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| Cover = David Bowie - 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore cover art.jpg
| Artist = [[David Bowie]]
| Artist = [[David Bowie]]
| Album =
| Album = [[Blackstar (David Bowie album)|Blackstar]]
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| Released = 10 November 2014
| Released = 10 November 2014
| Format = {{hlist|[[Gramophone record|10"]]|[[Music download|digital download]]}}
| Format = {{hlist|[[Gramophone record|10"]]|[[Music download|digital download]]}}
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| Label = {{hlist|ISO|[[Parlophone]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
| Label = {{hlist|ISO|[[Parlophone]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}

Revision as of 03:45, 25 February 2016

Not to be confused with 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"
Song
A-side"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (10")

"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was originally released as a non-album single on 10 November 2014. It was later featured as the B-side for Bowie's next single, "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", which was released exactly one week later. A re-recorded version of the song appears as the second track on Bowie's twenty-fifth and final studio album, Blackstar. "Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" charted in multiple countries, including Bowie's home country of the UK, where it peaked at number 107.

Background and recording

"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" was released as a single on 10 November 2014 and was later featured as one of the B-sides to "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", Bowie's following single.[1] The name of the song derives from the play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford, an English dramatist of the 17th century.[2] Both songs were re-recorded for Bowie's twenty-fifth and final studio album, Blackstar, released on 8 January 2016. American jazz musician Donny McCaslin provided new saxophone parts for the re-recording of "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore". Bowie had done saxophone parts himself for the original version of the song.[3]

Track listing

Digital download

Digital release[4]
No.TitleLength
1."'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"5:26

10" vinyl

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"7:24
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"5:27
2."Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (Radio edit)4:01

Charts

Chart (2014–16) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 78
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 68
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 63
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 107
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 34

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Catalogue no.
Worldwide 10 November 2014 Digital download ISO none[4]
Europe 14 November 2014 10" (B-side) Parlophone 10RDB2014[1]
United States 28 November 2014 Columbia 88875028701[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "David Bowie - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ The Inside Story of David Bowie's Stunning New Album, 'Blackstar', rollingstone.com, 23 November 2015
  3. ^ Fusilli, Jim (5 January 2016). "'Blackstar' Review: Ziggy Stardust Plays Jazz". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "David Bowie – 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore (File)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ "David Bowie – 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. ^ "David Bowie – 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ^ "David Bowie – 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Chart Log UK - New Chart Entries - 16.01.2016". zobbel.de. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. ^ "David Bowie Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ^ "David Bowie - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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