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THE VERVE - BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY (SONG)
Entry:31/08/1997 (Position 21)
Last week in charts:11/01/1998 (Position 39)
Peak:11 (1 weeks)
Weeks:20
Place on best of all time:1132 (634 points)
Year:1997
Music/Lyrics:Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
Richard Ashcroft
Producer:Andrew Loog Oldham
Martin "Youth" Glover
World wide:
ch  Peak: 15 / weeks: 29
de  Peak: 37 / weeks: 22
at  Peak: 15 / weeks: 12
fr  Peak: 16 / weeks: 20
nl  Peak: 14 / weeks: 16
be  Peak: 21 / weeks: 14 (Vl)
  Peak: 18 / weeks: 18 (Wa)
se  Peak: 10 / weeks: 16
fi  Peak: 6 / weeks: 8
no  Peak: 9 / weeks: 11
au  Peak: 11 / weeks: 20
nz  Peak: 15 / weeks: 13

CD-Maxi
Hut / Virgin 8943752 (uk)



Cover

TRACKS
16/06/1997
CD-Maxi Hut / Virgin 8943752 (EMI) [uk] / EAN 0724389437522
1. Bitter Sweet Symphony (Original)
6:00
2. Lord I Guess I'll Never Know
4:51
3. Country Song
7:50
4. Bitter Sweet Symphony (Radio Edit)
4:35
   

AVAILABLE ON FOLLOWING MEDIA
VersionLengthTitleLabel
Number
Format
Medium
Date
Original6:00Bitter Sweet SymphonyHut / Virgin
8943752
Single
CD-Maxi
16/06/1997
Radio Edit4:35Bitter Sweet SymphonyHut / Virgin
8943752
Single
CD-Maxi
16/06/1997
4:34Now That's What I Call Music! 37Virgin
CDNOW37 / 8331082
Compilation
CD
14/07/1997
4:34Bravo Hits 18WSM
9548-35749-2
Compilation
CD
29/08/1997
Original5:59The Drugs Don't WorkHut / Virgin
894938-2
Single
CD-Maxi
01/09/1997
5:58Urban HymnsHut / Virgin
7243 8 44913 2 1
Album
CD
26/09/1997
5:57Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 5ABC
496048 2
Compilation
CD
02/03/1998
4:36MTV: Most WantedWarner / EMI
9548367152
Compilation
CD
1998
Short4:19Now! 3 [CA]Universal
UMSSD 81072
Compilation
CD
1998
5:58Cruel IntentionsVirgin
8471742
Album
CD
29/03/1999
5:58Eiskalte EngelVirgin
8482642
Album
CD
17/08/1999
5:57The Album: Volume 2Virgin
VTDCD 394
Compilation
CD
26/11/2001
5:59This Is Music - The Singles 92-98Hut / Virgin
8636892
Album
CD
01/11/2004
5:57Donna Top 5000 - De 100 grootste hits uit de langste lijst!Sony
88697295362
Compilation
CD
28/11/2008
4:33Joe FM Hitarchief Top 2000ARS
5321962
Compilation
CD
21/09/2009
5:56L'album rock 90'sEMI
3278862
Compilation
CD
17/02/2012
4:35Triple J Hottest 100: 20 Years Of Triple J's Hottest 100 [Limited Edition]ABC
5344292
Compilation
CD
19/07/2013
5:58Virgin Records: 40 Years Of DisruptionsVirgin
CDV 4000
Compilation
CD
11/10/2013
5:58Urban HymnsVirgin / UMC
4787014
Album
LP
09/09/2016
5:58Urban Hymns [20th Anniversary Ltd. Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
00602557562446
Album
LP
25/08/2017
5:58Urban Hymns [Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
5756236
Album
CD
25/08/2017
James Lavelle Remix5:51Urban Hymns [Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
5756236
Album
CD
25/08/2017
Extended Version7:50Urban Hymns [Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
5756236
Album
CD
25/08/2017
James Lavelle Remix5:51Urban Hymns [20th Anniversary Ltd. Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
00602557562446
Album
LP
25/08/2017
Extended Version7:50Urban Hymns [20th Anniversary Ltd. Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
00602557562446
Album
LP
25/08/2017
Live 199810:10Urban Hymns [Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
5756236
Album
CD
25/08/2017
Live 199810:10Urban Hymns [20th Anniversary Ltd. Super Deluxe Box]Virgin / UMC
00602557562446
Album
LP
25/08/2017
4:34De Tijdloze 2024Universal
885-146.6
Compilation
CD
29/11/2024
4:34De Tijdloze 2024Universal
885-146.9
Compilation
LP
29/11/2024
MUSIC DIRECTORY
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THE VERVE IN AUSTRALIAN CHARTS
Singles

TitleEntryPeakweeks
Bitter Sweet Symphony31/08/19971120
The Drugs Don't Work25/01/19982215
 
Albums

TitleEntryPeakweeks
Urban Hymns12/10/1997979
Forth07/09/2008203
SONGS BY THE VERVE
(Reprise)
6 O'Clock
A Man Called Sun
A New Decade
A Northern Soul
All In The Mind
All Night Long
Already There
Appalachian Springs
Back On My Feet Again
Beautiful Mind
Bitter Sweet Symphony
Blue
Brainstorm Interlude
Butterfly
Catching The Butterfly
Chic Dub
Columbo
Come On
Country Song
Dance On Your Bones
Deep Freeze
Drive You Home
Echo Bass
Endless Life
Feel
Gravity Grave
Grey Skies
History
I See Houses
I See The Door
Judas
Let The Damage Begin
Life's An Ocean
Life's Not A Rehearsal
Little Gem
Lord I Guess I'll Never Know
Love Is Noise
Lucky Man
Major Force
Make It 'Til Monday
Monte Carlo
Mover
MSG
Neon Wilderness
Never Wanna See You Cry
No Come Down
No Knock On My Door
Noise Epic
Numbness
On Your Own
One Day
One Way To Go
Rather Be
See You In The Next One (Have A Good Time)
She's A Superstar
Sit And Wonder
Slide Away
So It Goes
So Sister
Sonnet
Space And Time
Stamped
Star Sail
Stormy Clouds
The Crab
The Drugs Don't Work
The Longest Day
The Rolling People
The Sun, The Sea
This Could Be My Moment
This Is Music
This Time
Three Steps
Twilight
Valium Skies
Velvet Morning
Virtual World
Weeping Willow
Where The Geese Go
You And Me
ALBUMS BY THE VERVE
A Northern Soul
A Storm In Heaven
Forth
This Is Music - The Singles 92-98
Urban Hymns
Urban Hymns - 20th Anniversary Edition
 
REVIEWS
Average points: 5.11 (Reviews: 336)
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******
'Cos its a bitter sweer simphony this life'...cool track and one of the best song of the 90's
***
keskmik, ei midagi erilist
*****
An absolute classic track. Memorable. UK#2 and Ireland#3. US#12.
Last edited: 10/09/2010 21:17
*****
Good one. Brings back some memories.
*****
Great song, another unforgettable classic. However, depending on the situation, I can sometimes find this annoying and I would prefer to listen to another song.
******
Absolutely Timeless
******
absolutely classic song! so great
****
i do like this song, but hate the ARROGANCE of the video
******
The ARROGANCE is what makes the video such a classic. So funny, especially when he knocks the lady over. It's her fault for looking in her bag as she meanders along.<br><br>And the song is brilliant. Even though I like The Drugs Don't Work a touch better, this is still amazing.
****
Pretty cool '90s classic.
******
One of the best songs from the 90's. In fact, one of the best songs ever. It has the perfect combination of music, lyrics and charm. Perfect.
******
Fantastic song and clip! Both very simple.
******
One Of My Favourite Songs Ever!
***
Never liked this, which is suprising because I'm a sucker for a string-infused track. I find it ridiculously overrated. <br><br>With that being said, a 2 seems too low for it, because there are worse songs than this, so promoted to a 3.
Last edited: 01/03/2011 01:38
**
dont care much for this at all - very overrated imo.
*****
#4 TRIPLE J HOTTEST 100 (1997)<br><br>Topped my personal chart for a single week.<br><br>Came in at #55 on my ULTIMATE TOP 100 OF 1997.<br><br>P = 145
Last edited: 16/07/2023 07:15
*****
Great track!
******
Classic track, one of the best.
******
My favourite song of all time.
Last edited: 20/12/2013 04:54
******
One of my favourite songs ever! Great.
****
This charted at a time I was distracted by other songs. I could see a potential strong following for this, but it has had little bearing on any personal experiences for me. However, that clip is certainly memorable and kind of captivating, to see whether he can maintain that straight line.
****
Good song, which I never got around to reviewing after hearing it so many times. Hilarious music video, especially the part where he knocks that woman over.<br><br>#5 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of Past 20 Years
******
6 stars
******
This really is one of the best songs ever. Easy 6*
***
One of the overrated singles ever. Drugs Don't Work is much better.
******
Timeless classic!
****
Pretty good but not one that I want to hear often.
******
Epic song. One of the best from the 90's as well as the music video.
******
Wonderful track!
*****
Geweldige Britpop bewerking van de Stones hit 'The last time'.
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