I Became a Prostitute

"I Became a Prostitute" (listed as "I Became a..." on radio station promos) is a song by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad. The song was released as the first single from the band's second studio album, Forget the Night Ahead. It was released on 3 August 2009 on Fat Cat Records.^[1]

The title of the song is "a metaphor for becoming something that you don't want to be, you can see it happening but there is nothing you can do about it."^[2] Guitarist Andy MacFarlane notes that:

“

This song is not about being a whore, it's a line from the Jean-Luc Godard film, Vivre sa Vie, that seemed to fit with the concept of the lyrics. I'm not sure if we shot ourselves in the foot with that title, seeing as it was the first single. For radio, it had to be called "I Became a ........" because the word 'prostitute' is apparently offensive. This one came together quite easily when writing it and always stood out to be a single.^[3]

”

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Andy MacFarlane (music) and James Graham (lyrics).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Became a Prostitute"	5:22
2.	"In the Blackout"	5:15

Credits

James Alexander Graham – vocals
Andy MacFarlane – guitar
Craig Orzel – bass
Mark Devine – drums
Produced by Andy MacFarlane
Co-produced by Mark Devine and Paul Savage
Recorded and mixed by Paul Savage
Mastered by Alan Douches
dlt – artwork

References

External links

Single synopsis at Fat Cat Records

The Twilight Sad

James Graham Andy MacFarlane Mark Devine Craig Orzel

Studio albums	Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters Forget the Night Ahead No One Can Ever Know Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave

EPs	The Twilight Sad Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did The Wrong Car N/O/C/E/K Tour EP

Compilations and live albums	Killed My Parents and Hit the Road No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes Òran Mór Session

Singles	"That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy" "And She Would Darken the Memory" "I Became a Prostitute" "Seven Years of Letters" "The Room" "Sick" "Another Bed" "Last January" "I Could Give You All That You Don't Want" / "The Airport" "It Never Was the Same"

Related articles	Discography The Fruit Tree Foundation Chvrches Kilsyth, Scotland Fat Cat Records

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