Sink or Swim (song)

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"Sink or Swim"
Sink Or Swim Cover.jpg
Single by Bad Lieutenant
from the album Never Cry Another Tear
Released28 September 2009 (digital download, 7")
22 February 2010 (remix bundle)
Recorded2007–2009
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:59
Label Triple Echo Records
Songwriter(s) Bernard Sumner, Phil Cunningham, Jake Evans
Producer(s) Bernard Sumner, Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant singles chronology
"Sink or Swim"
(2009)
"Twist of Fate"
(2010)

"Sink or Swim" is the debut release and first single by Bad Lieutenant. It appears as the first track on their debut album Never Cry Another Tear . It was released on 28 September 2009. [1] The single was backed with the fellow album track "Dynamo". The single did not chart in the UK, though sales were likely impacted as both songs had already been released for free through the band's websites prior to the official release that September. In February 2010, to accompany the band's first UK tour, a digital remix bundle was released with remixes by Mark Reeder, James Bright and The Teenagers.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phil Cunningham, Jake Evans, Bernard Sumner.

7" Vinyl/Digital Download
No.TitleLength
1."Sink or Swim (Single version)"3:59
2."Dynamo"4:23
Never Cry Another Tear Deluxe Edition bonus 7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Sink or Swim (Acoustic Mix)" 
2."Higher Wider Deeper"3:21
Digital Remix Bundle
No.TitleLength
1."Sink or Swim"4:11
2."Sink or Swim (Reeder's Rettungsring Remix)"7:42
3."Sink or Swim (Reeder's Waterwing Remix)"9:25
4."Sink or Swim (James Bright Remix)"5:14
5."Dynamo (Teenagers Remix)"3:41
Release History

Personnel

Musicians
Technical

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References

  1. http://badlieutenant.net Bad Lieutenant | Official Site