musicians david bowie -- vocals , guitar , piano carlos alomar -- guitar mike garson -- piano david sanborn -- sax willie weeks -- bass andy newmark -- drums cover versions fat larry 's band -- feel it and the best of fat larry 's band ( 1994 ) old nick peterson - king of the world in popular culture the song is played on the fictional radio station liberty rock radio , hosted by bowie 's former collaborator iggy pop , on the 2008 video game grand theft auto iv .