Bitter Sweet Symphony

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"Bitter Sweet Symphony"
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony CD1.jpg
Single by the Verve
from the album Urban Hymns
B-side
  • "Lord I Guess I'll Never Know"
  • "Country Song"
Released16 June 1997 (1997-06-16)
RecordedJanuary–March 1997
Studio Olympic Studios, London
Length
  • 5:58 (album version)
  • 4:33 (radio edit and video version)
  • 7:50 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s) Richard Ashcroft [1]
Producer(s)
The Verve singles chronology
"History"
(1995)		"Bitter Sweet Symphony"
(1997)		"The Drugs Don't Work"
(1997)
Music video
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" on YouTube

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [102] Gold35,000^
France (SNEP) [103] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [104] Gold250,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [105] Platinum50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [106] 2× Platinum120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [107] 3× Platinum1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA) [108] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom16 June 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [109]
United States8 September 1997 Alternative radio [110]
Japan8 October 1997CDVirgin [111]
United States11 November 1997 Contemporary hit radio [112]
United Kingdom2 March 199812-inch vinyl [113]
United States10 March 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
 [114]

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