That's How People Grow Up has entered the UK Top 40 at number 14 today. A few places higher than his last 2 singles entered (16 and 17). Not bad considering there was only one (cd) version available and no new songs on the flipside.

On Friday 8th February's episode of the British soap opera Emmerdale, The Smiths were mentioned.

It was in a scene involving a teenage girl (Victoria), a boy she fancies whose name escapes me, and Victoria's brother (kind of) Daz.

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DAZ: Don't listen to Victoria, she has Girls Aloud on her iPod!

VICTORIA: Don't listen to him! So what other music do you like?

BOY: Well, I like the Killers, Foo Fighters, and some older stuff too - have you heard of The Smiths?

VICTORIA: Yeah, I love them! We should go and see them sometime!

DAZ and the BOY looked amused.

VICTORIA: What's so funny!?

DAZ: They split up about 20 years ago!

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Always nice to hear The Smiths and Morrissey mentioned when you least expect it.

By the way, for viewers in the UK with ITV2, the Emmerdale omnibus will I'm quite sure be on at some point this week, so maybe you can catch the Smiths mention again!