Sometimes It's a Bitch

1991 single by Stevie Nicks

"Sometimes It's a Bitch"

Single by Stevie Nicks

from the album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks

B-side

"Desert Angel"
"Battle of the Dragons"

Released

August 12, 1991 (1991-08-12)^[1]

Length

4:38

Label

Atlantic
EMI
Modern

Songwriter(s)

Jon Bon Jovi
Billy Falcon

Producer(s)

Danny Kortchmar
Jon Bon Jovi

Stevie Nicks singles chronology

"Whole Lotta Trouble"
(1989)

"Sometimes It's a Bitch"
(1991)

"Blue Denim"
(1994)

"Sometimes It's a Bitch" is a song by American singer Stevie Nicks, written by Billy Falcon and Jon Bon Jovi, who also produced the track alongside Danny Kortchmar. It was the first single released from Nicks' compilation album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks (1991). The single peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 20 in Australia and Canada. A music video for the song was filmed, featuring clips of Nicks from 1981 to 1991.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single^[2]^[3]

"Sometimes It's a Bitch" – 4:37
"Desert Angel" – 5:21

12-inch and CD single^[4]^[5]

"Sometimes It's a Bitch" – 4:36
"Desert Angel" – 5:20
"Battle of the Dragons" – 5:11

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	18
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	20
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	39
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	40
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	56
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[12]	7
US Cash Box Top 100^[13]	43

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 10, 1991. p. 19.
^ Sometimes It's a Bitch (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Stevie Nicks. EMI Records, Modern Records. 1991. EM 203.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Sometimes It's a Bitch (US cassette single sleeve). Stevie Nicks. Atlantic Records, Modern Records. 1991. 7 4-98758.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Sometimes It's a Bitch (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). Stevie Nicks. EMI Records, Modern Records. 1991. 20 4436 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Sometimes It's a Bitch (UK CD single liner notes). Stevie Nicks. EMI Records, Modern Records. 1991. CDEM 203, 2044362.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Stevie Nicks – Sometimes It's a Bitch". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1648." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Stevie Nicks – Sometimes It's a Bitch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Stevie Nicks – Sometimes It's a Bitch". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "U.S. Cash Box Charts" (PDF). popmusichistory. Retrieved February 2, 2023.