"The Bullfighter Dies" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the seventh track on his World Peace Is None of Your Business album and was released as the fourth single off the album via digital download on 17 June 2014, through Harvest and Capitol Records. On 8 January 2015, Morrissey advised fans that a 45 of "The Bullfighter Dies" was scheduled for a global release by Harvest, but was scrapped by Steve Barnett at the last minute. The B-side was to be the original French mix of the song "One of Our Own".[1]
| "The Bullfighter Dies" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Morrissey | ||||
| from the album World Peace Is None of Your Business | ||||
| Released | 17 June 2014 | |||
| Recorded | La Fabrique in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, February 2014 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:03 | |||
| Label | Harvest/Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Morrissey, Tobias | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Chiccarelli | |||
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Due to changes in global music consumption, the physical versions of the first four singles from this album were released together as one 10" vinyl.
Music video
editThe accompanying music video, directed by Natalie Johns, coincided with the release of the digital download. As with the preceding videos from the album, it is presented in spoken word.[2] The spoken word video had previously leaked online on 18 May 2014.[3]
Track listing
edit- Digital download
- "The Bullfighter Dies" – 2:03
Critical reception
editSpin magazine commented on the song, stating that "it's a brief but stirring two minutes, packed with sunny guitar leads and Moz's charming lilt. In short, it's a whole lot less morose than the downcast spoken word video might have led you to believe."[4]
Personnel
edit- Morrissey – vocals
- Additional musicians
- Boz Boorer – guitar
- Jesse Tobias – guitar
- Solomon Walker – bass
- Matthew Walker – drums
- Gustavo Manzur – keyboards
- Technical personnel
- Joe Chiccarelli – production
References
edit- ^ "The Bullfighter Dies / single". True-to-you.net. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Spoken Word Video: Morrissey 'The Bullfighter Dies'". Morrissey-solo. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Hear Morrissey's Gleeful, Celebratory 'The Bullfighter Dies'". Spin.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2022.