Cruel (Tori Amos song)

1998 single by Tori Amos

"Cruel"

US and Canada Cruel single

Single by Tori Amos
from the album  From the Choirgirl Hotel
Released| November 24, 1998 (US)
December 18, 1998 (CA)
Recorded| 1998
Studio| Martian Engineering (Cornwall)[1]
Genre| Trip hop[2]
Length| 4:07
Label| Atlantic
Songwriter(s)| Tori Amos
Producer(s)| Tori Amos
Tori Amos singles chronology
| "Jackie's Strength"
(1998)  | "Cruel" / "Raspberry Swirl"
(1998)  | "Bliss"
(1999)

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"Cruel" is a song written and performed by Tori Amos. It was released as the third single from her 1998 album From the Choirgirl Hotel. In the United States it was released as a double A-side single with "Raspberry Swirl", off the same album.

## Track listings

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"Cruel" was released in the United States and Canada as a double A-side with "Raspberry Swirl".

### US and Canada CD single

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1. "Cruel" (Shady Feline Mix) – 3:51
2. "Raspberry Swirl (Lip Gloss Version) – 3:41
3. "Ambient Raspberry Swirl" (Scarlet Spectrum Feels) – 8:10
4. "Mainline Cherry" (Ambient Spark) – 5:11

### US 7" vinyl single (Atlantic 7-84412)

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1. "Raspberry Swirl" (Lip Gloss Version) – 3:39
2. "Cruel" (Shady Feline Mix) – 3:49

## Charts

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Year  | Chart  | Position

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1998  | Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales (US)[3] | 38

## References

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1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "From the Choirgirl Hotel – Tori Amos". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
2. ^ Vowell, Sarah (June 1998). "Original Sinner". Spin. 14 (6): 127. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
3. ^ http://thedent.com/choirchart.html – thedent.com

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Tori Amos

* Discography
* List of songs

Studio albums|

* Little Earthquakes
* Under the Pink
* Boys for Pele
* From the Choirgirl Hotel
* To Venus and Back
* Strange Little Girls
* Scarlet's Walk
* The Beekeeper
* American Doll Posse
* Abnormally Attracted to Sin
* Midwinter Graces
* Night of Hunters
* Gold Dust
* Unrepentant Geraldines
* Native Invader
* Ocean to Ocean

Compilations|

* Tales of a Librarian
* A Piano: The Collection
* Little Earthquakes – The B-Sides

Live albums|

* To Venus and Back
* The Original Bootlegs
* Legs and Boots
* Live at Montreux 1991/1992
* From Russia with Love
* Diving Deep Live

EPs|

* Crucify
* Hey Jupiter
* Scarlet's Hidden Treasures
* Exclusive Session
* Flavor (Peter Rauhofer Mixes)
* Christmastide

Singles|

* "Baltimore"
* "Me and a Gun"
* "Silent All These Years"
* "China"
* "Winter"
* "Crucify"
* "Cornflake Girl"
* "God"
* "Pretty Good Year"
* "Past the Mission"
* "Caught a Lite Sneeze"
* "Talula"
* "Professional Widow"
* "Hey Jupiter"
* "In the Springtime of His Voodoo"
* "Spark"
* "Jackie's Strength"
* "Cruel"/"Raspberry Swirl"
* "Bliss"
* "1000 Oceans"
* "Glory of the 80's"
* "Concertina"
* "Strange Little Girl"
* "A Sorta Fairytale"
* "Taxi Ride"
* "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas"
* "Mary"
* "Sleeps with Butterflies"
* "Sweet the Sting"
* "Big Wheel"
* "Bouncing Off Clouds"
* "Welcome to England"
* "Maybe California"
* "A Silent Night with You"
* "Carry"
* "Flavor"
* "Trouble's Lament"
* "Cloud Riders"
* "Speaking with Trees"

Other songs|

* "Putting the Damage On"
* "Dātura"

Videos|

* Little Earthquakes
* Live from New York
* Complete Videos: 1991–1998
* A Sorta Fairytale
* Welcome to Sunny Florida
* Fade to Red
* Live at Montreux 1991/1992

Tours|

* 5 ½ Weeks Tour
* Night of Hunters Tour
* Gold Dust Orchestral Tour
* Unrepentant Geraldines Tour
* Native Invader Tour

Related articles|

* Piece by Piece
* Comic Book Tattoo
* Delirium
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* "The Big Picture"
* "Cool on Your Island"
* "Blue Skies"
* RAINN
* The Light Princess
* Original Cast Recording
* The Music of Tori and the Muses

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