That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (single)

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THE SMITHS Single
Name That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
Release July 1985
Total Length 4:57
Recorded October 1984
Writer/composer Morrissey/Marr
Producer The Smiths
Stephen Street (Recording Engineer)
Art work Child pictured is from "The Enchanted Desna" by Julia Solntseva.
The image was published in "Film & Filming" (February, 1965)
Vinyl Etching UK 7": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS

UK 12": OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS, OUR SOULS / blank Canadian 12": HELEN WHEELS / blank

Publisher Rough Trade Records (UK)
Sire Records (US)
Format(s) 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position UK #49
Single chronology
The Headmaster Ritual
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 77

The Smiths live history:

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 29

Morrissey live history:

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Appears On

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Cover Versions

Mentioned In

Discogs Information

Credits

  • Music By - Johnny Marr
  • Words By - Morrissey

Notes

This is the MPO push-out centre variant (see: solid centre variant). Also an EMI Records pressing with push-out centre exists.

A-Side: 'From the Rough Trade LP [r=373240] (Rough 81)'. B-Side: recorded live in Oxford, 18 Mar 1985.

© 1985 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Custom flesh-coloured inner sleeve.

Track A1 From the Rough Trade LP "Meat Is Murder" (Rough 81) Tracks B1-B4 were recorded live in Oxford, 18 Mar 1985

© 1985 Warner Bros. Music Made in the UK

Runouts are stamped except for ’OUR SOULS OUR SOULS OUR SOULS’ and ’Timtom’, which are etched.

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Wikipedia Information

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"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. The full-length version of the song appears on the album Meat Is Murder. It was the sole track from the album to be released, in edited form, as a UK single. The song was composed by guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey. Marr has cited it as one of his favourite Smiths songs.