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 | Peter Wilson | ||||
The Jam singles chronology | |||||
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"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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