Pretty Vacant
1977 single by Sex Pistols
"Pretty Vacant" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released in 1977, as the third single from their album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.
| "Pretty Vacant" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Sex Pistols | ||||
| from the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | ||||
| B-side | "No Fun" | |||
| Released | 1 July 1977 (UK) 27 October 1977 (US) 15 October 2007 (30th anniversary re-issue) | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Virgin (UK) Warner (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas, Bill Price, Dave Goodman | |||
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The song is infamous for vocalist John Lydon's phrasing of the word "vacant", emphasizing the last syllable making it sound like the vulgar word "cunt".[1]
The B-side is a cover of The Stooges' "No Fun" which they played on the spot without a proper rehearsal.
References
change- ↑ Jon Savage, England's Dreaming. Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. London, Faber and Faber, 1991 0-571-16791-8, p. 378.