"Sink or Swim" was the début release and first single by Bad Lieutenant

Bad Lieutenant (band)

Bad Lieutenant are an English alternative rock band formed in 2007 following the breakup of New Order. The band consists of Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Phil Cunningham, Jake Evans and Tom Chapman....

. It appears as the first track on their début album Never Cry Another Tear

Never Cry Another Tear

-Personnel:Bad Lieutenant* Bernard Sumner – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass* Jake Evans – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass* Phil Cunningham – guitars, keyboards, bassGuest musicians* Matt Evans – backing vocals , drums...

. It was released on 28 September 2009. The single was backed with the fellow album track "Dynamo". The single did not chart in the UK, though sales were likely impacted as both songs had already been released for free through the band's websites prior to the official release that September. In February 2010, to accompany the band's first UK tour, a digital remix bundle was released with remixes by Mark Reeder

Mark Reeder

Mark Reeder grew up in Manchester, England. He is a musician and record producer. At a young age, Reeder became interested in progressive rock and especially early electronic music. In his teens, he worked in a small Virgin Records store in Manchester city centre.Reeder has been living and working...

, James Bright and The Teenagers

The Teenagers (French band)

The Teenagers are a French synthpop band formed in late 2005, originally as a joke. They achieved some degree of notoriety with the song "Homecoming", both for its catchy sound and for its explicit language and misogynistic content...

.

Track listing

Release History

• 7" Vinyl
• 7" Vinyl limited (bundled with deluxe versions of Never Cry Another Tear
  Never Cry Another Tear
  -Personnel:Bad Lieutenant* Bernard Sumner – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass* Jake Evans – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass* Phil Cunningham – guitars, keyboards, bassGuest musicians* Matt Evans – backing vocals , drums...
  
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• Digital Download
• Digital Remix Bundle

Personnel

Musicians

• Phil Cunningham
  Phil Cunningham (rock musician)
  Phil Cunningham is a British guitarist who is a member of the band Bad Lieutenant. He was previously a member of New Order, where he replaced Gillian Gilbert as a band member, but with a slightly different role, with less synthesizer and more guitar work.Cunningham was also a member of the...
  
   - Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
• Jake Evans - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
• Bernard Sumner
  Bernard Sumner
  Bernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer....
  
  - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
• Jack Mitchell - Drums ("Sink or Swim")
• Matt Evans - Drums ("Dynamo"), Backing Vocals

Technical

• Bernard Sumner and Bad Lieutenant - Production
• Chris Taylor - Additional Engineering ("Dynamo")
• Stephen Marsh - Additional Engineering ("Dynamo")
• Justin Richards - Additional Engineering ("Sink or Swim")
• Danny Davies - Mixing
• Frank Arkwright - Mastering
• Danny Davies - Recording
• Andrew Robinson and Jake Evans - Additional Recording