Thorn in My Side

"Thorn in My Side" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released as a single from the duo's Revenge album in the UK and the U.S. Written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, the song is a cast-off to an unfaithful lover. "Thorn in My Side" was produced by Stewart.

After the first single from Revenge, Missionary Man, reached the middle of the British charts, "Thorn in My Side" became Eurythmics' ninth Top 10 single, reaching number five in the British charts. To date, it is their last appearance in the UK Top 10. In the United States, the track stalled at number sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

The extended mix of the song is notable in that it is radically different from the album version in arrangement and has much more of an electronic feel, this version's dominant feature being electronic drums featuring a totally different rhythm than is used on the album version. The arrangement of the remixed version is also much sparser and darker, based mainly around the drum beat, a staccato arpeggiated electronic bass line, a piano line which follows the melody, a synthesizer playing a basic chordal arrangement in the chorus and Annie Lennox's vocals. The extended mix does not feature the bright guitars, brass and strings in the album version and adds a minor chord progression arrangement under the chorus section.

Chart performance

Music video

Depicts the band playing in a bar or night club. The watching audience includes a gang of Hell's Angels.

Cover versions

• The Rubinoos covered the song for their 2003 album Crimes Against Music.

References

External links

• YouTube - "Thorn in My Side" video