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[[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 | ||
| Name = How Soon Is Now? | | Name = How Soon Is Now? | ||
| Total Length = | | Total Length = 6:43<br>3:41 (edit) | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = July 1984<br>August 1984 (Peel Session) | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = Morrissey/Marr | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = [[John Porter]] | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = Sean Barrett | | Art = Cover star: Sean Barrett in 'Dunkirk' (1958) / Vanessa Redgrave & David Hemmings in 'Blow-up' (1966) | ||
| Vinyl Etching = | | Vinyl Etching = THE TATTY TRUTH | ||
| 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 | |||
| Previous = William, It Was Really Nothing | | Previous = William, It Was Really Nothing | ||
| PreviousLink = William, It Was Really Nothing (single) | | PreviousLink = William, It Was Really Nothing (single) | ||
| Next = Shakespeare's Sister | | Next = Shakespeare's Sister | ||
| NextLink = Shakespeare's Sister (single) | | NextLink = Shakespeare's Sister (single) | ||
| Reissue = true | |||
| ReissueDescription = WEA reissue | |||
| ReissuePrevious = This Charming Man (WEA reissue) | |||
| ReissuePreviousLink = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| ReissueNext = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (WEA release) | |||
| ReissueNextLink = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
* A studio outtake version of this song (likely the "William..." 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. | |||
==Track list== | ==Track list== | ||
===7" Vinyl=== | ===7" Vinyl=== | ||
UK - [ | UK - [Rough Trade RT 176] | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = How Soon Is Now? | ||
| 01link = | | 01link = How Soon Is Now? (single) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/ | | 01-duration = 3:41 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02 = | | 02 = Well I Wonder | ||
| 02link = | | 02link = Well I Wonder | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02-duration = 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
}} | }} | ||
===12" Vinyl=== | ===12" Vinyl=== | ||
UK - [] | UK - [Rough Trade RTT 176] | ||
US - [] | |||
{{tracklist | |||
| 01 = How Soon Is Now? | |||
| 01link = How Soon Is Now? (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 6:43 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 02 = Well I Wonder | |||
| 02link = Well I Wonder | |||
| 02-duration = 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 03 = Oscillate Wildly | |||
| 03link = Oscillate Wildly | |||
| 03-duration = 3:26 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | |||
===US 12" Vinyl=== | |||
US - [Sire 0-20284] | |||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = How Soon Is Now? | ||
| 01link = | | 01link = How Soon Is Now? (single) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 01-duration = 6:43 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02 = | | 02 = Girl Afraid | ||
| 02link = | | 02link = Girl Afraid | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02-duration = 2:46 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 03 = | | 03 = How Soon Is Now? | ||
| 03link = | | 03link = How Soon Is Now? (single) | ||
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 03app = (edit) | ||
| 03-duration = 3:43 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
=== | ===7" Vinyl Re-issue=== | ||
UK - [] | UK - [WEA YZ 0002] | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = How Soon Is Now? | ||
| 01link = | | 01link = How Soon Is Now? (single) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 01-duration = 6:43 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02 = | | 02 = Hand In Glove | ||
| 02link = | | 02link = Hand In Glove (single) | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02-duration = 3:10 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 03 = | }} | ||
| 03link = | |||
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | ===CD 1 Re-issue=== | ||
| 04 = | UK - [WEA YZ0002CD1] | ||
| 04link = | |||
| 04-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = How Soon Is Now? | |||
| 01link = How Soon Is Now? (single) | |||
| 01app = (edit) | |||
| 01-duration = 3:39 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 02 = The Queen Is Dead | |||
| 02link = The Queen Is Dead (song) | |||
| 02-duration = 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 03 = Handsome Devil | |||
| 03link = Handsome Devil | |||
| 03-duration = 2:46 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 04 = I Started Something I Couldn't Finish | |||
| 04link = I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single) | |||
| 04-duration = 3:47 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | |||
===CD 2 Re-issue=== | |||
UK - [WEA YZ0002CD2] | |||
{{tracklist | |||
| 01 = I Know It's Over | |||
| 01link = I Know It's Over | |||
| 01-duration = 5:49 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 02 = Suffer Little Children | |||
| 02link = Suffer Little Children | |||
| 02-duration = 5:29 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 03 = Back To The Old House | |||
| 03link = Back To The Old House | |||
| 03-duration = 3:04 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 04 = How Soon Is Now? | |||
| 04link = How Soon Is Now? (single) | |||
| 04-duration = 6:43 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
{{lyrics | {{lyrics | ||
|I am the son and the heir | | | ||
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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I am Human and I need to be loved | I am Human and I need to be loved | ||
Just like everybody else does | Just like everybody else does | ||
}} | }} | ||
== 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)|}}}} | ||
{{Page | |||
|DiscogsReleaseId=586504 | |||
|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=372700, 374702,1250324, 490493, 490503 | |||
|WikipediaPageTitle=How_Soon_Is_Now%3F | |||
}} | |||
== | |||
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