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THE SMITHS Single
Name	Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Release	June 1986 (exact date unknown)
Total Length	3:14
Recorded	Winter 1985
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr Stephen Street (Recording Engineer)
Art work	Cover star: Cover star: Yootha Joyce in Catch Us If You Can (1965) by John Boorman Layout: Caryn Gough
Vinyl Etching	German 7" A: "Rock and Rolling to the Top" B: "PRECISE DIAMOND" German 12" A: "NOH GIRL LIKE JAGUAR ROSE" B: "BUSY TRAIN TO THE LOKOMOTION"
Publisher	Zensor (Germany)
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl
Chart position	German only
Single chronology
Ask ← Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others → There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Information

Track list

7" Vinyl

Germany - [Zensor – 6.14656]

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
The Draize Train – 5:08 (Marr)

12" Vinyl

Germany - [Zensor – 6.20628 AE]

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
Frankly, Mr. Shankly – 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
The Draize Train – 5:08 (Marr)

Lyrics

From the ice-age to the dole-age
There is but one concern
I have just discovered:

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

As Anthony said to Cleopatra
As he opened a crate of ale:
Oh, I say:

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

Send me the pillow...
The one that you dream on...
Send me the pillow...
The one that you dream on...
And I'll send you mine

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 1

The Smiths live history:

London, England 1986-12-12 (The Smiths concert)

Play count (Morrissey concert): 42

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation

Cover Versions

Mentioned In

Discogs Information

Credits

Bass Guitar - Andy Rourke
Direct Metal Mastering By - Christian Stegmaier
Drums - Mike Joyce
Layout - Caryn Gough
Model [Cover Star] - Yootha Joyce
Vocals, Cover [Sleeve] - Morrissey
Written-By - Morrissey
Written-By, Guitar - Johnny Marr

Notes

Frankly, Mr. Shankly incorrectly labelled Frankly Mr. Shankly on B side label

Recorded in England

Cover Star: Yootha Joyce (c) Thames Television

Made in Germany

Images

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/21129
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (12" 45 RPM Maxi-Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1624183-Smiths-Some-Girls-Are-Bigger-Than-Others

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

℗ 1986 Warner Bros. M. Ltd. Direct Metal Mastering (DMM)

The track "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" is printed on the label just as "Frankly Mr. Shankly".

Blank barcode box Blue labels

Also an orange vinyl version with orange side label exists, see [r=3981854]

Additional runout information: All runouts are stamped except for the etched parts 'NOH GIRL LIKE JAGUAR ROSE--- CS-B-III' / 'CS-B-III'.

Images

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (12" 45 RPM Maxi-Single Orange Translucent) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/3981922-Smiths-Some-Girls-Are-Bigger-Than-Others

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Release in plastic sleeve with fold-out insert.

Images

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Live) (Promo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/14487956-The-Smiths-Some-Girls-Are-Bigger-Than-Others-Live

Wikipedia Information

"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Recorded in autumn 1985, it was first released on their third studio album The Queen Is Dead in June 1986. It was also released as a single in Germany.

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

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" - Morrissey-solo (Sep 19, 2022)

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+| Vinyl Etching = German 7" A: "Rock and Rolling to the Top"<br>B: "PRECISE DIAMOND"<br>German 12" A: "NOH GIRL LIKE JAGUAR ROSE"<br>B: "BUSY TRAIN TO THE LOKOMOTION"
+| Publisher = [[Zensor]] (Germany)
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+| Release = June 1986<br>(exact date unknown)
+| Chart = German only
+| Type = Single
+| ArtistType = The Smiths
+| Previous = Ask
+| PreviousLink = Ask (single)
+| Next = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
+| NextLink = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single)
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+[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]]
+==Information==
+==Track list==
+===7" Vinyl===
+Germany - [Zensor – 6.14656]
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+| 01 = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
+|	01link = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (single)
+|	01-duration = 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
+| 02 = The Draize Train
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+|	02-duration = 5:08 (Marr)
+}}
+===12" Vinyl===
+Germany - [Zensor – 6.20628 AE]
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+| 01 = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
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+|	01-duration = 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
+| 02 = Frankly, Mr. Shankly
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+|	02-duration = 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
+| 03 = The Draize Train
+|	03link = The Draize Train
+|	03-duration = 5:08 (Marr)
+}}
+== Lyrics ==
+<poem>
+From the ice-age to the dole-age
+There is but one concern
+I have just discovered:
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girl's mothers are bigger than
+Other girl's mothers
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girl's mothers are bigger than
+Other girl's mothers
+As Anthony said to Cleopatra
+As he opened a crate of ale:
+Oh, I say:
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girl's mothers are bigger than
+Other girl's mothers
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girls are bigger than others
+Some girl's mothers are bigger than
+Other girl's mothers
+Send me the pillow...
+The one that you dream on...
+Send me the pillow...
+The one that you dream on...
+And I'll send you mine
+</poem>
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+|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=3981922, 14487956
+|WikipediaPageTitle=Some_Girls_Are_Bigger_Than_Others
+}}
+{{PageDate
+|Date=1986-06-01
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