Sour Times

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“Sour Times”
Single by Portishead from the album Dummy
Released	August 1, 1994 (1994-08-01)
Format	CD, 12"
Genre	Trip hop, alternative
Length	4:14
Label	Go! Discs/London
Portishead singles chronology
"Numb" (1994) "Sour Times" (1994) "Glory Box" (1995)

"Sour Times" is a single by Portishead, originally released in 1994 and re-released in 1995. The original 1994 release initially reached only #57 in the UK, but after the success of "Glory Box" in 1995, it was re-released and peaked at #13 on the UK singles chart in April, as "Glory Box" had done in January of the same year. The promotional video is made of footage from their short film "To Kill a Dead Man".

[edit] Track listing^[1]

UK CD (1 of 2)

1. "Sour Times"
2. "It's a Fire"
3. "Pedestal"
4. "Theme from "To Kill a Dead Man""

UK CD (1 of 2 - alternate version)

1. "Sour Times (edit)"
2. "Sour Sour Times"
3. "Pedestal"
4. "Theme from "To Kill a Dead Man""

UK CD (2 of 2)

1. "Sour Times (edit)"
2. "Sour Sour Times"
3. "Lot More"
4. "Sheared Times"
5. "Airbus Reconstruction"

USA CD

1. "Sour Times" – 4:14
2. "Numbed In Moscow" – 3:55
3. "A Tribute To Monk & Canatella" – 10:59
4. "Lot More" – 4:21
5. "Theme from "To Kill a Dead Man"" – 4:25
6. "Airbus Reconstruction" – 5:08

1. "Glory Box (edit)"
2. "Toy Box"
3. "Scorn"
4. "Sheared Box"

[edit] Glory Times

On June 7, 1995 a 2CD-special-edition-EP was released only in Canada, called "Glory Times". It contained various Portishead-B-Sides and Remixes of the songs "Glory Box" and "Sour Times".

Sour Disc 1

1. "Sour Sour Times"
2. "Lot More"
3. "Sheared Times"
4. "Airbus Reconstruction"
5. "Theme from "To Kill A Dead Man""

Glory Disc 2

1. "Glory Box (edit)"
2. "Glory Box (Mudflap Mix)"
3. "Scorn"
4. "Sheared Box"
5. "Toy Box"

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