The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)

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“The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)”
“The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)” cover
Single by The Jam
Released 1982-09-10
Genre Mod Revival
Label Polydor (UK)
Writer(s) Paul Weller
Producer Peter Wilson
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, back of single cover
The Bitterest Pill, back of single cover

"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.

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song.

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