Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)

"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
Song by David Bowie
from the album Blackstar
Released	8 January 2016
Recorded	2 February 2015
Studio	The Magic Shop and Human Worldwide in New York City
Genre	Art rock
Length	4:40
Label	ISO; RCA; Columbia; Sony;
Composer(s)	Paul Bateman; Bob Bhamra; David Bowie; Maria Schneider;
Lyricist(s)	David Bowie
Producer(s)	David Bowie; Tony Visconti;
Blackstar track listing
	7 tracks "Blackstar"; "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"; "Lazarus"; "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"; "Girl Loves Me"; "Dollar Days"; "I Can't Give Everything Away";

"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Nothing Has Changed
B-side	"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"
Released	12 November 2014
Recorded	24 July 2014[1]
Genre	Jazz-pop[2]; post-industrial[3];
Length	7:24 (full version); 4:01 (radio edit);
Label	Parlophone; Columbia; Legacy;
Composer(s)	Paul Bateman; Bob Bhamra; David Bowie; Maria Schneider;
Lyricist(s)	David Bowie
Producer(s)	David Bowie; Tony Visconti;
David Bowie singles chronology
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.[4] 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, ★.

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.[5]

Release

The single was released as a 10" single and a digital download on 17 November 2014 in the United Kingdom,[6][7] and 28 November 2014 in the United States.[8]

Music video

A music video to promote the song and compilation album was released in November 2014.[9] Directed by Tom Hingston and Jimmy King, it is a black-and-white film with shots of Bowie in the studio, and song lyrics projected onto a wall.

Track listing

Parlophone – 10RDB2014[10]

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.[11]

David Bowie – vocals

Maria Schneider orchestra

Maria Schneider – arranger, conductor
Donny McCaslin – tenor soloist
Ryan Keberle – trombone soloist
Jesse Han – flute, alto flute, bass flute
David Pietro – alto flute, clarinet, soprano sax
Rich Perry – tenor sax
Donny McCaslin – soprano sax, tenor sax
Scott Robinson – clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Tony Kadleck – trumpet, fluegelhorn
Greg Gisbert – trumpet, fluegelhorn
Augie Haas – trumpet, fluegelhorn
Mike Rodriguez – trumpet, fluegelhorn
Keith O'Quinn – trombone
Ryan Keberle – trombone
Marshall Gilkes – trombone
George Flynn – bass trombone, contrabass trombone
Ben Monder – guitar
Frank Kimbrough – piano
Jay Anderson – bass
Mark Guiliana – drums

Charts

Chart (2014–16)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[12]	52
Hungary (Single Top 40)[13]	13
Italy (FIMI)[14]	73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	83
Portugal (AFP)[16]	69
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	96
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	54
UK Singles (OCC)[19]	81
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20]	43

References

O'Leary 2018, p. 614.
Grow, Kory (18 November 2014). "David Bowie – "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
Jarenwattananon, Patrick; et al. "NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014". National Public Radio. National Public Radio. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
"New David Bowie single 'Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)' to receive first play on Sunday". NME. London, England: Time Inc. Uk. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
Harrison, Lily (15 February 2016). "Grammys 2016 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Los Angeles, California: E! Network. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
"David Bowie NOTHING HAS CHANGED The Definitive Collection Featuring The Brand New Single 'Sue (or In a Season of Crime)' Released November 18th on Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
"New Bowie single coming with career compilation". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
"Sue single update plus cover artwork revealed". 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
Blistein, Jon (13 November 2014). "Watch David Bowie's Noir-Inspired New Video 'Sue'". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (Digital media notes). David Bowie. UK: Parlophone. 2014. 10RD-B2014.CS1 maint: others (link)
"Sue: The players, the sound file, the RSD sleeve". Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
"Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
"Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 2 (dal 2016-01-08 al 2016-01-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
"Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
"Portuguesecharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
"Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
"Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
"David Bowie Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

Sources

Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.
O'Leary, Chris (2018). Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie 1976–2018. London: Repeater Books. ISBN 978-1-91224-836-0.

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[FOOTNOTEO'Leary2018614-1] O'Leary 2018, p. 614.

[2] Grow, Kory (18 November 2014). "David Bowie – "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[3] Jarenwattananon, Patrick; et al. "NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014". National Public Radio. National Public Radio. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[4] "New David Bowie single 'Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)' to receive first play on Sunday". NME. London, England: Time Inc. Uk. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

[5] Harrison, Lily (15 February 2016). "Grammys 2016 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Los Angeles, California: E! Network. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[6] "David Bowie NOTHING HAS CHANGED The Definitive Collection Featuring The Brand New Single 'Sue (or In a Season of Crime)' Released November 18th on Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

[7] "New Bowie single coming with career compilation". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

[DBSS-8] "Sue single update plus cover artwork revealed". 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[9] Blistein, Jon (13 November 2014). "Watch David Bowie's Noir-Inspired New Video 'Sue'". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[10] "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (Digital media notes). David Bowie. UK: Parlophone. 2014. 10RD-B2014.CS1 maint: others (link)

[11] "Sue: The players, the sound file, the RSD sleeve". Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[sc_France_David_Bowie-12] "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

[sc_Hungarytop10_David_Bowie-13] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[14] "Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 2 (dal 2016-01-08 al 2016-01-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[sc_Dutch100_David_Bowie-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[sc_Portugal_David_Bowie-16] "Portuguesecharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[sc_Sweden_David_Bowie-17] "Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[sc_Switzerland_David_Bowie-18] "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[sc_UK_-19] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_David_Bowie-20] "David Bowie Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

David Bowie singles
1960s	"Liza Jane" "I Pity the Fool" "You've Got a Habit of Leaving" "Can't Help Thinking About Me" "Do Anything You Say" "I Dig Everything" "Rubber Band" "The Laughing Gnome" "Love You till Tuesday" "Space Oddity" "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola"
1970s	"The Prettiest Star" "Memory of a Free Festival" "Holy Holy" "Moonage Daydream" "Hang On to Yourself" "Changes" "Starman" "John, I'm Only Dancing" "The Jean Genie" "Drive-In Saturday" "Time" "Life on Mars" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Sorrow" "Rebel Rebel" "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" "Diamond Dogs" "1984" "Knock on Wood" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" "Young Americans" "Fame" "Golden Years" "Station to Station" (French promo) "TVC 15" "Suffragette City" "Stay" "Sound and Vision" "Be My Wife" "'Heroes'" "Beauty and the Beast" "Breaking Glass" "Boys Keep Swinging" "DJ" "Yassassin" "Look Back in Anger" "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)"
1980s	"Alabama Song" "Crystal Japan" "Ashes to Ashes" "Fashion" "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" "Up the Hill Backwards" "Under Pressure" "Wild Is the Wind" "The Drowned Girl" "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" "Let's Dance" "China Girl" "Modern Love" "Without You" "White Light/White Heat" "Blue Jean" "Tonight" "This Is Not America" "Loving the Alien" "Dancing in the Street" "Absolute Beginners" "Underground" "When the Wind Blows" "Magic Dance" "Day-In Day-Out" "Time Will Crawl" "Never Let Me Down" "Under the God" "Heaven's in Here" "Tin Machine" / "Maggie's Farm (live)" "Prisoner of Love"
1990s	"Fame '90" "You Belong in Rock n' Roll" "Baby Universal" "One Shot" "Real Cool World" "Jump They Say" "Black Tie White Noise" "Miracle Goodnight" "The Buddha of Suburbia" "Ziggy Stardust" "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" "Strangers When We Meet" / "The Man Who Sold the World (live)" "Hallo Spaceboy" "Telling Lies" "Little Wonder" "Dead Man Walking" "Seven Years in Tibet" "Pallas Athena" "I'm Afraid of Americans" "I Can't Read" "Without You I'm Nothing" "Thursday's Child" "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"
2000s	"Survive" "Seven" "Slow Burn" "Everyone Says 'Hi'" "I've Been Waiting for You" "Shadow Man" "New Killer Star" "Just for One Day (Heroes)" "Rebel Never Gets Old"
2010s	"Where Are We Now?" "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" "The Next Day" "Valentine's Day" "Love Is Lost" "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" "Blackstar" "Lazarus" "I Can't Give Everything Away"
Other songs	"Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed" "Cygnet Committee" "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" "The Width of a Circle" "All the Madmen" "Black Country Rock" "After All" "She Shook Me Cold" "The Man Who Sold the World" "The Supermen" "Oh! You Pretty Things" "Kooks" "Quicksand" "Andy Warhol" "Song for Bob Dylan" "Queen Bitch" "The Bewlay Brothers" "Bombers" "Five Years" "Soul Love" "Lady Stardust" "Velvet Goldmine" "Sweet Head" "Amsterdam" "Round and Round" "Watch That Man" "Aladdin Sane" "Panic in Detroit" "Cracked Actor" "Lady Grinning Soul" "All the Young Dudes" "Future Legend" "Sweet Thing" "Big Brother" "Can You Hear Me?" "Right" "Fascination" "Word on a Wing" "Speed of Life" "What in the World" "Always Crashing in the Same Car" "A New Career in a New Town" "Warszawa" "Art Decade" "Weeping Wall" "Subterraneans" "Some Are" "Joe the Lion" "Sons of the Silent Age" "Blackout" "V-2 Schneider" "Sense of Doubt" "Moss Garden" "Neuköln" "The Secret Life of Arabia" "Fantastic Voyage" "It's No Game" "Teenage Wildlife" "Scream Like a Baby" "Criminal World" "As The World Falls Down" "Girls" "Nite Flights" "I'm Deranged" "Nature Boy" "Cactus" "The Loneliest Guy" "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" "Bring Me the Disco King" "Girl Loves Me" "Dollar Days"