Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (single)
| THE SMITHS Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now |
| Release | 21 May 1984 |
| Total Length | 3:35 |
| Recorded | Fallout Shelter, Hammersmith, London |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
| Producer | John Porter |
| Art work | Viv Nicholson |
| Vinyl Etching | SMITHS INDEED (7" A-side) ILL FOREVER (7" B-side) SMITHS PRESUMABLY (12" A-side) FOREVER ILL (12" B-side) |
| Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #10 |
| Single chronology | |
| This Charming Man ← Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now → William, It Was Really Nothing
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Information
Recording
Release
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - []
US - []
- – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr)
12" Vinyl
UK - []
US - []
- – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr)
CD Single
UK - []
- – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr) – : (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But Heaven knows I'm miserable now I was looking for a job, and then I found a job And Heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life Why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or I die?
Two lovers entwined pass me by And Heaven knows I'm miserable now I was looking for a job, and then I found a job And Heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life Why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or I die?
What she asked of me at the end of the day Caligula would have blushed! "You've been in the house too long" she said And I naturally fled
In my life Why do I smile At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour But Heaven knows I'm miserable now "Oh, you've been in the house too long" she said And I naturally fled
In my life Oh, why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or I die?
Personnel
Sleeve Artwork
Music Video
Credits
- Performed On Top Of The Pops, BBC, 31 May 1984
Credits
Live History
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Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass Guitar [The Bass Guitar] - Andy Rourke
- Drums [The Drums] - Mike Joyce
- Engineer - Bob Potter
- Guitar [Guitars], Music By - Johnny Marr
- Layout - Caryn Gough
- Model [Cover Star] - Vivian Nicholson
- Producer - John Porter
- Voice, Words By, Sleeve - Morrissey
- Written-By - Johnny Marr
- Written-By - Morrissey
Notes
Paper labels, the colour of which co-ordinates with the sleeve. Four prong push-out centre. Side opening flipback card sleeve with a gloss finish and with a die cut thumb section.
Labels: © 1984 Warner Bros. Music Side B: From the ROUGH TRADE album "The Smiths" (Rough 61)
Back cover: Cover star: VIV NICHOLSON shot from SPEND SPEND SPEND (V Nicholson and Steven Smith) Photograph by courtesy of Syndication International Layout [...] at Ai Recorded at Matrix (London) Feb 1984 ℗ © 1984 ROUGH TRADE RECORDS Ltd.
Runouts: - Runouts are stamped except for the hand-etched 'SMITHS INDEED' and 'ILL FOREVER' - Variant 1 (side B): '1-1-1G' in reverse
Images
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/4157
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (7" 45 RPM Single Push-out Centre) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/410864-The-Smiths-Heaven-Knows-Im-Miserable-Now
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Cover Star: Viv Nicholson shot from Spend Spend Spend (V Nicholson and Steven Smith) Photograph by courtesy of Syndication International Recorded at Matrix (London), Feb 1984
B2 taken from the Rough Trade Album "[r=370207]" (Rough 61)
© 1984 Warner Bros. Music ℗ © 1984 Rough Trade Records Ltd
Female vocals "Annalisa Jablonska" and the Engineers "Phil Bush", "Neill King" are not credited on this release. "John Porter" is credited as producer on back cover in general (not only for tracks A and B1). Sleeve has an orange spine (as opposed to the withdrawn release which has a white spine).
Runouts: - Runouts are hand-etched except for the stamped Aston Clinton stamper numbers and letters - Letter 'A' appears as 'Λ'
Images
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (12" 45 RPM Single CBS Pressing) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/678391-The-Smiths-Heaven-Knows-Im-Miserable-Now
Wikipedia Information
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"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is a song by English rock band the Smiths. Released as a single in May 1984, it reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's first top ten single. It was later included on the November 1984 compilation album Hatful of Hollow and the March 1987 compilation album Louder Than Bombs. The song is listed as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.