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The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side flac album
  • Performer The Smiths
  • Title The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
  • Date of release 1985
  • Country UK
  • Style Indie Rock
  • Other formats WAV AIFF ADX MP1 AU MP3 AUD
  • Genre Rock
  • Size MP3 1738 mb
  • Size FLAC 1574 mb
  • Rating: 4.5
  • Votes: 326

The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as a single in September 1985, reaching No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart. A slightly remixed version appeared on their third album The Queen Is Dead in June 1986. This was the first single by the Smiths to be accompanied by a promotional music video, something the band had previously resisted. They also performed the song on an episode of Top of the Pops

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album: "The Queen Is Dead" (1986). The Queen Is Dead Frankly, Mr. Shankly I Know It's Over Never Had No One Ever Cemetry Gates Bigmouth Strikes Again The Boy With The Thorn In His Side Vicar In A Tutu There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others. compilation: "The World Won't Listen" (1987). Panic Ask London Bigmouth Strikes Again Shakespeare's Sister There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Shoplifters Of The World Unite The Boy With The Thorn In His Side Asleep Unloveable Half A Person Stretch Out And Wait That Joke. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only.

The song was written by band members Johnny Marr and Morrissey. It was released as the first single from the Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen Is Dead. The single was released in August 1985 peaking at number 15 in Ireland and at in the UK singles chart. Select Category 10 000 Maniacs (1) 808 State (1) a-ha (14) Abba (10) ABC (5) Act (2) Adam and The Ants (4) Adam Ant (6) Adventures of Stevie V (1) Aerosmith (3) Air Supply (7) Al Bano & Romina Power (3) Al Corley (3) Alan Parsons Project (7) Alannah Myles (2) Alice (1) Alice Cooper (2) Alison Moyet (5) All About Eve (3).

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Исполнитель: The Smiths. Альбом: The Queen Is Dead. Другие песни The Smiths.

in an album's worth already) and the lullaby-ish "Asleep. The former pokes some affectionate fun at the relationship between uber fan and artist, and the sometimes overly fickle nature of it, set to a galloping skip rhythm with the slightest tinge of glam, as Morrissey tells "Don't forget the songs that made you cry/And the ones that saved your life. We know what he means. And the other song is more of an "I've given up on life" feel, more empathetic than morbid, which is a tough trick that they've managed yet again.

Tracklist

A The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 3:17
B1 Rubber Ring 3:55
B2 Asleep 4:10

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Virgin France S.A.
  • Distributed By – Virgin France S.A.
  • Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Printed By – Glory
  • Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 350716
  • Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 350717

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
  • Cover [Star] – Truman Capote
  • Drums – Mike Joyce
  • Engineer – Stephen Street
  • Guitar, Piano – Johnny Marr
  • Layout – Caryn Gough
  • Music By – Johnny Marr
  • Orchestrated By – The Smiths
  • Photography By – Cecil Beaton
  • Producer – Johnny Marr, Morrissey
  • Sleeve – Morrissey
  • Voice – Morrissey
  • Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Recorded in Manchester August 1985.
Special thanks to Grant Showbiz.
Cecil Beaton photograph courtesy of Sotheby's London.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 3 268440 802081
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): 80 206 A 1 M6 350716
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): 80 206 B 1 M6 350717
  • Rights Society: SACEM
  • Label Code: LC 5661
  • Other (Distribution Code): PM 132

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
RTT 191 The Smiths The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", Single) Rough Trade RTT 191 UK 1985
RTT 191 The Smiths The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", Single, Mis) Rough Trade RTT 191 UK 1985
15RTL-3009 The Smiths The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", MiniAlbum, Promo) Rough Trade 15RTL-3009 Japan 1985
RTT 191 The Smiths The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(7", Single) Rough Trade RTT 191 Ireland 1985
VIN 45162 The Smiths The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(7", Single) Virgin, Rough Trade VIN 45162 Italy 1985