| "Pretty Vacant" | ||||
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| Single bySex Pistols | ||||
| from the albumNever Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | ||||
| B-side | "No Fun" | |||
| Released | 1 July 1977 (UK) 27 October 1977 (US) 15 October 2007 (30th anniversary re-issue) | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Virgin (UK) Warner (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Cook,Steve Jones,John Lydon,Glen Matlock | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas, Bill Price,Dave Goodman | |||
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"Pretty Vacant" is a song by the Englishpunk rock band TheSex Pistols. It was released in 1977, as the third single from their albumNever Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.
The song is infamous for vocalistJohn Lydon's phrasing of the word "vacant", emphasizing the last syllable making it sound like the vulgar word "cunt".[1]
The B-side is a cover ofThe Stooges' "No Fun" which they played on the spot without a proper rehearsal.