Certain People I Know (single)
MORRISSEY Single | |
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Name | Certain People I Know |
Release | |
Total Length | 3:11 |
Recorded | Spring 1992 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey/Whyte |
Producer | Mick Ronson |
Vinyl Etching | WHY BOTHER TO KEEP CLEAN? |
Publisher | |
Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
Chart position | UK #35 |
Single chronology | |
Tomorrow ← Certain People I Know → The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
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Information
Recording
Release
Track list
7" Vinyl
- – 0:00 (Morrissey/) – 0:00 (Morrissey/)
Lyrics
I take the cue from
Certain people I know I use the cue And then I hand it on to you
And when I swing it So, it catches his eye Weren't you there? - You'd have died!
I trust the views of Certain people I know They look at danger And they laugh their heads off
Their clothes are imitation George the 23rd Don't you find this absurd?
I'd hate to be like Certain people I know They break their necks And can't afford to get them fixed
They'd sacrifice all Of their principles for Anything cashable I do believe it's terrible
Personnel
- Morrissey - Vocals
- Alain Whyte - Guitars, backing vocals
- Boz Boorer - Guitars
- Gary Day - Bass guitar
- Spencer Cobrin - Drums
- Producer - Mick Ronson
- Engineer - Peter Jones
- Photography - Linder Sterling
- Art co-ordination - Jo Slee
- Layout - Designland
- Sleeve - E. Riff
Sleeve Artwork
Music Video
Credits
- Directed by George Tiffin
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 81
Morrissey live history:
- Belfort, France 1992-07-04 (Morrissey concert)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 1992-09-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois 1992-09-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1992-09-15 (Morrissey concert)
- Buffalo, New York 1992-09-16 (Morrissey concert)
- New York, New York 1992-09-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Waltham, Massachusetts 1992-09-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Springfield, Massachusetts 1992-09-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Columbia, Maryland 1992-09-22 (Morrissey concert)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1992-09-23 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- Your Arsenal
- The Malady Lingers On
- Certain People I Know (single)
- Beethoven Was Deaf
- World Of Morrissey
- The CD Singles '91–95'
- ¡The Best Of! Morrissey
- The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
Discogs Information
Credits
- Backing Vocals - Alain Whyte
- Engineer - Peter Jones (2)
- Performer - Alain Whyte
- Performer - Boz Boorer
- Performer - Gary Day
- Performer - Spencer Cobrin
- Photography By - Linder Sterling
- Producer - Mick Ronson
- Sleeve - Designland
- Sleeve - E. Riff
- Sleeve - Jo Slee
Notes
Issued with full-colour photo and lyrics inner-sleeve.
"Certain People I Know” recorded at the Wool Hall "You've Had Her” and "Jack The Ripper” recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Ⓟ 1992 EMI Records Ltd. © 1992 EMI Records Ltd.
Runouts are stamped except for "WHY BOTHER TO KEEP CLEAN?" and "Townhouse", which are etched.
Images
- Certain People I Know - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/5266
- Certain People I Know (12" 45 RPM Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/488473-Morrissey-Certain-People-I-Know
Wikipedia Information
"Certain People I Know" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released in December 1992 as the third single from his third studio album, Your Arsenal (1992). It was the third and final Morrissey single to be produced by glam rock musician Mick Ronson. Reaching number 35 in the UK Singles Chart, the song had the distinction of being Morrissey's lowest-charting solo single up to that point. "Certain People I Know" was the first Morrissey single to be released following the singer's bottling off stage at the Madstock festival when he supported Madness and the subsequent NME story regarding his alleged racism. This led to the single cover being changed from featuring the singer's name spelt out in the colours of the Union Jack to plain black writing.
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