The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell

Infobox Single
Name = The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell


Artist = David Bowie
from Album = 'hours...'
Released = start_date|1999|9|20 in Australia and Japan.
Format = CD single
Recorded = Seaview, Bermuda
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:40
Label = Virgin
896 293 2
Producer = David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels
Chart position =
* #30 (Japan)
Last single = "Thursday's Child"
(1999)
This single = "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"
(1999)
Next single ="Survive"
(2000)

"The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album "'hours...'" in 1999. The first single release from the album in Australia and Japan, while the rest of the world got "Thursday's Child" as their first single. The first appearance of the song was on the soundtrack of the film "Stigmata" in 1999.

Track listing

CD: Virgin / 7243 8 96293 2 3 (Australia)

# "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" - 4:40
# "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (edit)" - 3:59
# "We Shall Go to Town" - 3:56
# "1917" - 3:27

CD: Virgin / DPRO-14338 (US)

# "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (edit)" - 3:59
# "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (Call out hook #1)" - 0:11
# "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell (Call out hook #1)" - 0:11
# "Thursday's Child (Radio edit)" - 4:25
# "Thursday's Child (Call out hook #1)" - 0:12
# "Thursday's Child (Call out hook #2)" - 0:12

Production credits

* Producers
** David Bowie
** Reeves Gabrels

*Musicians:
**David Bowie: vocals
**Reeves Gabrels: Electric guitar
**Mark Plati: Bass guitar
**Mike Levesque: drums

Live versions

* A live version recorded at Kit Kat Klub, New York City, November 19, 1999 was released on the single "Seven" in July 2000.

Other releases

* It was released in a slightly different mix on the soundtrack of the film "Stigmata" in 1999. This version was also released on the single "Survive".
* The edited version, "Stigmata film version" and "Stigmata film only version" was released on the bonus disc that followed the 2004 reissue of " 'hours...' ".