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Poison Prince

Poison Prince

2007 single by Amy Macdonald

"Poison Prince" is the first single from Scottish singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald's debut album, This Is the Life, and charted at number 136 on the UK Singles Chart in 2007.[2] Its initial limited release was on 7 May 2007, and it was later re-released 19 May 2008. The lyrics were based on the life of Babyshambles and The Libertines singer Pete Doherty, and were written as an ode to the troubled musician.[3]

Quick Facts Single by Amy Macdonald, from the album This Is the Life ...

Limited release

"Poison Prince" was initially offered as a limited online-only release,[3] and was included as the third track on her debut album This Is The Life, released 7 May 2007. The music video features Amy performing in a nightclub and walking around various locations in Glasgow.

Re-release

On 19 May 2008, a year and 12 days after the limited release was released,[4] a new music video for the song "Poison Prince" was released.[5][6] The video was filmed at her Rock Against Racism show in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Poison Prince" – 3:28
  2. "Rock Bottom" – 3:44
Digital download
  1. "Poison Prince" – 3:28
  2. "Footballer's Wife" – 5:06
  3. "Rock Bottom" – 3:44
CD single (2009, Germany)
  1. "Poison Prince" – 3:28
  2. Multimedia: "Poison Prince (2nd video)"

Charts

More information Chart (2007), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Amy Macdonald - Produktdetails - Poison Prince - (CD-Plus (+ROM) Single)". www.amy-macdonald.de. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Amy MacDonald's debut song Poison Prince to be re-released". Daily Record. Glasgow. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life (2007) - 320 kbs". Boris Music Corner. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  4. [4]
    "Footballer's wife? Not me says Amy Macdonald". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Amy Macdonald - 'Poison Prince'". BBC. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  6. [6]
    "New Single Announced". amymacdonald.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  7. [7]
    "Amy MacDonald – Poison Prince". Swiss Singles Chart.
  8. [8]
    "Amy MacDonald – Poison Prince" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 December 2020.


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