The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for Bowie's album '' hours ... ' ”in 1999 . The first single released in support of the album in Australia and Japan , while throughout the rest of the world, the first single was the song “ Thursday's Child ”. For the first time the song was performed in the film " Stigmata " in 1999.
| The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell | ||||
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| David Bowie Single from the album 'hours ...' | ||||
| Released | September 20 , 1999 , Australia and Japan | |||
| Recorded by | 1999 | |||
| Genre | rock | |||
| Duration | 4:40 | |||
| Producer | David Bowie , Reeves Gabriels | |||
| Composer | David Bowie , Reeves Gabriels | |||
| Label | Virgin records | |||
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Content
- 1 List of single tracks
- 1.1 CD: Virgin / 7243 8 96293 2 3 (Australia)
- 1.2 CD: Virgin / DPRO-14338 (USA)
- 2 Members
- 3 Concert Versions
- 4 Other publications
Single Track List
CD: Virgin / 7243 8 96293 2 3 (Australia)
- “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell” - 4:40
- “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (edit)” - 3:59
- “ We Shall Go to Town ” - 3:56
- “ 1917 ” - 3:27
CD: Virgin / DPRO-14338 (USA)
- “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (edit)” - 3:59
- “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (Call out hook # 1)” - 0:11
- “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (Call out hook # 1)” - 0:11
- Thursday's Child (Radio edit) - 4:25
- “Thursday's Child (Call out hook # 1)” - 0:12
- Thursday's Child (Call out hook # 2) - 0:12
Record Members
- Producers
- David bowie
- Reeves Gabriels
- Musicians:
- David Bowie : vocals
- Reeves Gabrels : electric guitar
- Mark Platy : Bass
- Mike Livisk : drums
Live
- A live version recorded in Kit Kat Klub, New York , was released on the single Seven in July 2000.
Other editions
- The song was released in a slightly modified form on the soundtrack to the film "Stigmata" in 1999. This version was also published on the single Survive .
- The edited version, the “version for the film” and “the version that sounds in the film” were released as a bonus disc following the 2004 release of the album 'hours ...' .
- In April 2000, a song remix was published on www.davidbowie.com .