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| Total Length = 2:29 (Single version)<br>3:15 (Album version)<br>3:26 (Demo version) | | Total Length = 2:29 (Single version)<br>3:15 (Album version)<br>3:26 (Demo version) | ||
| Recorded = June 1986 | | Recorded = June 1986 | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | ||
| Producer = [[John Porter]] <br>then mixed by [[Steve Lillywhite]] | | Producer = [[Producer::John Porter]] <br>then mixed by [[Steve Lillywhite]] | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = Cover star: [[Yootha Joyce]] in | | Art = Cover star: [[Mention::Yootha Joyce]] in [[Mention::Catch Us If You Can]] (1965) by John Boorman / Germany 12" Vinyl: [[Mention::Colin Campbell]] in "[[Mention::The Leather Boys]]" (1964)<br>Layout: [[Mention::Caryn Gough]] | ||
| Vinyl Etching = A: "ARE YOU LOATHSOME TONIGHT?" <br>B: "TOMB IT MAY CONCERN" | | Vinyl Etching = A: "ARE YOU LOATHSOME TONIGHT?" <br>B: "TOMB IT MAY CONCERN" | ||
| 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 = October 1986 | | Release = 20 October 1986 | ||
| Chart = UK #14<br>UK #62 (reissue) | | Chart = UK #14<br>UK #62 (reissue) | ||
| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
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| Next = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others | | Next = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others | ||
| NextLink = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (single) | | NextLink = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (single) | ||
| Reissue = true | |||
| ReissueDescription = WEA reissue | |||
| ReissuePrevious = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | |||
| ReissuePreviousLink = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | |||
| ReissueNext = Sweet And Tender Hooligan | |||
| ReissueNextLink = Sweet And Tender Hooligan (single) | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
* [[Backing Vocals::Kirsty MacColl]] provides backing vocals on this song. | |||
* An alternate take of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | * An alternate take of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | ||
* The Australian cover is a cropped image sourced from a press photograph credited to Jo Novark (actually [[Pat Bellis]]). | |||
==Track list== | ==Track list== | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem> | |||
Shyness is nice | Shyness is nice | ||
And Shyness can stop you | And Shyness can stop you | ||
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So, ask me, ask me, ask me | So, ask me, ask me, ask me | ||
Ask me, ask me, ask me | Ask me, ask me, ask me | ||
</poem> | |||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoo9Vu1a9bU</youtube> | <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoo9Vu1a9bU</youtube> | ||
===Credits=== | |||
* Directed by [[Director::Derek Jarman]] | |||
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|DiscogsReleaseId=703296 | |DiscogsReleaseId=703296 | ||
|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=487333, 789350, 2915476 | |DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=487333, 789350, 2915476, 385491 | ||
|WikipediaPageTitle=Ask_(song) | |WikipediaPageTitle=Ask_(song) | ||
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|Date=1986-10-20 | |||
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