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[[File:Ask.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | [[File:Ask.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | ||
{{ | [[File:Askaustralia12.jpg | thumb | right | Australia 12" cover art]] | ||
[[File:Askgermany12.jpg | thumb | right | Germany 12" cover art]] | |||
{{Discobox | |||
| Name = Ask | | Name = Ask | ||
| Total Length = | | Total Length = | ||
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| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = | | Art = Yootha Joyce<br>'Catch Us If You Can' (1965) by John Boorman | ||
| Vinyl Etching = | | Vinyl Etching = | ||
| 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 = | ||
| Chart = UK # | | Chart = UK #14<br>UK #62 (reissue) | ||
| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
| Previous = | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
| PreviousLink = | | Previous = Panic | ||
| Next = | | PreviousLink = Panic (single) | ||
| NextLink = | | Next = Shoplifters Of The World Unite | ||
| NextLink = Shoplifters Of The World Unite (single) | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
* An alternate take of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | |||
===Recording=== | ===Recording=== | ||
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{{lyrics | {{lyrics | ||
| | |Shyness is nice | ||
And Shyness can stop you | |||
From doing all the things in life you'd like to | |||
Shyness is nice | |||
And Shyness can stop you | |||
From doing all the things in life you'd like to | |||
So, if there's something you'd like to try | |||
If there's something you'd like to try | |||
Ask me | |||
I won't say "NO" | |||
- How could I? - | |||
Coyness is nice | |||
And Coyness can stop you | |||
From saying all the things in life you'd like to | |||
So, if there's something you'd like to try | |||
If there's something you'd like to try | |||
Ask me | |||
I won't say "NO" | |||
- How could I? - | |||
Spending warm, Summer days indoors | |||
Writing frightening verse | |||
To a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg | |||
Ask me, ask me, ask me | |||
Ask me, ask me, ask me | |||
Because if it's not Love | |||
Then it's the Bomb | |||
The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb | |||
The bomb that will bring us together | |||
Nature is a language | |||
- Can't you read? - | |||
Nature is a language | |||
- Can't you read? - | |||
So, ask me, ask me, ask me | |||
Ask me, ask me, ask me | |||
Because if it's not Love | |||
Then it's the Bomb | |||
The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb | |||
The bomb that will bring us together | |||
If it's not Love | |||
Then it's the Bomb | |||
Then it's the Bomb | |||
That will bring us together | |||
So, ask me, ask me, ask me | |||
Ask me, ask me, ask me | |||
}} | }} | ||
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== Sleeve Artwork == | == Sleeve Artwork == | ||
<gallery perrow="6"> | <gallery perrow="6"> | ||
File: | Cover art. ( | File:Ask.jpg | Cover art. (1986) | ||
File:Askaustralia12.jpg | Australia 12" cover art. (1986) | |||
File:Askgermany12.jpg | Germany 12" cover art. (1986) | |||
Revision as of 08:04, 28 June 2018
| THE SMITHS Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ask |
| Release | |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
| Art work | Yootha Joyce 'Catch Us If You Can' (1965) by John Boorman |
| Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #14 UK #62 (reissue) |
| Single chronology | |
| Panic ← Ask → Shoplifters Of The World Unite
| |
Information
- An alternate take of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.
Recording
Release
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - []
US - []
- – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr)
12" Vinyl
UK - []
US - []
- – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single
UK - []
- – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
Shyness is nice
And Shyness can stop you From doing all the things in life you'd like to
Shyness is nice And Shyness can stop you From doing all the things in life you'd like to
So, if there's something you'd like to try If there's something you'd like to try Ask me I won't say "NO" - How could I? -
Coyness is nice And Coyness can stop you From saying all the things in life you'd like to
So, if there's something you'd like to try If there's something you'd like to try Ask me I won't say "NO" - How could I? -
Spending warm, Summer days indoors Writing frightening verse To a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg
Ask me, ask me, ask me Ask me, ask me, ask me
Because if it's not Love Then it's the Bomb The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb The bomb that will bring us together
Nature is a language - Can't you read? - Nature is a language - Can't you read? -
So, ask me, ask me, ask me Ask me, ask me, ask me
Because if it's not Love Then it's the Bomb The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb The bomb that will bring us together
If it's not Love Then it's the Bomb Then it's the Bomb That will bring us together
So, ask me, ask me, ask me Ask me, ask me, ask me
Personnel
Sleeve Artwork
Cover art. (1986)
Australia 12" cover art. (1986)
Germany 12" cover art. (1986)