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{{Discobox | {{Discobox | ||
| Name = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | | Name = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | ||
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| Format = 7" Vinyl, CD, Cassette | | Format = 7" Vinyl, CD, Cassette | ||
| Release = 16 November 1992 - Single<ref name="smithsdiscography"/><br>16 June 1986 - Original release on [[The Queen Is Dead]] | | Release = 16 November 1992 - Single<ref name="smithsdiscography"/><br>16 June 1986 - Original release on [[The Queen Is Dead]] | ||
| Chart = UK # | | Chart = UK #25 | ||
| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
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| 01 = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | | 01 = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | ||
| 01link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | | 01link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | ||
| 01-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/ | | 01-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02 = Hand In Glove | | 02 = Hand In Glove | ||
| 02app = (live) | | 02app = (live) | ||
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| 01link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | | 01link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | ||
| 01-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/ | | 01-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02 = Hand In Glove | | 02 = Hand In Glove | ||
| 02app = (featuring Sandie Shaw) | | 02app = (featuring Sandie Shaw) | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
{{lyrics | {{lyrics | | ||
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Take me out tonight | Take me out tonight | ||
where there's music and there's people | |||
who are young and alive | |||
driving in your car | |||
I never never want to go home | I never never want to go home | ||
because I haven't got one | |||
anymore | |||
take me out tonight | |||
because I want to see ''people'' | |||
and I want to see ''lights'' | |||
driving in your car | |||
oh please don't drop me home | |||
because it's not ''my'' home, it's ''their'' home | |||
Oh, | and I'm welcome no more | ||
and if a double-decker bus | |||
crashes into us | |||
to die by your side | |||
such a heavenly way to die | |||
and if a ten ton truck | |||
kills the both of us | |||
to die by your side | |||
the pleasure and the privilege is mine | |||
take me out tonight | |||
oh take me anywhere, I don't care | |||
and in the darkened underpass | |||
I thought ''Oh, God, my chance has come at last'' | |||
(but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask) | |||
take me out tonight | |||
take me anywhere, I don't care | |||
just driving in your car | |||
I never want to go home | |||
because I haven't got one | |||
I haven't got one | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Music Video== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siO6dkqidc4</youtube> | |||
===Credits=== | ===Credits=== | ||
* Directed by [[Derek Jarman]] | * Directed by [[Derek Jarman]] |
Revision as of 09:48, 20 February 2021
THE SMITHS Single | |
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Name | There Is A Light That Never Goes Out |
Release | 16 November 1992 - Single[1] 16 June 1986 - Original release on The Queen Is Dead |
Total Length | 4:02 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
Producer | Johnny Marr and Morrissey |
Publisher | WEA (UK) |
Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, CD, Cassette |
Chart position | UK #25 |
Single chronology | |
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
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Information
- An alternate take of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [WEA YZ0003]
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Handsome Devil (live) – 2:53 (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single 1
UK - [WEA YZ0003CD1]
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove (live) – 2:48 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (live) – 5:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Money Changes Everything – 4:38 (Marr)
CD Single 2
UK - [WEA YZ0003CD2]
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove (featuring Sandie Shaw) – 2:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Don't Owe You Anything (featuring Sandie Shaw) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Jeane (featuring Sandie Shaw) – 2:50 (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
Take me out tonight where there's music and there's people who are young and alive driving in your car I never never want to go home because I haven't got one anymore take me out tonight because I want to see people and I want to see lights driving in your car oh please don't drop me home because it's not my home, it's their home and I'm welcome no more and if a double-decker bus crashes into us to die by your side such a heavenly way to die and if a ten ton truck kills the both of us to die by your side the pleasure and the privilege is mine take me out tonight oh take me anywhere, I don't care and in the darkened underpass I thought Oh, God, my chance has come at last (but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask) take me out tonight take me anywhere, I don't care just driving in your car I never want to go home because I haven't got one I haven't got one
Music Video
Credits
- Directed by Derek Jarman
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 41
The Smiths live history:
- Liverpool, England 1986-02-08 (The Smiths concert)
- Dublin, Ireland 1986-02-10 (The Smiths concert)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland 1986-02-12 (The Smiths concert)
- Glasgow, Scotland 1986-07-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1986-07-17 (The Smiths concert)
- Manchester, England 1986-07-19 (The Smiths concert)
- Salford, England 1986-07-20 (The Smiths concert)
- London, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-30 (The Smiths concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-31 (The Smiths concert)
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1986-08-02 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 171
Morrissey live history:
- Phoenix, Arizona 2002-08-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Tucson, Arizona 2002-08-10 (Morrissey concert)
- Yuma, Arizona 2002-08-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Osaka, Japan 2002-08-17 (Morrissey concert)
- Tokyo, Japan 2002-08-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Seattle, Washington 2002-08-22 (Morrissey concert)
- Eugene, Oregon 2002-08-23 (Morrissey concert)
- Portland, Oregon 2002-08-24 (Morrissey concert)
- Salt Lake City, Utah 2002-08-26 (Morrissey concert)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado 2002-08-29 (Morrissey concert)
Morrissey live history - played in concert twice:
Appears On
- The Queen Is Dead
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single)
- The World Won't Listen
- ...Best II
- Singles
- The Very Best Of The Smiths
- Redondo Beach/There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single)
- Who Put The 'M' In Manchester?
- Live At Earls Court
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- Complete
Appears On Covers Compilation
- The World Still Won't Listen (A Tribute To The Smiths)
- The Smiths Is Dead
- Godfathers Of Change Vol. 1: A Tribute To The Smiths
- Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware (A Matinée Tribute To The Smiths)
- The String Quartet: Tribute To The Smiths
- How Soon Is Now? The Songs Of The Smiths By...
- Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute To The Smiths
- Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths
- The Queen Is 25
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star: Lullaby Versions of The Smiths & Morrissey
- Rockabye Baby! (Lullaby Renditions Of The Smiths)
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