I Became a Prostitute

"I Became a Prostitute"
Single by The Twilight Sad
from the album Forget the Night Ahead
B-side	"In the Blackout"
Released	3 August 2009 (2009-08-03)
Format	7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded	Chem19 Studios
Genre	Indie rock, shoegazing
Length	4:31 (radio edit) 5:22 (album version)
Label	Fat Cat (FAT67)
Songwriter(s)	James Graham, Andy MacFarlane
Producer(s)	Andy MacFarlane
The Twilight Sad singles chronology
"And She Would Darken the Memory" (2007) "I Became a Prostitute" (2009) "Seven Years of Letters" (2009)
"And She Would Darken the Memory" (2007) "I Became a Prostitute" (2009) "Seven Years of Letters" (2009)

"I Became a Prostitute" (listed as "I Became a..." on radio station promos) is a song by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad. The song was released as the first single from the band's second studio album, Forget the Night Ahead. It was released on 3 August 2009 on Fat Cat Records.

The title of the song is "a metaphor for becoming something that you don't want to be, you can see it happening but there is nothing you can do about it." Guitarist Andy MacFarlane notes that:

All tracks written by Andy MacFarlane (music) and James Graham (lyrics).

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