The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell

"The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"
Single by David Bowie
from the album 'hours...'
Released September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20) in Australia and Japan.
Format CD single
Recorded Seaview, Bermuda
Genre Rock
Length 4:40
Label Virgin
896 293 2
Producer David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels
David Bowie singles chronology
"Thursday's Child"
(1999)		 "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"
(1999)		 "Survive"
(2000)

"The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album 'hours...' in 1999. The first single release from the album in Australia and Japan, while the rest of the world got "Thursday's Child" as their first single. The first appearance of the song was on the soundtrack of the film Stigmata in 1999. It charted and peaked at #30 in Japan. The song's title takes influence from the song "Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell" by The Stooges from their album Raw Power produced by Bowie himself.

Contents

Track listing

CD: Virgin / 7243 8 96293 2 3 (Australia)

  1. "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" - 4:40
  2. "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (edit)" - 3:59
  3. "We Shall Go to Town" - 3:56
  4. "1917" - 3:27

CD: Virgin / DPRO-14338 (US)

  1. "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (edit)" - 3:59
  2. "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (Call out hook #1)" - 0:11
  3. "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (Call out hook #1)" - 0:11
  4. "Thursday's Child (Radio edit)" - 4:25
  5. "Thursday's Child (Call out hook #1)" - 0:12
  6. "Thursday's Child (Call out hook #2)" - 0:12

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