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Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (single)
| THE SMITHS Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now |
| Release | 21 May 1984 |
| Total Length | 3:35 |
| Recorded | Fallout Shelter, Hammersmith, London March 1984 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
| Producer | John Porter |
| Art work | Viv Nicholson |
| Vinyl Etching | SMITHS INDEED (7" A-side) ILL FOREVER (7" B-side) SMITHS PRESUMABLY (12" A-side) FOREVER ILL (12" B-side) |
| Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #10 |
| Single chronology | |
| Hand In Glove (Sandie Shaw release) ← Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now → William, It Was Really Nothing
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Information
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RT 156]
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now – 3:34 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Suffer Little Children – 5:27 (Morrissey/Marr)
12" Vinyl / CD
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 156 / RTT 156CD]
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now – 3:34 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Girl Afraid – 2:46 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Suffer Little Children – 5:27 (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour But Heaven knows I'm miserable now I was looking for a job, and then I found a job And Heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life Why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or I die?
Two lovers entwined pass me by And Heaven knows I'm miserable now I was looking for a job, and then I found a job And Heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life Why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or I die?
What she asked of me at the end of the day Caligula would have blushed! "You've been in the house too long" she said And I naturally fled
In my life Why do I smile At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour But Heaven knows I'm miserable now "Oh, you've been in the house too long" she said And I naturally fled
In my life Oh, why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or I die?
Music Video
Credits
- Performed On Top Of The Pops, BBC, 31 May 1984
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 106
The Smiths live history:
- Aberdeen, Scotland 1984-03-04 (The Smiths concert)
- Aberdeen, Scotland 1984-06-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Aberdeen, Scotland 1985-09-30 (The Smiths concert)
- Amsterdam, Netherlands 1984-04-21 (The Smiths concert)
- Barcelona, Spain 1985-05-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland 1984-05-17 (The Smiths concert)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland 1986-02-12 (The Smiths concert)
- Birmingham, England 1984-03-20 (The Smiths concert)
- Blackpool, England 1984-06-20 (The Smiths concert)
- Boston, Massachusetts 1985-06-14 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 0
Appears On
- ...Best II
- Complete
- Hatful Of Hollow
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (single)
- Louder Than Bombs
- Singles
- The Complete Picture
- The Smiths Singles Box
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- The Very Best Of The Smiths
Appears On Covers Compilation
- Rockabye Baby! (Lullaby Renditions Of The Smiths)
- Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute To The Smiths
- The String Quartet: Tribute To The Smiths
- The World Still Won't Listen (A Tribute To The Smiths)
Cover Versions
Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass Guitar - Andy Rourke
- Drums - Mike Joyce
- Engineer - Bob Potter
- Guitar, Music By - Johnny Marr
- Layout - Caryn Gough
- Other [Cover Star] - Viv Nicholson
- Producer - John Porter
- Voice, Words By, Sleeve - Morrissey
- Written-By - Johnny Marr
- Written-By - Steven Morrissey
Notes
Labels: © 1984 Warner Bros. Music Side B: From the ROUGH TRADE album "The Smiths" (Rough 61)
Back cover: Cover star: VIV NICHOLSON shot from SPEND SPEND SPEND (V Nicholson and Steven Smith) Photograph by courtesy of Syndication International Layout [...] at Ai Recorded at Matrix (London) Feb 1984 ℗ © 1984 ROUGH TRADE RECORDS Ltd.
Images
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/4157
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (7" 45 RPM Single Push-out Centre) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/410864-The-Smiths-Heaven-Knows-Im-Miserable-Now
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Cover Star: Viv Nicholson shot from Spend Spend Spend (V Nicholson and Steven Smith) Photograph by courtesy of Syndication International Recorded at Matrix (London), Feb 1984
B2 taken from the Rough Trade Album "[r=370207]" (Rough 61)
© 1984 Warner Bros. Music ℗ © 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd
Female vocals "Annalisa Jablonska" and the Engineers "Phil Bush", "Neill King" are not credited on this release. "Bob Potter" is credited as engineer on back cover in general (not only for tracks A and B1)
Images
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (12" 45 RPM Single CBS) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/678391-The-Smiths-Heaven-Knows-Im-Miserable-Now
Wikipedia Information
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"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Released as a single in May 1984, it reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's first top ten single. It was later included on the November 1984 compilation album Hatful of Hollow. The song is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.