Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" is a song by English rock musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his compilation album Nothing Has Changed (2014). The track was premiered on 12 October 2014, by BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Guy Garvey and features the Maria Schneider Orchestra.[4] Re-recorded versions of both the song and its B-side, "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore", appear on Bowie's twenty-fifth studio album, ★.
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" | ||||
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from the album Nothing Has Changed and Blackstar | ||||
B-side | "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" | |||
Released | 12 November 2014 | |||
Recorded | 24 July 2014[1] | |||
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At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals for bandleader Maria Schneider.[5]
Release
The single was released as a 10" single and a digital download on 17 November 2014 in the United Kingdom,[6][7] and 28 November 2014 in the United States.[8]
Music video
A music video to promote the song and compilation album was released in November 2014.[9] Directed by Tom Hingston and Jimmy King, it is a black-and-white film with shots of Bowie in the studio, and song lyrics projected onto a wall.
Track listing
- Parlophone – 10RDB2014[10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" | 7:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" | 5:27 |
2. | "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (Radio edit) | 4:01 |
Personnel
Personnel adapted from David Bowie's official website.[11]
Maria Schneider orchestra
- Maria Schneider – arranger, conductor
- Donny McCaslin – tenor soloist
- Ryan Keberle – trombone soloist
- Jesse Han – flute, alto flute, bass flute
- David Pietro – alto flute, clarinet, soprano sax
- Rich Perry – tenor sax
- Donny McCaslin – soprano sax, tenor sax
- Scott Robinson – clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Greg Gisbert – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Augie Haas – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Mike Rodriguez – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Keith O'Quinn – trombone
- Ryan Keberle – trombone
- Marshall Gilkes – trombone
- George Flynn – bass trombone, contrabass trombone
- Ben Monder – guitar
- Frank Kimbrough – piano
- Jay Anderson – bass
- Mark Guiliana – drums
Charts
Chart (2014–16) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP)[12] | 52 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[13] | 13 |
Italy (FIMI)[14] | 73 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 83 |
Portugal (AFP)[16] | 69 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 96 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 54 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] | 81 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] | 43 |
References
- O'Leary 2018, p. 614.
- Grow, Kory (18 November 2014). "David Bowie - "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- Jarenwattananon, Patrick; et al. "NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014". National Public Radio. National Public Radio. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- "New David Bowie single 'Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)' to receive first play on Sunday". NME. London, England: Time Inc. Uk. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- Harrison, Lily (15 February 2016). "Grammys 2016 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Los Angeles, California: E! Network. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "David Bowie NOTHING HAS CHANGED The Definitive Collection Featuring The Brand New Single 'Sue (or In a Season of Crime)' Released November 18th on Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "New Bowie single coming with career compilation". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Sue single update plus cover artwork revealed". 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- Blistein, Jon (13 November 2014). "Watch David Bowie's Noir-Inspired New Video 'Sue'". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (Digital media notes). David Bowie. UK: Parlophone. 2014. 10RD-B2014.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Sue: The players, the sound file, the RSD sleeve". Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 2 (dal 2016-01-08 al 2016-01-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- "Portuguesecharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- "David Bowie Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
Sources
- Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated Edition). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- O'Leary, Chris (2018). Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie 1976–2018. London: Repeater Books. ISBN 978-1-91224-836-0.