconti

}}

| prev_title = D.J.

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = Look Back in Anger

| next_year = 1979

| misc =

}}

"Yassassin" (Bowie's pronunciation {{IPAc-en|j|ɑː|ˈ|s|ɑː|s|ɪ|n}}; also known as "Yassassin (Turkish for: Long Live)", and released in Turkey as "Yassassin (Yaşasın)") is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie for the 1979 album Lodger. "Yassassin" is an incongruous reggae song with a Turkish flavour.{{cite web|url= http://www.davidbowieworld.nl/david-bowie-singles/attachment/david-bowie-yassassin-1979/ |title=David Bowie Yassassin (1979) Only in the Netherlands and Turkey. |publisher=David Bowie World |access-date=2020-06-21}}

The title of the song is derived from the Turkish verb used to wish someone a long life, spelled yaşasın ({{IPA|tr|jaʃaˈsɯn|pron}}), from the verbal root yaşa- 'live' with the third-person imperative ending; therefore yaşasın literally means 'may he/she live'. The phrase “Yaşasın” is in most cases used as “Hurray!” in Turkish.

"Yassassin" was released as the third single from Lodger, but only in the Netherlands and Turkey. The Dutch single edit of the song was included on Re:Call 3, part of the A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) compilation (2017).{{cite web|url=http://www.davidbowie.com/news/new-career-new-town-1977-1982-57146 |title=A NEW CAREER IN A NEW TOWN (1977–1982) – David Bowie Latest News |publisher=DavidBowie.com |date=2016-07-22 |access-date=2017-09-30}}