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| Name = This Charming Man | | Name = This Charming Man | ||
| Total Length =2:41 | | Total Length =2:41 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = October, 1983 | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = Morrissey/Marr | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = John Porter | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = | | Art = [[Jean Marais]] in "Orphée" (1950) | ||
| Vinyl Etching = SLAP ME ON THE PATIO (7" B-side)<br>WILL NATURE MAKE A MAN OF ME YET (12" A-side) | | Vinyl Etching = SLAP ME ON THE PATIO (7" B-side)<br>WILL NATURE MAKE A MAN OF ME YET (12" A-side) | ||
| 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 October 1983<ref name="smithsdiscography"/><br> | ||
| Chart = UK # | 3 August 1992 (UK CD1 re-issue)<ref name="smithsdiscography"/><br> | ||
10 August 1992 (UK CD2 re-issue)<ref name="smithsdiscography"/> | |||
| Chart = UK #25<br>UK #8 (1992 Reissue) | |||
| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | ==Track list== | ||
===7" Vinyl=== | |||
UK - [Rough Trade RT 136] | |||
=== | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = This Charming Man | |||
| 01link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 2:41 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]]) | |||
| 02 = Jeane | |||
| 02link = Jeane | |||
| 02-duration = 3:02 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | |||
=== | ===12" Vinyl=== | ||
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136] | |||
== | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = This Charming Man | |||
| 01app = (Manchester) | |||
| 01link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 02 = This Charming Man | |||
| 02app = (London) | |||
| 02link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 02-duration = 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 03 = Accept Yourself | |||
| 03link = Accept Yourself | |||
| 03-duration = 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 04 = Wonderful Woman | |||
| 04link = Wonderful Woman | |||
| 04-duration = 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | |||
=== | ===12" New York Mix Vinyl=== | ||
UK - []<br> | UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136 NY]<br> | ||
Remixed by [[Francois Kervorkian]] | |||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = This Charming Man | ||
| 01link = | | 01app = (New York Vocal) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/ | | 01link = This Charming Man (single) | ||
| 02 = | | 01-duration = 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02link = | | 02 = This Charming Man | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02app = (New York Instrumental) | ||
| 02link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 02-duration = 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
===CD Single 1=== | |||
=== | UK - [WEA YZ0001CD1] | ||
UK - [ | |||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = This Charming Man | ||
| 01link = | | 01app = (Manchester) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 01link = This Charming Man (single) | ||
| 02 = | | 01-duration = 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02link = | | 02 = This Charming Man | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02app = (London) | ||
| 03 = | | 02link = This Charming Man (single) | ||
| 03link = | | 02-duration = 2:47 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 03 = Wonderful Woman | ||
| 03link = Wonderful Woman | |||
| 03-duration = 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 04 = Accept Yourself | |||
| 04link = Accept Yourself | |||
| 04-duration = 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
===CD Single=== | ===CD Single 2=== | ||
UK - [] | UK - [WEA YZ0001CD2] | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
| 01 = | | 01 = This Charming Man | ||
| 01link = | | 01app = (Manchester) | ||
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 01link = This Charming Man (single) | ||
| 02 = | | 01-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 02link = | | 02 = This Charming Man | ||
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 02app = (London) | ||
| 03 = | | 02link = This Charming Man (single) | ||
| 03link = | | 02-duration = 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 03 = This Charming Man | ||
| 04 = | | 03app = (New York Vocal) | ||
| 04link = | | 03link = This Charming Man (single) | ||
| 04-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr) | | 03-duration = 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr) | ||
| 04 = This Charming Man | |||
| 04app = (New York Instrumental) | |||
| 04link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 04-duration = 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 05 = This Charming Man | |||
| 05app = (Peel Session) | |||
| 05link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 05-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 06 = This Charming Man | |||
| 06app = (Single Remix) | |||
| 06link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 06-duration = 2:44 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 07 = This Charming Man | |||
| 07app = (Original Single Version) | |||
| 07link = This Charming Man (single) | |||
| 07-duration = 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | }} | ||
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He knows so much about these things | He knows so much about these things | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Sleeve Artwork == | == Sleeve Artwork == | ||
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File:ThisCharmingMan.jpg | Cover art. (1983) | File:ThisCharmingMan.jpg | Cover art. (1983) | ||
File:Thischarmingman1992.jpg | Reissue cover art. (1992) | File:Thischarmingman1992.jpg | Reissue cover art. (1992) | ||
File:The-Charming-Man-Poster-01.jpg|Advertising Poster | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
[[Video:This Charming Man|640px]] | |||
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[[Video:This Charming Man (TOTP, 24 Nov 1983)|640px]] | [[Video:This Charming Man (TOTP, 24 Nov 1983)|640px]] | ||
===Credits=== | ===Credits=== | ||
*Performed On [[Top Of The Pops]], BBC, 24 November 1983 | *Performed On [[Top Of The Pops]], BBC, 24 November 1983 | ||
{{CommonSongSections | Artist = The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}} | |||
== Related Items == | == Related Items == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Charming_Man "This Charming Man" Wikipedia page] - Wikipedia | |||
* [http://www.vulgarpicture.com/s1983.html "This Charming Man" 1983 release info/scans] - Vulgar Picture | |||
==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 22:54, 8 February 2013
THE SMITHS Single | |
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Name | This Charming Man |
Release | 28 October 1983[1] 3 August 1992 (UK CD1 re-issue)[1] |
Total Length | 2:41 |
Recorded | October, 1983 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
Producer | John Porter |
Art work | Jean Marais in "Orphée" (1950) |
Vinyl Etching | SLAP ME ON THE PATIO (7" B-side) WILL NATURE MAKE A MAN OF ME YET (12" A-side) |
Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
Chart position | UK #25 UK #8 (1992 Reissue) |
Single chronology | |
Hand In Glove ← This Charming Man → What Difference Does It Make?
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Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RT 136]
- This Charming Man – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Jeane – 3:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
12" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136]
- This Charming Man (Manchester) – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (London) – 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Accept Yourself – 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Wonderful Woman – 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
12" New York Mix Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136 NY]
Remixed by Francois Kervorkian
- This Charming Man (New York Vocal) – 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (New York Instrumental) – 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single 1
UK - [WEA YZ0001CD1]
- This Charming Man (Manchester) – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (London) – 2:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Wonderful Woman – 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Accept Yourself – 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single 2
UK - [WEA YZ0001CD2]
- This Charming Man (Manchester) – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (London) – 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (New York Vocal) – 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (New York Instrumental) – 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (Peel Session) – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (Single Remix) – 2:44 (Morrissey/Marr)
- This Charming Man (Original Single Version) – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
Punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate
Will Nature make a man of me yet? When in this charming car This charming man
Why pamper life's complexity When the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?
I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said: "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"
A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said - "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things
I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said: "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"
This charming man This charming man
A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said - "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things
Sleeve Artwork
Music Video
Credits
- Performed On Top Of The Pops, BBC, 24 November 1983
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 95
The Smiths live history:
- London, England 1983-09-15 (The Smiths concert)
- Birmingham, England 1983-09-30 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-10-05 (The Smiths concert)
- Bangor, Wales 1983-10-14 (The Smiths concert)
- Sheffield, England 1983-10-17 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-10-21 (The Smiths concert)
- Liverpool, England 1983-10-22 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-10-28 (The Smiths concert)
- Leicester, England 1983-11-16 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-11-17 (The Smiths concert)
The Smiths live history - played in concert twice:
- Leicester, England 1983-11-16 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-11-17 (The Smiths concert)
- Ormskirk, England 1983-11-18 (The Smiths concert)
- Derby, England 1983-12-06 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-12-19 (The Smiths concert)
- Hamburg, Germany 1984-05-04 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 115
Morrissey live history:
- London, England 2009-02-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 2009-03-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Durham, North Carolina 2009-03-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Richmond, Virginia 2009-03-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Washington, DC 2009-03-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Montclair, New Jersey 2009-03-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009-03-17 (Morrissey concert)
- Buffalo, New York 2009-03-19 (Morrissey concert)
- New York, New York 2009-03-21 (Morrissey concert)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2009-03-22 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- This Charming Man (single)
- The Smiths (album)
- Hatful Of Hollow
- Best...I
- The Complete Picture
- Singles
- The Very Best Of The Smiths
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- The Smiths Singles Box
- Something Is Squeezing My Skull (single)
- Complete
Appears On Covers Compilation
- The String Quartet: Tribute To The Smiths
- Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute To The Smiths
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star: Lullaby Versions of The Smiths & Morrissey
- Rockabye Baby! (Lullaby Renditions Of The Smiths)
Cover Versions
- 10,000 Maniacs
- Alicia Keys
- Blossoms
- David Glass
- Death Cab For Cutie
- Rick Astley
- Spiritual Front
- Stars
- Steven Charles Boone
- The Killers
- The Vitamin String Quartet
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star
- Two Minutes To Late Night
Related Items
- "This Charming Man" Wikipedia page - Wikipedia
- "This Charming Man" 1983 release info/scans - Vulgar Picture