Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)

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"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Nothing Has Changed
B-side
Released 17 November 2014
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre Jazz-pop[1]
Length
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"
(2014)
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
(2014)
"Blackstar"
(2015)
Blackstar track listing
"Lazarus"
(3)
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
(4)
"Girl Loves Me"
(5)
Music video
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" on YouTube

"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" is a song by English rock musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his compilation album Nothing Has Changed (2014). The track was premiered on 12 October 2014, by BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Guy Garvey and features the Maria Schneider Orchestra.[2] Re-recorded versions of both the song and its B-side, "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore", appear on Bowie's twenty-fifth studio album, Blackstar.

At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals for bandleader Maria Schneider.[3]

Release details

The single was released as a 10" single and a digital download on 17 November 2014 in the United Kingdom,[4][5] and 28 November 2014 in the United States.[6]

Music video

A music video to promote the song and compilation album was released in November 2014.[7] Directed by Tom Hingston and Jimmy King, it is a black-and-white film with shots of Bowie on the New York Subway System and song lyrics projected onto a wall.

Track listing

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"   7:24
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"   5:27
2. "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (Radio edit) 4:01

Personnel

Personnel adapted from David Bowie's official website.[9]

Maria Schneider orchestra

Charts

Chart (2014–16) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[10] 52
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 13
Italy (FIMI)[12] 73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 83
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 96
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 54
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 81
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[17] 43

References

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  10. "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  16. "Archive Chart: 2014-11-28" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  17. "David Bowie – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for David Bowie. Retrieved 20 January 2016.