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THE SMITHS Single
Name	Sweet And Tender Hooligan
Release	23 May 1995
Total Length	3:34
Recorded	December 2, 1986 (Peel Session)
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	John Porter for the BBC
Art work	A still from the Boxers video by James O'Brien The image is of boxer Cornelius Carr Sleeve: Whores In Retirement
Vinyl Etching	No matrix message
Publisher	Reprise Records (US)
Format(s)	12" & CD - USA only
Chart position	Not applicable
Single chronology
Ask ← Sweet And Tender Hooligan → The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Demo Mix)

Information

Track list

12" Vinyl / CD

UK - [Reprise Records – 0-43525 / 9 43525-2]

Sweet And Tender Hooligan – 3:34 (Morrissey/Marr)
I Keep Mine Hidden – 1:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
Work Is A Four-Letter Word – 2:47 (Black/Woolfenden)
What's The World? (live) – 2:07 (James)

Lyrics

He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
He said that he'd never, never do it again
And of course he won't, oh, not until the next time

He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
And he swore that he'll never, never do it again
And of course he won't, oh, not until the next time

Poor old man, he had an accident with a three-bar fire
But that's okay, because he wasn't very happy anyway

A poor woman, strangled in her very own bed as she read
But that's okay, 'cause she was old
And she would have died anyway

Don't blame the sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
Because he'll never, never, never, never
Never, never do it again, not until the next time

Jury, you've heard every word, so before you decide
Would you look into those motherly eyes?
I love you for you, my love, you, my love
You, my love, you, my love

Jury, you've heard every word, but before you decide
Would you look into those motherly eyes?
I love you for you, my love, you, my love
I love you just for you, my love

Don't blame the sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
Because he'll never, never do it again
And in the midst of life we are in death, etc

Don't forget the hooligan, hooligan
Because he'll never, never do it again
And in the midst of life we are in death, etc
Etc., etc., etc., etc

In the midst of life we are in death, etc
Etc., etc., etc., etc

In the midst of life we are in debt, etc
Just will you free me? Will you find me?
Will you free me? Will you find me?
Will you free me, free me, free me
Free me, free me, free me?

Jury will you free me? Will you find me?
Will you free me? Will you find me?
How will you find me, find me, find me
Find me, find me, find me, find me?
Etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc
Etc., etc., etc., etc
In the midst of life we are in debt, etc
Oh, oh

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 0

Play count (Morrissey concert): 43

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation

Cover Versions

Discogs Information

Credits

Bass - Andy Rourke
Drums - Mike Joyce
Guitar - Johnny Marr
Layout - Heather Laurie
Other [Cover Star] - Cornelius Carr
Photography By - James O'Brien
Sleeve - Whores In Retirement
Voice - Morrissey

Notes

Track 1: Published by Morrissey/Marr Songs Ltd. PRS, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI. From Louder Than Bombs, available on cassette and compact disc (4/2-25569) Track 2: Published by Morrissey/Marr Songs Ltd. PRS, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI. Track 3: Published by On Backstreet Music Inc. (MCA) ASCAP Track 4: Recorded in Glasgow, September 1985. Publishing information unavailable as of date of printing.

Note: Songwriter "Cilla Black" erroneously abbreviated "D. Black".

This is a version pressed and glass mastered by Specialty Records Corporation. Similar release: [url=/release/400522]Later pressed version[/url] by WEA Mfg. Olyphant

Images

Sweet And Tender Hooligan - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/77417
Sweet And Tender Hooligan (Maxi-Single 1st Pressing, FLP Case) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/7220919-The-Smiths-Sweet-And-Tender-Hooligan

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Track A1: Published by Morrissey/Marr Songs Ltd. PRS, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI. From Louder Than Bombs, available on cassette and compact disc (4/2-25569)

Track A2: Published by Morrissey/Marr Songs Ltd. PRS, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI. Track B1: Published by On Backstreet Music Inc. (MCA) ASCAP Track B2: Recorded in Glasgow, September 1985. Publishing information unavailable as of date of printing.

Notes: Songwriter "Cilla Black" erroneously abbreviated "D. Black"; track B2 first released on I Started Something I Couldn't Finish.

Images

Sweet And Tender Hooligan (12" 33 ⅓ RPM) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/531412-The-Smiths-Sweet-And-Tender-Hooligan

Wikipedia Information

"Sweet and Tender Hooligan" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. Recorded in 1986, it was released as a single in May 1995 by Sire Records to promote the compilation album Singles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_and_Tender_Hooligan

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "Sweet And Tender Hooligan" - Morrissey-solo (Oct 10, 2022)

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 | Total Length = 3:34
 | Recorded = December 2, 1986 (Peel Session)
-| Writer = Morrissey/Marr
+| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]]
-| Producer = [[John Porter]] for the BBC
+| Producer = [[Producer::John Porter]] for the BBC
 | Mastered =
-| Art = A still from the [[Boxers]] video by [[James O'Brien]]<br>The image is of boxer [[Cornelius Carr]]
+| Art = A still from the [[Mention::Boxers]] video by [[Mention::James O'Brien]]<br>The image is of boxer [[Mention::Cornelius Carr]]<br>Sleeve: [[Mention::Whores In Retirement]]
 | Vinyl Etching = No matrix message
-| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
+| Publisher = [[Reprise Records]] (US)
 | Format =  12" & CD - USA only
-| Release = May 1995
+| Release = 23 May 1995
 | Chart = Not applicable
 | Type = Single
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 | Previous = Ask
 | PreviousLink = Ask (single)
-| Next = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
+| Next = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Demo Mix)
 | NextLink = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (single)
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+===12" Vinyl / CD===
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+UK - [Reprise Records – 0-43525 / 9 43525-2]
-US - []
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+|	01-duration = 3:34 (Morrissey/Marr)
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+| 02 = 	I Keep Mine Hidden
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+|	02link = I Keep Mine Hidden
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+|	02-duration = 1:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
-| 03 =
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-|	03link =
+|	03link = Work Is A Four-Letter Word
-|	03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
+|	03-duration = 2:47 (Black/Woolfenden)
+| 04 = 	What's The World?
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+|	04app = (live)
+|	04-duration = 2:07 (James)
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-===CD Single===
+== Lyrics ==
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+He said that he'd never, never do it again
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+And of course he won't, oh, not until the next time
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-== Lyrics ==
+He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
+And he swore that he'll never, never do it again
+And of course he won't, oh, not until the next time
-{{lyrics
+Poor old man, he had an accident with a three-bar fire
-|
+But that's okay, because he wasn't very happy anyway
-}}
+A poor woman, strangled in her very own bed as she read
+But that's okay, 'cause she was old
+And she would have died anyway
+Don't blame the sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
+Because he'll never, never, never, never
+Never, never do it again, not until the next time
+Jury, you've heard every word, so before you decide
+Would you look into those motherly eyes?
+I love you for you, my love, you, my love
+You, my love, you, my love
+Jury, you've heard every word, but before you decide
+Would you look into those motherly eyes?
+I love you for you, my love, you, my love
+I love you just for you, my love
-== Sleeve Artwork ==
+Don't blame the sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
-<gallery  perrow="6">
+Because he'll never, never do it again
- File: | Cover art. (198)
+And in the midst of life we are in death, etc
+Don't forget the hooligan, hooligan
+Because he'll never, never do it again
+And in the midst of life we are in death, etc
+Etc., etc., etc., etc
-</gallery>
+In the midst of life we are in death, etc
+Etc., etc., etc., etc
-==Music Video==
+In the midst of life we are in debt, etc
-===Credits===
+Just will you free me? Will you find me?
+Will you free me? Will you find me?
+Will you free me, free me, free me
+Free me, free me, free me?
-==Live History==
+Jury will you free me? Will you find me?
+Will you free me? Will you find me?
+How will you find me, find me, find me
+Find me, find me, find me, find me?
+Etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc
+Etc., etc., etc., etc
+In the midst of life we are in debt, etc
+Oh, oh
+</poem>
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