| "Sorrow" | ||||
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| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| from the album Pinups | ||||
| B-side | "Amsterdam" (Brel, Shuman) | |||
| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France, July 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | RCA 2424 |
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| Writer(s) | Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer | |||
| Producer | Ken Scott, David Bowie | |||
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"Sorrow" is a song first recorded by The McCoys in 1965 then by The British Mod Beats in 1967.It became a big hit in the United Kingdom in a version by The Merseys, reaching number 4 in the UK charts on 28 April 1966. A version by David Bowie was also a hit in 1973.
The song contains the lyric "with your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue", which reappears as a musical quote on the The Beatles' track "It's All Too Much" from Yellow Submarine.
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David Bowie's remake of "Sorrow" was the only single released in the UK from the Pinups covers project, reaching UK #3 and staying in the charts for 15 weeks. The B-side, “Amsterdam”, was a cover of a Jacques Brel song (originally called “Port of Amsterdam”), had been performed live by Bowie since 1969, and was recorded in 1971 for the Ziggy Stardust album. It was dropped from the final release, but included as it fitted in with “Sorrow”. In France, it was billed as the A-side of the single. It was also featured in the 2008 John Cusack film War, Inc.
The Spanish release of the single had "Lady Grinning Soul" as the B-side.
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Singles Chart | 77 |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Singles Chart | 39 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5
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