Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (single)

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THE SMITHS Single
Name Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Release 11 December 1987
Total Length 5:04 (Album version)
3:11 (Single edit)
Recorded Spring 1987
Writer/composer Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer Stephen Street
Assisted by Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Art work Cover star: Billy Fury
Layout: Caryn Gough
Vinyl Etching "THE RETURN OF THE SUBMISSIVE SOCIETY" (x) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE
"THE BIZARRE ORIENTAL VIBRATING PALM DEATH" (x) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE
Publisher Rough Trade Records (UK)
Format(s) 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position UK #30
Single chronology
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
←
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
→
This Charming Man (WEA reissue)

Information

Track list

7" Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade RT 200]

  1. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (edit) – 3:11 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Rusholme Ruffians (Peel session, August 1984) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)

12" Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade RTT 200]

  1. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – 5:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Rusholme Ruffians (Peel session, August 1984) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Nowhere Fast (Peel session, August 1984) – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)

CD

UK - [Rough Trade RTT 200 CD]

  1. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – 5:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Rusholme Ruffians (Peel session, August 1984) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Nowhere Fast (Peel session, August 1984) – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. William, It Was Really Nothing (Peel session, August 1984) – 2:04 (Morrissey/Marr)

Lyrics

Last night I dreamt
that somebody loved me
no hope - but no harm
just another false alarm
Last night I felt
real arms around me
no hope - no harm
just another false alarm
so, tell me how long
before the last one?
and tell me how long
before the right one?
this story is old - I KNOW
but it goes on
this story is old - I KNOW
but it goes on

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 0


Play count (Morrissey concert): 145

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Credits

  • Bass - Andy Rourke
  • Coordinator [Art Co-ordination] - Jo Slee
  • Drums - Mike Joyce
  • Guitar - Johnny Marr
  • Layout - Caryn Gough
  • Mastered By - Tim Young
  • Model [Cover Star] - Billy Fury
  • Sleeve - Morrissey
  • Voice - Morrissey
  • Written-By - Johnny Marr
  • Written-By - Morrissey

Notes

A: Taken from the LP Strangeways, Here We Come, B1 & B2: Recorded for The John Peel Show (Session 9, August 1984)

Black inner sleeve with label number RTT200.

© 1987 Warner Bros. Music Ltd. A: ℗ Rough Trade Records 1987 B1 & B2: Released by arrangement with BBC Enterprises Ltd ℗ BBC 1987 Made in England

Runout are etched except for the stamped ’⋀’.

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

© 1987, ℗ 1987 Made in England

A-Side: Taken from the LP "Strangeways, Here We Come" B-Side: Recorded for the John Peel Show, 1984

"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" is an edited, shorter version without the instrumental intro. "Rusholme Ruffians" is an early version (recorded 09/08/1984) and not the album version used on 'Meat Is Murder'.

Runouts are stamped except for "THE RETURN OF THE SUBMISSIVE SOCIETY" (X) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE and "THE BIZARRE ORIENTAL VIBRATING PALM DEATH" (X) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE, which are hand-etched.

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Cover Star: Billy Fury (April 17 1941-January 29 1983)

1: Taken from the LP [url=http://www.discogs.com/master/21143]"Strangeways, Here We Come"[/url] 2 to 4: Recorded for The John Peel Show (Session 9, August) 1984. Released by arrangement with BBC Enterprises Ltd.

Mastered at CBS. Distributed by The Cartel.

© 1987 Warner Bros Music Ltd. 1: ℗ 1987 Rough Trade Records 2 to 4: ℗ BBC 1987. Made in England Made in U.K.

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Wikipedia Information

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"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" is a power ballad by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It appears as the sixth track on the band's final album Strangeways, Here We Come (1987). Featuring a backdrop of crowd noises from the miners' strike of 1984–85, the song is a favorite of both Morrissey and Marr. The song was released as the third and final UK single from Strangeways in December 1987. Billed as "The Last Single" as the band had already broken up, it reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart. Despite its commercial underachievement, "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" has seen critical acclaim for Marr's guitar work and Morrissey's sombre lyricism. It has since appeared on multiple compilation albums and has been ranked by music writers as one of the band's best songs.

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