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We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (single)
| MORRISSEY Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful |
| Release | 27 April 1992 |
| Length | 2:29 |
| Recorded | February 1992, North London |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Whyte |
| Producer | Mick Ronson |
| Art work | |
| Vinyl Etching | I DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT'S HAPPY, DO YOU? |
| Publisher | HMV Records (UK) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #17 |
| Single chronology | |
|
My Love Life ← We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful → You're The One For Me, Fatty
| |
Contents
Track list
7" Vinyl
[HMV POP1629]
- We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful – 4:26 (Morrissey/Whyte)
- Suedehead [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 3:54 (Morrissey/Street)
12" Vinyl
[HMV 12POP1629]
- We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful – 4:26
- Suedehead [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 3:54
- I've Changed My Plea To Guilty [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 3:13 (Morrissey/Nevin)
- Alsatian Cousin [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 2:19 (Morrissey/Street)
CD
[HMV CDPOP1629]
- We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful – 4:26
- Suedehead [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 3:54
- I've Changed My Plea To Guilty [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 3:13
- Alsatian Cousin [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 2:19
CD - US version
[Sire/Reprise 9 40560-2]
- We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful – 4:26
- Suedehead [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 3:54
- I've Changed My Plea To Guilty [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 3:13
- Pregnant For The Last Time [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 2:33 (Morrissey/Nevin)
- Alsatian Cousin [Live in London, Oct. 4, 1991] – 2:19
Lyrics
We hate it when our friends become successful
We hate it when our friends become successful
Oh, look at those clothes Now look at that face, it's so old And such a video Well, it's really laughable
We hate it when our friends become successful And if they're Northern, that makes it even worse And if we can destroy them You bet your life we will Destroy them If we can hurt them Well, we may as well... It's really laughable
You see, it should've been me It could've been me Everybody knows Everybody said so They say: "Ah, you have loads of songs So many songs More songs than they can stand Verse Chorus Middle-eight Break, fade" Just listen...
Personnel
- Morrissey - Vocals
- Alain Whyte - Guitars
- Boz Boorer - Guitars
- Gary Day - Bass guitar
- Spencer Cobrin - Drums
- Producer - Mick Ronson
- Engineer - Peter Jones
- Photography - Linder Sterling
- Hair - Debbie Danelle
- Art co-ordination - Tris Penna
- Layout - Designland
- Sleeve - E. Riff
Music Video
Credits
- Directed by Tim Broad
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 63
Morrissey live history:
- Atlanta, Georgia 1992-11-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Auburn Hills, Michigan 1992-09-26 (Morrissey concert)
- Belfort, France 1992-07-04 (Morrissey concert)
- Birmingham, England 1992-12-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Boulder, Colorado 1992-10-01 (Morrissey concert)
- Bristol, England 1992-12-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Buffalo, New York 1992-09-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Charlotte, North Carolina 1992-11-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Charlottesville, Virginia 1992-11-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Cleveland, Ohio 1992-09-25 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- Suedehead: The Best Of Morrissey
- The Malady Lingers On
- We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (single)
- Your Arsenal
- ¡The Best Of! Morrissey
