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This Charming Man (single)
THE SMITHS Single | |
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Name | This Charming Man |
Release | 28 October 1983[1] 3 August 1992 (UK CD1 re-issue)[1] |
Length | 2:41 |
Recorded | October, 1983 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
Producer | John Porter |
Art work | Jean Marais in "Orphée" (1950) |
Vinyl Etching | SLAP ME ON THE PATIO (7" B-side) WILL NATURE MAKE A MAN OF ME YET (12" A-side) |
Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
Chart position | UK #25 UK #8 (1992 Reissue) |
Single chronology | |
Hand In Glove ← This Charming Man → What Difference Does It Make?
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Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RT 136]
- This Charming Man – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Jeane – 3:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
12" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136]
- This Charming Man (Manchester) – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (London) – 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Accept Yourself – 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Wonderful Woman – 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
12" New York Mix Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136 NY]
Remixed by Francois Kervorkian
- This Charming Man (New York Vocal) – 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (New York Instrumental) – 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single 1
UK - [WEA YZ0001CD1]
- This Charming Man (Manchester) – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (London) – 2:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Wonderful Woman – 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Accept Yourself – 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single 2
UK - [WEA YZ0001CD2]
- This Charming Man (Manchester) – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (London) – 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (New York Vocal) – 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (New York Instrumental) – 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (Peel Session) – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (Single Remix) – 2:44 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (Original Single Version) – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
Punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate
Will Nature make a man of me yet? When in this charming car This charming man
Why pamper life's complexity When the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?
I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said: "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"
A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said - "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things
I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said: "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"
This charming man This charming man
A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said - "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things
Sleeve Artwork
Music Video
Credits
- Performed On Top Of The Pops, BBC, 24 November 1983
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 93
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)
- Birmingham, England 1983-09-30 (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)
The Smiths live history - played in concert twice:
- Derby, England 1983-12-06 (The Smiths concert)
- Leicester, England 1983-11-16 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-11-17 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-12-19 (The Smiths concert)
- Ormskirk, England 1983-11-18 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 112
Morrissey live history:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 2009-04-15 (Morrissey concert)
- Ann Arbor, Michigan 2009-03-31 (Morrissey concert)
- Antwerp, Belgium 2009-06-08 (Morrissey concert)
- Asunción, Paraguay 2015-12-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Austin, Texas 2009-04-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland 2009-05-02 (Morrissey concert)
- Berlin, Germany 2009-06-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Berlin, Germany 2009-11-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Birmingham, England 2009-10-23 (Morrissey concert)
- Borås, Sweden 2009-06-18 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
Related Items
- "This Charming Man" Wikipedia page - Wikipedia
- "This Charming Man" 1983 release info/scans - Vulgar Picture