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{{Discobox | {{Discobox | ||
| Name = | | Name = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | ||
| Total Length = | | Total Length = 4:02 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = Morrissey/Marr | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = Johnny Marr and Morrissey | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = | | Art = | ||
| Vinyl Etching = | | Vinyl Etching = | ||
| Publisher = [[ | | Publisher = [[WEA]] (UK) | ||
| Format = 7" Vinyl, | | Format = 7" Vinyl, CD, Cassette | ||
| Release = | | Release = 16 November 1992 - Single<ref name="smithsdiscography"/><br>16 June 1986 - Original release on [[The Queen Is Dead]] | ||
| Chart = UK # | | Chart = UK #25 | ||
| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
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* 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. | ||
==Track list== | ==Track list== | ||
===7" Vinyl=== | ===7" Vinyl=== | ||
UK - [ | UK - [WEA YZ0003] | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | ||
| 01link = | | 01link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]]) | | 01-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]]) | ||
| 02 = | | 02 = Handsome Devil | ||
| 02link = | | 02app = (live) | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02link = Handsome Devil | ||
| 02-duration = 2:53 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
=== | ===CD Single 1=== | ||
UK - [ | UK - [WEA YZ0003CD1] | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | ||
| 01link = | | 01link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 01-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02 = | | 02 = Hand In Glove | ||
| 02link = | | 02app = (live) | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02link = Hand In Glove (single) | ||
| 03 = | | 02-duration = 2:48 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 03link = | | 03 = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others | ||
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 03app = (live) | ||
| 03link = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others | |||
| 03-duration = 5:04 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 04 = Money Changes Everything | |||
| 04link = Money Changes Everything | |||
| 04-duration = 4:38 (Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
===CD Single=== | ===CD Single 2=== | ||
UK - [] | UK - [WEA YZ0003CD2] | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | ||
| 01link = | | 01link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 01-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02 = | | 02 = Hand In Glove | ||
| 02link = | | 02app = (featuring Sandie Shaw) | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02link = Hand In Glove (single) | ||
| 03 = | | 02-duration = 2:59 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 03link = | | 03 = I Don't Owe You Anything | ||
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 03app = (featuring Sandie Shaw) | ||
| 04 = | | 03link = I Don't Owe You Anything | ||
| 04link = | | 03-duration = 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 04-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 04 = Jeane | ||
| 04app = (featuring Sandie Shaw) | |||
| 04link = Jeane | |||
| 04-duration = 2:50 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
{{lyrics | {{lyrics | | ||
Take me out tonight | |||
where there's music and there's people | |||
who are young and alive | |||
driving in your car | |||
I never never want to go home | |||
because I haven't got one | |||
anymore | |||
take me out tonight | |||
because I want to see ''people'' | |||
and I want to see ''lights'' | |||
driving in your car | |||
oh please don't drop me home | |||
because it's not ''my'' home, it's ''their'' home | |||
and I'm welcome no more | |||
and if a double-decker bus | |||
crashes into us | |||
to die by your side | |||
such a heavenly way to die | |||
and if a ten ton truck | |||
kills the both of us | |||
to die by your side | |||
the pleasure and the privilege is mine | |||
take me out tonight | |||
oh take me anywhere, I don't care | |||
and in the darkened underpass | |||
I thought ''Oh, God, my chance has come at last'' | |||
(but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask) | |||
take me out tonight | |||
take me anywhere, I don't care | |||
just driving in your car | |||
I never want to go home | |||
because I haven't got one | |||
I haven't got one | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
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===Credits=== | ===Credits=== | ||
* Directed by [[Derek Jarman]] | * Directed by [[Derek Jarman]] | ||
== References == | {{CommonSongSections | Artist = The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}} | ||
==References And Notes== | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="smithsdiscography">{{cite | title=The Smiths Discography compiled by Stephane Daigle | url=http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~moz/lyrics/smit-d.htm | pub=It May All End Tomorrow | author= | date= | dom= | type=ext }} | |||
</ref> | |||
</references> |
Revision as of 08:03, 28 June 2018
THE SMITHS Single | |
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Name | There Is A Light That Never Goes Out |
Release | 16 November 1992 - Single[1] 16 June 1986 - Original release on The Queen Is Dead |
Total Length | 4:02 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
Producer | Johnny Marr and Morrissey |
Publisher | WEA (UK) |
Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, CD, Cassette |
Chart position | UK #25 |
Single chronology | |
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
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Information
- An alternate take of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [WEA YZ0003]
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Handsome Devil (live) – 2:53 (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single 1
UK - [WEA YZ0003CD1]
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove (live) – 2:48 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (live) – 5:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Money Changes Everything – 4:38 (Marr)
CD Single 2
UK - [WEA YZ0003CD2]
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Hand In Glove (featuring Sandie Shaw) – 2:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Don't Owe You Anything (featuring Sandie Shaw) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Jeane (featuring Sandie Shaw) – 2:50 (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
Take me out tonight where there's music and there's people who are young and alive driving in your car I never never want to go home because I haven't got one anymore take me out tonight because I want to see people and I want to see lights driving in your car oh please don't drop me home because it's not my home, it's their home and I'm welcome no more and if a double-decker bus crashes into us to die by your side such a heavenly way to die and if a ten ton truck kills the both of us to die by your side the pleasure and the privilege is mine take me out tonight oh take me anywhere, I don't care and in the darkened underpass I thought Oh, God, my chance has come at last (but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask) take me out tonight take me anywhere, I don't care just driving in your car I never want to go home because I haven't got one I haven't got one
Music Video
Credits
- Directed by Derek Jarman
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 41
The Smiths live history:
- Liverpool, England 1986-02-08 (The Smiths concert)
- Dublin, Ireland 1986-02-10 (The Smiths concert)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland 1986-02-12 (The Smiths concert)
- Glasgow, Scotland 1986-07-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1986-07-17 (The Smiths concert)
- Manchester, England 1986-07-19 (The Smiths concert)
- Salford, England 1986-07-20 (The Smiths concert)
- London, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-30 (The Smiths concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-31 (The Smiths concert)
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1986-08-02 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 171
Morrissey live history:
- Phoenix, Arizona 2002-08-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Tucson, Arizona 2002-08-10 (Morrissey concert)
- Yuma, Arizona 2002-08-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Osaka, Japan 2002-08-17 (Morrissey concert)
- Tokyo, Japan 2002-08-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Seattle, Washington 2002-08-22 (Morrissey concert)
- Eugene, Oregon 2002-08-23 (Morrissey concert)
- Portland, Oregon 2002-08-24 (Morrissey concert)
- Salt Lake City, Utah 2002-08-26 (Morrissey concert)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado 2002-08-29 (Morrissey concert)
Morrissey live history - played in concert twice:
Appears On
- The Queen Is Dead
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single)
- The World Won't Listen
- ...Best II
- Singles
- The Very Best Of The Smiths
- Redondo Beach/There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single)
- Who Put The 'M' In Manchester?
- Live At Earls Court
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- Complete
Appears On Covers Compilation
- The World Still Won't Listen (A Tribute To The Smiths)
- The Smiths Is Dead
- Godfathers Of Change Vol. 1: A Tribute To The Smiths
- Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware (A Matinée Tribute To The Smiths)
- The String Quartet: Tribute To The Smiths
- How Soon Is Now? The Songs Of The Smiths By...
- Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute To The Smiths
- Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths
- The Queen Is 25
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star: Lullaby Versions of The Smiths & Morrissey
- Rockabye Baby! (Lullaby Renditions Of The Smiths)
Cover Versions
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- Anberlin
- Betty Loop Loop
- Blossoms
- Death Cab For Cutie
- Eddie Vedder
- Edison Shine
- Erlend Øye
- Gaz Coombes
- Mikel Erentxun
- Miley Cyrus
- My Awesome Compilation
- Nada Surf
- Neil Finn
- Neuroticfish
- Noel Gallagher
- Pete Yorn
- Razed In Black
- Rick Astley
- Schneider TM