The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
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| "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" | ||
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| Single by The Jam | ||
| Released | 1982-09-10 | |
| Genre | Mod Revival | |
| Label | Polydor (UK) | |
| Writer(s) | Paul Weller | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Wilson | |
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#2 (UK Singles Chart) |
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| 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) |
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)" was a single released by The Jam after the success of the album The Gift. Although it did not appear on any of the band's studio albums it charted at #2 in the UK Singles chart following its release on 10 September 1982.
The B-side to the single was a medley of the Paul Weller-penned "Pity Poor Alfie" and Otis Blackwell's "Fever".
"The Bitterest Pill" was re-issued as a single in 1997, peaking at #30.
