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[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] | [[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] | ||
[[File:How-Soon-Is-Now.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | [[File:How-Soon-Is-Now.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | ||
[[File:HowsoonUS12.jpg | thumb | right | US 12" cover art]] | |||
[[File:Howsoon1992.jpg | thumb | right | Reissue cover art]] | [[File:Howsoon1992.jpg | thumb | right | Reissue cover art]] | ||
{{Discobox | {{Discobox | ||
| Name = How Soon Is Now? | | Name = How Soon Is Now? | ||
| Total Length = | | Total Length = 3:41 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = Morrissey/Marr | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = [[John Porter]] | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = Sean Barrett<br>'Dunkirk' (1958) by Leslie Norman | | Art = Sean Barrett<br>'Dunkirk' (1958) by Leslie Norman | ||
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| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US) | | Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US) | ||
| Format = 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD | | Format = 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD | ||
| Release = | | Release = 28 January 1985 | ||
| Chart = UK # | | Chart = UK #24<br> UK #16 (reissue) | ||
| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
* A studio outtake version of this song (likely the Italian 12" version) is available on the [[A Nice Bit Of Meat (LP bootleg)|A Nice Bit Of Meat]] bootleg LP. | |||
* An instrumental version of this song is available on the [[A Nice Bit Of Meat 2 (LP bootleg)|A Nice Bit Of Meat 2]] bootleg LP. | |||
* The Italian 12" version of this song is available on the [[Blessings Of The Highest Order (LP bootleg)|Blessings Of The Highest Order]] bootleg LP, the [[Asleep (CD bootleg)|Asleep]] bootleg CD, [[The Complete BBC Sessions 1983-1986 (CD bootleg)|The Complete BBC Sessions 1983-1986]] bootleg CD, the [[From The One You Left Behind (CD bootleg)|From The One You Left Behind]] bootleg CD and the [[Wilde About The Smiths Unlimited Rarities (CD bootleg)|Wilde About The Smiths Unlimited Rarities]] bootleg CD. | |||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
{{lyrics | {{lyrics | | ||
I am the son and the heir | |||
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar | Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar | ||
I am the son and heir | I am the son and heir | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== Sleeve Artwork == | == Sleeve Artwork == | ||
<gallery perrow="6"> | <gallery perrow="6"> | ||
File: | Cover art. ( | File:How-Soon-Is-Now.jpg | Cover art. (1985) | ||
File:HowsoonUS12.jpg | US 12" cover art. (1985) | |||
File:Howsoon1992.jpg | Reissue cover art. (1992) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpILIIo9ek</youtube> | |||
===Credits=== | ===Credits=== | ||
*[[Sire Records]] Promo Film | |||
== | {{CommonSongSections | Artist = The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}} | ||
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|DiscogsReleaseId=586504 | |||
|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=372700, 374702,1250324, 490493, 490503 | |||
|WikipediaPageTitle=How_Soon_Is_Now%3F | |||
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