Born to Be Sold
{{Infobox song
| name = Born to Be Sold
| cover = Transvision vamp-born to be sold s.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Transvision Vamp
| album = Velveteen
| B-side = {{ubl|"Down on You" (live version)|"Last Time" (live version)}}
| released = 23 October 1989 (UK)
29 January 1990 (Australia){{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/cvxBLIk.png|title=New Release Summary > Product Available from : 29/1/90 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 3)|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|accessdate=2016-07-19}}
| recorded = 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:45
| label = MCA Records
TVV9
| writer = Nick Christian Sayer
| producer = Duncan Bridgeman
| prev_title = Landslide of Love
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = (I Just Wanna) B with U
| next_year = 1991
}}
"Born to Be Sold" was the ninth single to be released by UK band Transvision Vamp. It became a hit in late 1989, peaking at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24480/transvision-vamp/|title=Official Charts > Transvision Vamp|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2016-07-19}}
Critical reception
Members of Swing Out Sister left ironic review on this single for British music newspaper Record Mirror. As per Andy Connell the song is "a dictionary of every rock'n'roll cliché" that readers "ever heard". But it is "resounding hit nevertheless".{{cite magazine|last1=Connell|first1=Andy|authorlink1=Andy Connell|last2=Drewery|first2=Corinne|authorlink2=Corinne Drewery|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/89/Record-Mirror-1989-11-04-OCR.pdf|title=Review: Transvision Vamp — Born to Be Sold|magazine=Record Mirror|date=4 November 1989|access-date=27 January 2022|page=23|location=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd.|via=World Radio History|issn=0144-5804|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006170121/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/89/Record-Mirror-1989-11-04-OCR.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2021}}
Track listing
All songs by Nick Christian Sayer, except where noted.
;7" vinyl and cassette single (TVV9) / (TVVC9)
- "Born to Be Sold" - 3:45
- "Down on You" (live version) - 4:31
- "Last Time" (live version) (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) - 5:18
;CD single and 12" vinyl (TVVT9) / (DTVVT9)
- "Born to Be Sold" (7" version) - 3:45
- "Kiss Me" (Anthony Doughty) - 2:00
- "Down on You" (live version) - 4:31
- "Last Time" (live version) - 5:18
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1989) !align="left"|Peak |
| align="left"|Irish Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/lg49SYw.jpg|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Transvision Vamp (from irishcharts.ie)|publisher=Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media)|accessdate=2016-07-19}}
|align="center"|12 |
| align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|22 |
| Chart (1990)
!Peak |
|---|
| align="left"|Australian ARIA Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15 |accessdate=2015-07-16 |publisher=Imgur.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg |archivedate=2015-07-16 }}
|align="center"|108 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.itm-ed.de/tvamp/music/discography/borntobesold.html Worldwide releases]
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