A Rose by Any Name

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A Rose by Any Name - Wikipedia

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"A Rose by Any Name"

Single by Blondie and Beth Ditto

from the album Ghosts of Download

Released

June 21, 2013 (Europe)

Recorded

2012

Genre

Dance-rock

Length

3:34

Label

Songwriter(s)

Matt Katz-Bohen, Laurel Katz-Bohen^[1]

Producer(s)

Matt Katz-Bohen^[1]
Joe Tomino (additional production)
Conrad Kaneshiro (additional production)
Jeremy Scherer (additional production)
Jamie Siegel (additional production)

Blondie singles chronology

"What I Heard"
(2011)

"A Rose by Any Name"
(2013)

"Sugar on the Side"
(2013)

Beth Ditto singles chronology

"I Wrote the Book"
(2011)

"A Rose by Any Name"
(2013)

"Running Low"
(2014)

"A Rose by Any Name" is a 2013 song by the American new wave band Blondie. It was the lead single from the band's tenth studio album Ghosts of Download, released as a digital download in Europe on June 21, 2013^[2] (eleven months ahead of its parent album), though it was never released in the U.S. The song features The Gossip's frontwoman Beth Ditto on lead vocals with Debbie Harry.

Background and release

The song was written by Blondie's keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen and his wife Laurel Katz-Bohen, who had previously penned two songs for the band's previous album, including the single "What I Heard". Debbie Harry has commented that Laurel Katz-Bohen was expecting a baby when the song was written, although the couple were unsure of their gender - this is the meaning of the chorus lyric "if you're a boy or if you're a girl, I'll love you just the same".

The song had its live premiere in June 2013 at the Moscow Arena club in Moscow, Russia, along with several other songs from the upcoming album.^[3] On June 20, 2013, the studio version of the song was premiered on the Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2.^[4] and was made available to listen on the band's official website.^[5]

The song was one of five from the new album to be given away as a free download with each ticket purchased for the band's U.S. No Principals Tour in 2013.^[6]^[7]

Artwork

The artwork for "A Rose by Any Name" was created by J. H. Williams III, who is also the artist behind the artwork for the album, Ghosts of Download. Williams also created the artwork for the album's second single "Sugar on the Side".^[1]

Track listings

Digital download
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Rose by Any Name" (featuring Beth Ditto)	Matt Katz-Bohen Laurel Katz-Bohen	3:34

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "BLONDIE!". jhwilliams3.com. June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
^ "A Rose By Any Name: single release". deborah-harry.com. June 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
^ "Blondie Setlist at Arena Moscow, Moscow, Russia". Setlist.fm. June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
^ ""A Rose By Any Name" featuring Beth Ditto/premiere on the Ken Bruce show". deborah-harry.com. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
^ "New Track – "A Rose By Any Name"". blondie.net. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
^ "Tour Announcement: No Principals Tour". blonie.net. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
^ "LISTEN: Blondie/ Beth Ditto Collab, 'A Rose By Any Name'". out.com. June 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-27.

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Debbie Harry Chris Stein Clem Burke Leigh Foxx Matt Katz-Bohen Tommy Kessler Jimmy Destri Fred Smith Gary Valentine Nigel Harrison Frank Infante Billy O'Connor Kevin Patrick Paul Carbonara
Studio albums	Blondie Plastic Letters Parallel Lines Eat to the Beat Autoamerican The Hunter No Exit The Curse of Blondie Panic of Girls Ghosts of Download Pollinator
Compilations	The Best of Blondie The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie Blonde and Beyond The Platinum Collection Denis Picture This – The Essential Blondie Collection Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux
Live albums	Picture This Live Live Live by Request
Remix albums	Once More into the Bleach Beautiful: The Remix Album Remixed Remade Remodeled: The Remix Project
Singles	"X Offender" "In the Flesh" "Rip Her to Shreds" "Denis" "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" "Picture This" "I'm Gonna Love You Too" "Hanging on the Telephone" "Heart of Glass" "Sunday Girl" "One Way or Another" "Dreaming" "Union City Blue" "The Hardest Part" "Atomic" "Call Me" "The Tide Is High" "Rapture" "Island of Lost Souls" "War Child" "Maria" "Nothing Is Real but the Girl" "No Exit" "Good Boys" "Mother" "A Rose by Any Name" "Sugar on the Side" "I Want to Drag You Around" "Fun" "Long Time" "Tonight" "Too Much"
Videos	Eat to the Beat The Best of Blondie The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie Live Greatest Video Hits Live by Request
Tours	Tracks Across America Tour '82 No Exit Tour Road Rage Tour Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour Panic of Girls Tour Rage and Rapture Tour
Related	Blondie discography Debbie Harry discography

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