"Winter" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...

. It was released as the fourth single from her debut studio album Little Earthquakes

Little Earthquakes

-B-sides:The album is also known for its collection of B-sides. The four songs recorded with Davitt Sigerson that did not make it to the final version of the album were included on the singles released from Little Earthquakes....

. It was released on March 9, 1992 by EastWest Records

East West Records

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 in the UK and Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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 on November 24 in North America.

Background

The song also appears on Amos' 2003 compilation, Tales of a Librarian

Tales of a Librarian

-Live:-Others:-Charts:...

. The music video can be seen on the two currently available video collections: Tori Amos: Complete Videos 1991–1998 and Fade to Red

Fade to Red

Fade to Red: Tori Amos Video Collection is a double DVD set from recording artist and musician Tori Amos and was released by Rhino Entertainment on February 14, 2006. It featured music videos spanning 1992 to 2005, including the singles "Silent All These Years," "Crucify," "Cornflake Girl," and "A...

. The song was written about Amos' relationship with her father, who is a minister.

The single was released globally in a variety of formats with slightly differing artwork and track listings. The most commonly available version is the United States release, which is labeled as a "limited edition" release. That version comes in a digipak

Digipak

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 case with a compartment in which a "handwritten lyrics" insert is contained. The far more rare UK limited edition release duplicates the B-sides of the Crucify

Crucify (song)

"Crucify" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the fifth single from her debut studio album Little Earthquakes. It was released on May 12, 1992 by Atlantic Records in North America and on June 8 by EastWest Records in the UK.-Background:The song served...

EP which was released in the United States (It is essentially the four tracks that appear on that release besides the title track.)

Track listings and formats

UK CD single (March 1992)

1. "Winter" – 5:44
2. "The Pool" – 2:51
3. "Take to the Sky" – 4:20
4. "Sweet Dreams" – 3:27

UK / German limited edition CD single (UK single is a cardboard digipak; German is a slim jewel case)

1. "Winter" – 5:44
2. "Angie" (Mick Jagger
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   , Keith Richards
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   ) – 4:25
3. "Smells Like Teen Spirit
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   " (Kurt Cobain
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   , Krist Novoselic
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   , Dave Grohl
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   ) – 3:17
4. "Thank You
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   " (Robert Plant
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   , Jimmy Page
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   ) – 3:52

German CD single (March 1992)

1. "Winter" – 5:44
2. "The Pool" – 2:51
3. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – 3:15

Australia CD single / Cassette single (March 1992)

1. "Winter" – 5:44
2. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – 3:15
3. "Angie" – 4:22

UK 7" and cassette single

1. "Winter" – 5:44
2. "The Pool" – 2:50

US CD single (Nov 1992)

1. "Winter" – 5:44
2. "The Pool" – 2:50
3. "Take to the Sky" – 4:20
4. "Sweet Dreams" – 3:27
5. "Upside Down" – 4:22

US 7" and cassette single (Nov 1992)

1. "Winter" (edit) – 4:38
2. "The Pool" – 2:50

Charts

Chart (1992)	Position
UK Singles Chart	25
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...  Singles Chart	49

External links

• [ Song review by Mike DeGagne] at Allmusic