Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 1997

"Bitter Sweet Symphony" is a song performed by English alternative rock band The Verve, and is based on music from an Andrew Loog Oldham adaptation of a Rolling Stones song, "The Last Time." It is the lead track on The Verves third album Urban Hymns (1997). It was released on 16 June 1997 as the first single from the album, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. The songs momentum built slowly in the United States throughout the latter months of 1997, ultimately leading to a CD single release on 3 March 1998, helping the song to reach number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also became famous for the legal controversy surrounding plagiarism charges. It was the 79th best selling single in the United States in 1998. Rolling Stone ranked "Bitter Sweet Symphony" as the 382nd Read full article at wikipedia.org

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