Strange Fruit (song)

"Strange Fruit"
If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.
Recorded by Sting
Released:	1986-06-01
Recorded:	RECORDED TIME PERIOD
Length:	SONG LENGTH
Album(s):	Rock For Amnesty
Label(s):	Mercury
Writer(s):	Lewis Allen
Producer(s):	PRODUCER NAME(S)
Studio(s):	RECORDING STUDIO(S)
Released as single:	NO

"SONG TITLE" is a song written by Lewis Allen and recorded by Sting in YYYY.

About the song

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Personnel

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Release History

Albums

" Strange Fruit" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

Cover art	Album title	Catalog no.	Release country	Format	Release date
	Rock For Amnesty	Catalog no.	USA	CD	1986-06-01

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	Songs	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"Song"(s)	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"A-side song"/"B-side song"	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

12" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song(s)/B-side song(s)	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary)	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art	Video title	Release date	Release country
	Video or dvd title	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
YYYY	WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

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Southern trees bear a strange fruit 
Blood on the leaves, blood at the root 
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze 
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar tree. 

Pastoral scene of the gallant South 
The bulging eyes, and the twisted mouth 
Scent of magnolia, cool and fresh 
And the smell of the burning flesh. 

Here is the fruit for the crows to pluck 
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck 
For the sun to rot, for a tree to drop 
Here is a strange and bitter crop. 

So strange 
So strange

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

source: sting.com