Heathen is the twenty-second studio album by English
rock musician
David Bowie, released in 2002. It was considered a comeback for him in the US market; it was his highest charting album (number 14) since
Tonight (1984), and earned some of his strongest reviews since
Let's Dance (1983). Worldwide, it sold more than two million copies and experienced a four-month run on the UK charts. Although its production had started before the
September 11 attacks in 2001, the album was finished after that date, which resulted in the influencing of its concept.