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The Verve - ' Bitter Sweet Symphony '

submitted by michie

1 decade 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago

urban hymns
, 1997

"Bitter Sweet Symphony" is a song by the rock band The Verve, and is the lead track on their third album Urban Hymns. The song is famous for the legal controversy surrounding its use of a sample. It was released 16 June 1997 as the first single from the album, charting at #2 in the UK Singles Chart, having been beaten to the #1 spot by "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans. The single was released in the US in early 1998.

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