"Poison Prince" | ||||
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Single by Amy Macdonald | ||||
from the album This Is the Life | ||||
A-side | "Poison Prince" | |||
B-side | "Rock Bottom" | |||
Released | 7 May 2007UK) 19 May 2008 ( UK Re-Release) 19 June 2009 ( GER) [1] | (
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Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock, folk rock | |||
Songwriter(s) | Amy Macdonald | |||
Producer(s) | Pete Wilkinson | |||
Amy Macdonald singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Poison Prince" on YouTube | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
"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]
"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.
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.
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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UK Singles ( OCC) | 136 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
Re-Release | |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 58 |
UK Singles ( OCC) | 148 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Germany ( Official German Charts) [8] | 66 |