Which Bitch? is the second album from Scottish band The View which was released 2 February 2009.Paolo Nutini guests on the track "Covers". "Gem of a Bird" is about Kyle Falconer's girlfriend Katie Gwyther, with whom the song is a duet.
The album received mixed reviews from critics and debuted at number 4 on the official UK Albums chart in its first week of release, but in stark contrast to its predecessor Hats Off to the Buskers it dropped down the charts quickly and spent just two weeks in the UK top 40; it fell to #27 in its second week before dropping out altogether. Three singles were released from the album but all failed to reach the top 40; "5 Rebbecca's" and "Shock Horror" charted at #57 and #64 respectively. The album's third single "Temptation Dice" missed the top 100 altogether, and is their lowest charting single to date.
All songs written by Falconer/Webster
One day the monkey jumps aboard, one day the black dog
gets you
One Day the demons write your name in blood upon a
ledger
But see the sun is shining as I step down on the pike
So pretty in my uniform of anti-look-alike
And goodbye halls of academe, I never could respect you
And loved ones, I’ll say fare you well, I surely will
neglect you.
Watch Me Go
Into the wide blue yonder
Watch Me Go
Like a human cannonball
Watch Me Go
With a mighty peal of thunder
And I’ll keep shouting till they lay me low
If it wasn’t for Dalwhinnie and all his reckless crew
I never would have learned to shake my fist and
hullabaloo
If it wasn’t for the company I’d be talking to myself
Inside a padded 8 by 12, all on the National Health
And friends and kind relations, I’ll be writing very
soon
The next time that you see me I’ll be halfway to the
moon
Thank you dear Professor, for refocusing our eyes
And thank you Captain Sensible, so eloquent and wise
And Fotherington-Thomas, now you’re singing with the
choir
But you gave us beef when we had none, of wood and
string and wire
And for those who choose the twisty road, prefer it to
the straight