Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)

"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Nothing Has Changed
B-side
Released 12 November 2014
Format
Genre

Nothing Has Changed version:
Jazz-pop[1]
Blackstar version:

Length
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"
(2014)
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
(2014)
"Blackstar"
(2015)
Blackstar track listing
"Lazarus"
(3)
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
(4)
"Girl Loves Me"
(5)
Music video
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" on YouTube

"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.[2] 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, Blackstar.

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.[3]

Release details

The single was released as a 10" single and a digital download on 17 November 2014 in the United Kingdom,[4][5] and 28 November 2014 in the United States.[6]

Music video

A music video to promote the song and compilation album was released in November 2014.[7] Directed by Tom Hingston and Jimmy King, it is a black-and-white film with shots of Bowie on the New York Subway System and song lyrics projected onto a wall.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Personnel adapted from David Bowie's official website.[9]

Maria Schneider orchestra

Charts

Chart (2014–16) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[10] 52
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 13
Italy (FIMI)[12] 73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 83
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 96
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 54
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 81
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[17] 43

References

  1. Grow, Kory (18 November 2014). "David Bowie - "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. "New David Bowie single 'Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)' to receive first play on Sunday". 9 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. http://www.eonline.com/news/739431/grammy-awards-2016-winners-the-complete-list
  4. "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.
  5. "New Bowie single coming with career compilation". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. "Sue single update plus cover artwork revealed". 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. Jon Blistein. "Watch David Bowie's Noir-Inspired New Video 'Sue'". Rolling Stone.
  8. "David Bowie - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. "Sue: The players, the sound file, the RSD sleeve".
  10. "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 2 (dal 2016-01-08 al 2016-01-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  16. "Archive Chart: 2014-11-28" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  17. "David Bowie – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for David Bowie. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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