The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) - Composition

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"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.[1][2]

"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"

Single by The Jam

B-side

"Pity Poor Alfie"
"Fever"

Released

6 September 1982

Length

3:34

Label

Polydor (UK)

Songwriter(s)

Paul Weller

The Jam singles chronology

"Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"
(1982)

"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"
(1982)

"Beat Surrender"
(1982)

Rear cover

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.[3]

The man on the front cover of this single is Vaughn Toulouse, singer of Department S.[4]

References

"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.

v t e The Jam
Paul Weller Rick Buckler Bruce Foxton
Studio albums	In the City This Is the Modern World All Mod Cons Setting Sons Sound Affects The Gift
Live albums	Dig the New Breed Live Jam The Jam at the BBC Fire and Skill – The Jam Live Live at the 100 Club
Compilations	Snap! Compact Snap! Greatest Hits Extras Collection Direction Reaction Creation The Very Best of The Jam 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977-1979 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982 The Sound of the Jam
Singles	"In the City" "All Around the World" "The Modern World" "News of the World" "David Watts" "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" "Strange Town" "When You're Young" "The Eton Rifles" "Going Underground" "Start!" "That's Entertainment" "Funeral Pyre" "Absolute Beginners" "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" "Beat Surrender"
Related articles	Discography Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam The Style Council

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«The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)» es un sencillo de la banda británica The Jam, publicado tras el éxito del álbum The Gift. Aunque la canción no estaba incluida en ningún álbum de la banda alcanzó el número 2 en el UK Singles Chart el 10 de septiembre de 1982. El sencillo se reeditó en 1997 y llegó al número 30.

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