Sometimes It's a Bitch

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"Sometimes It's a Bitch"
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Single by Stevie Nicks
from the album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks
B-side
  • "Desert Angel"
  • "Battle of the Dragons"
ReleasedAugust 12, 1991 (1991-08-12)
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"Whole Lotta Trouble"
(1989)		"Sometimes It's a Bitch"
(1991)		"Blue Denim"
(1994)

"Sometimes It's a Bitch" is a song by American singer Stevie Nicks, written by Billy Falcon and Jon Bon Jovi, who also produced the track alongside Danny Kortchmar. It was the first single released from Nicks' compilation album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks (1991). The single peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 20 in Australia and Canada. A music video for the song was filmed, featuring clips of Nicks from 1981 to 1991.

Contents

The B-side "Desert Angel" was also taken from the compilation, while the song "Battle of the Dragons" had previously featured on the soundtrack for the film American Anthem.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single [1] [2]

  1. "Sometimes It's a Bitch" – 4:37
  2. "Desert Angel" – 5:21

12-inch and CD single [3] [4]

  1. "Sometimes It's a Bitch" – 4:36
  2. "Desert Angel" – 5:20
  3. "Battle of the Dragons" – 5:11

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 18
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] 20
Germany (GfK) [7] 55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 39
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 40
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 56
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [11] 7
US Cash Box Top 100 [12] 43

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomAugust 12, 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [13]
JapanSeptember 27, 1991Mini-albumEMI [14]
AustraliaSeptember 30, 1991CD [15]
October 21, 1991Cassette [16]

References

  1. ↑ Stevie Nicks (1991). Sometimes It's a Bitch (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). EMI Records, Modern Records. EM 203.
  2. ↑ Stevie Nicks (1991). Sometimes It's a Bitch (US cassette single sleeve). Atlantic Records, Modern Records. 7 4-98758.
  3. ↑ Stevie Nicks (1991). Sometimes It's a Bitch (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). EMI Records, Modern Records. 20 4436 6.
  4. ↑ Stevie Nicks (1991). Sometimes It's a Bitch (UK CD single liner notes). EMI Records, Modern Records. CDEM 203, 2044362.
  5. ↑ "Stevie Nicks – Sometimes It's a Bitch". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1648." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Stevie Nicks – Sometimes It's a Bitch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Stevie Nicks – Sometimes It's a Bitch". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Cash Box Charts" (PDF). popmusichistory. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . August 10, 1991. p. 19.
  14. ↑ "スティービー・ニックス | サムタイムズ・イッツ・ア・ビッチ" [Stevie Nicks | Sometimes It's a Bitch] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 30/09/91: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 88. September 29, 1991. p. 19.
  16. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 21/10/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 91. October 20, 1991. p. 20.


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