"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" is a single that was released by The Jam in September 1982. It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and remained there for two weeks, unable to dislodge "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor and "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth from the top spot.[2][3]
| "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" | ||||
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| Single by The Jam | ||||
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| Released | 6 September 1982 | |||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul[1] | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Wilson | |||
| The Jam singles chronology | ||||
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 Rear cover of The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) | ||||
The backing vocals are provided by Jennie Matthias, lead singer of The Belle Stars.[4]
The man on the front cover of this single is Vaughn Toulouse, singer of Department S.[5]
References
edit- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Back to the Future: Two Tone and Mod". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "Jam: Singles". Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 277. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" (sleeve). London: Polydor. 1982. PEP 316.
- ^ "What is the Chain?". bbc.co.uk. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.