Murder Most Foul (song)

"Murder Most Foul"
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album Rough and Rowdy Ways
ReleasedMarch 27, 2020
RecordedFebruary 2020
StudioSound City (Los Angeles)
GenreFolk, chamber folk
Length16:56
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"Wigwam"
(2013)		 "Murder Most Foul"
(2020)		 "I Contain Multitudes"
(2020)
Rough and Rowdy Ways track listing
10 tracks
  1. "I Contain Multitudes"
  2. "False Prophet"
  3. "My Own Version of You"
  4. "I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You"
  5. "Black Rider"
  6. "Goodbye Jimmy Reed"
  7. "Mother of Muses"
  8. "Crossing the Rubicon"
  9. "Key West (Philosopher Pirate)"
  10. "Murder Most Foul"

"Murder Most Foul" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, the 10th and final track on his 39th studio album, Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020). It was released as the album's lead single on March 27, 2020, through Columbia Records. The song addresses the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the wider context of American political and cultural history. Lasting 16 minutes, 56 seconds, it is the longest song he has ever released, eclipsing 1997's "Highlands" which runs for 16 minutes, 31 seconds.

In a statement released with the single, Dylan indicated that "Murder Most Foul" was a gift to fans for their support and loyalty over the years. The song's title comes from a line in Hamlet. In addition to members of Dylan's touring band, the song also features Fiona Apple and Alan Pasqua both playing piano.

The song was the first original music Dylan had released since 2012 and generated an enormous amount of commentary.

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