Bitter Sweet Symphony (original)
~ Recording by The Verve
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (original) | 6:00 | The Verve | Bitter Sweet Symphony (CD1) | The Verve | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Hut Recordings | 7243 8 94359 2 4, HUTDG 82 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (original) | 6:00 | The Verve | Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve | Single |
| Hut Recordings | HUTT82 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (original) | 6:00 | The Verve | Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 94375 2 2 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Hut Recordings | CD HUT 45 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Hut Recordings, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 44913 2 1 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (original) | 6:00 | The Verve | Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Hut Recordings | 724389437522, CDVIS (WS) 53 |
| 1.9 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Now That’s What I Call Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), PolyGram | 8217092 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:03 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Hut Recordings | HUTLP 45 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVIR(WF) 35 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Hut Recordings | 7243 8 44913 2 1, CD HUT 45 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Hut Recordings | 7243 8 44913 2 1, CD HUT 45 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Hut Recordings, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 44913 2 1 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VJCP-25338 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (original) | 6:00 | The Verve | Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | V25D-38634 |
| 1.3 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Triple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia) | 496048 2 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Kink FM Presents Going Underground | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | KINK.FM (New name for "kink FM 102") | 7243 4 97865 2 3 | |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | Now That's What I Call Music! 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Triple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia) | 724349604827 |
| 1.3 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Triple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5 (Release includes Dandy Warhols and They Might Be Giants) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia) | 724349690622 |
| 1.14 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Cruel Intentions: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 47174 2 1, CDVUS 158 |
| 1.14 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Cruel Intentions: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 47174 2 1 |
| 1.14 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Eiskalte Engel | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 48264 2 0 |
| 2.6 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | The Album, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV | 7234 8 10702 2 2, VTDCD 394 |
| 8.19 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | Classic Cuts Presents: 90’s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: Complete Set | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | SET116 |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 2991 |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 72438-63688-2-9 |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TOCP-53631 |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 2991 |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV2991 |
| 3.4 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | The Best Album Tracks... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 00946 3 11258 2 9, VTDCD 714 |
| 1.2 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | Dad Rocks! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Australia | 094633863422 |
| 1.1 | Bittersweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | The Ultimate Bands: The Classic Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin TV | 00946 3 73121 2 4, VTDCD 822 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVX 2991 |
| 3.19 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | NME: Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 900 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:03 | The Verve | Urban Hymns (limited edition reissue) | The Verve | Album |
| Hut Recordings, Capital Records (Colombian reggaeton label), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | HUTLP 45 |
| 2.17 | Bitter Sweet Symphonie | 5:56 | The Verve | Donna Top 5000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.14 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Cruel Intentions: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TOCP-54323 |
| 1.3 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | L'Album Rock 90's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music France (1994–2013) | 5099932788624 |
| 2.9 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Virgin Records: 40 Years of Disruptions | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 4000 |
| 2.9 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Virgin Records: 40 Years of Disruptions | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TYCP-80041, TYCP-80041/3, TYCP-80042, TYCP-80043 |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | UICY-15571 |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Urban Hymns (remastered 2016) | The Verve | Album |
| Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | |
| 1.5 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | 90s Mixtape | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns (super deluxe edition) | The Verve | Album | Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases), Virgin EMI Records (division of Universal Music UK, 2013–2020) | 00602557562361, 5756236 | |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Urban Hymns (super deluxe / remastered 2016) | The Verve | Album |
| Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Urban Hymns (deluxe / remastered 2016) | The Verve | Album |
| Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | |
| 1.8 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | 90s Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | FP | ||
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Universal UMC | 5756229 |
| 1.16 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Festival Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.3 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Graduation Mix 2018 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.9 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (2004 digital remaster) | 6:00 | The Verve | Pub Jukebox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.4 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:59 | The Verve | Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.5 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | This Is Rock Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.11 | Bitter Sweet Symphony - 2004 Digital Remaster | 5:59 | The Verve | Old But Gold 90’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.5 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | Work From Home: Rock Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.8 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | Cooking at Home: Rock Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.24 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | 90s Best Of | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.27 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | Car‐aokee | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.7 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:59 | The Verve | 90’s Movies Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.4 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | Campfire Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.5 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (2004 digital remaster) | 6:00 | The Verve | Campfire Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.14 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:59 | The Verve | Rock Now | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.35 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | 2000s Throwback Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.3 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Euros 2021 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | Dad Rocks | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMe Digital (all-digital download imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | |
| 1.2 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | Rock Hits 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.24 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | 90’s One Hit Wonders | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 1.7 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | Rock Workout 2023 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.5 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | Hits Pop Rock 90’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.24 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | Iconic Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.20 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:58 | The Verve | Melodías para un día lluvioso | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMe Digital (all-digital download imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | |
| 1.70 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | The Best Rock Album in the World…Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.10 | Bitter Sweet Symphony - Remastered 2016 | 5:57 | The Verve | Férias | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | The Best Songs of All Time | Various Artists | Album |
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| 1.25 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:57 | The Verve | After Ski 2024 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (Remastered 2016) | 6:00 | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Records (Japanese domestic artist roster under UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN's Virgin Music division (previously EMI Music Japan / Toshiba EMI). Do not use for international artists!) | |
| 2.4 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | ?:?? | The Verve | This Is Music: The Singles | The Verve | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music Recordings (imprint of Universal Music Operations Ltd.; renamed from UMC in early 2023), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 00602465803587, 6580358 |
| 1.10 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | Rock Alternativo | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.7 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:52 | The Verve | Songs From Hit TV Shows and Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.4 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (original) | 5:59 | The Verve | The Drugs Don’t Work | The Verve | Single | |||
| 1.3 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Triple J: Hottest 100, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) | |
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | The Verve | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 5756230 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Promo Only: Modern Rock Radio, October 1997 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Promo Only | |
| 1.19 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | Classic Cuts Presents: 90s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: 1997 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | CD354 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:04 | The Verve | Hit Collection 2000 | The Verve & Richard Ashcroft | Album + Compilation |
| DJ’s Club | BRONS 931 |
| 1.2 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:56 | The Verve | 1000% Golden Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | Triple J: Hottest 100 of All Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia) | 5318795 |
| 4.8 | Bittersweet Symphony | 5:58 | The Verve | Greatest Hits of Modern Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Triple J: Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years | Various Artists | Other + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
| 1.27 | Bittersweet Symphony | 5:59 | The Verve | Best 200 Hits of the 90’s (Street market release) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6:00 | The Verve | All About 90s Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.39 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:57 | The Verve | The Best 90s Album in the World…Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | [none] |
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| 1.22 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | 5:58 | The Verve | Born in the 90s Forever Young | Various Artists | Other + Compilation |
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Relationships
| recording engineer: | Chris Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft) |
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| additional producer and additional mixer: | Chris Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft) |
| producer: | Andrew Loog Oldham The Verve Youth (producer/bassist Martin Glover) |
| lead vocals: | Richard Ashcroft |
| orchestra: | The Andrew Oldham Orchestra |
| additional strings arranger: | Wil Malone |
| has remixes: | Bitter Sweet Symphony (James Lavelle remix) |
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| sampled by: | Bittersweet Genesis (Problemaddicts vs The Verve) by DJ Nerd42 Juicy Cuts 7 by Juicy Cuts Once Again by Girl Talk (US producer and mashup artist Gregg Gillis) |
| samples: | The Last Time by The Andrew Oldham Orchestra |
| mash-ups: | 3 Steps to a Bittersweet Goodbye (Madonna vs. The Verve) by Go Home Productions Bittersweet Donald by The White Panda Lay Bittersweet Lady by ToToM I’ve Had It With This Name by Psynwav (SiIvaGunner contributor) (order: 7) |
| edits: | Bitter Sweet Symphony (radio edit) |
| music videos: | Bitter Sweet Symphony |
| part of: | Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 5) (order: 5) NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 18) (order: 18) Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 22) (order: 22) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 382) (order: 382) |
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| recording of: | Bitter Sweet Symphony |
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Related works
Bitter Sweet Symphony
| lyricist and composer: | Richard Ashcroft |
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| publisher: | ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) |
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| later translated versions: | Sinfonía agridulce |
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| is based on: | The Last Time |
| is the basis for: | Bittersweet Goodbye MSG No Worries Treat Infamy |
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