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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]]
{{SmithsDiscobox
{{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<br>'Dunkirk' (1958) by Leslie Norman
| Art = Cover star: Sean Barrett in 'Dunkirk' (1958) / Vanessa Redgrave & David Hemmings in 'Blow-up' (1966)
| Vinyl Etching = THE TATTY TRUTH
| 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)
}}
}}
[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]]


==Information==
==Information==


===Recording===
* 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.
===Release===
* 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 - []<br>
UK - [Rough Trade RT 176]
US - []


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| 01 =  
| 01 = How Soon Is Now?
| 01link =  
| 01link = How Soon Is Now? (single)
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 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 - []<br>
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)
}}
}}


===CD Single===
===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
Line 118: Line 171:
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  
}}
}}
==Personnel==


== Sleeve Artwork ==
== Sleeve Artwork ==
<gallery  perrow="6">
<gallery  perrow="6">
  File: | Cover art. (198)
  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


==Live History==
{{CommonSongSections | Artist = The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}
 
{{Page
==Appears On==
|DiscogsReleaseId=586504
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|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=372700, 374702,1250324, 490493, 490503
File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
|WikipediaPageTitle=How_Soon_Is_Now%3F
File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
}}
File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
File: | ''[[]]''<br><br><br> (19)
</gallery>
 
== Related Items ==
 
 
== References ==
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