Boxers (single)
| MORRISSEY Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Boxers |
| Release | Jan. 16, '95 (UK), Feb. 2, '95 (USA), March 10, '95 (Australia) |
| Total Length | 3:28 |
| Recorded | October, 1994 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Alain Whyte |
| Producer | Steve Lillywhite |
| Art work | Cover star: Irish American professional boxer Billy Conn
(picture taken from "Ring" Magazine) |
| Vinyl Etching | No matrix message |
| Publisher | Parlophone (UK), Sire/Reprise (USA), EMI (Australia) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, Cassette, CD |
| Chart position | UK #23 / USA #118 |
| Single chronology | |
| Now My Heart Is Full ← Boxers → Dagenham Dave
| |
Information
The US cover features a photograph of Morrissey taken by Jake Walters.
The US release was CD only.
Track list
CD
[Parlophone – 7243 8 81888 2 1 (UK), Sire – 9 41914-2 (US)]
- Boxers – 3:28 (Morrissey/Whyte)
- Have-A-Go Merchant – 2:37 (Morrissey/Whyte)
- Whatever Happens, I Love You – 3:03 (Morrissey/Whyte)
Lyrics
Losing in front of your home crowd
You wish the ground
Would open up and take you down
And will time never pass?
Will time never pass, for us?
Your weary wife is walking away
Your nephew is true
Well, he thinks the world of you
And I have to close my eyes
Losing in front of your home town
The crowd call your name
They love you, all the same
The sound, the smell and the spray
you will take them all away
And they'll stay 'til the grave
Your weary wife is walking away
Your nephew is true
Well, he thinks the world of you
And I have to close my eyes
Losing in your home town
Hell is the bell that will not ring again
You will return one day
Because of all the things that you see
When your eyes close
Your weary wife walking away
Your nephew is true
He still thinks the world of you
And I have to dry my eyes
Sleeve Artwork
Original cover art. (1995)
US cover. (1995)
Music Video
Credits
- Directed by James O'Brien
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 41
Morrissey live history:
- Glasgow, Scotland 1995-02-03 (Morrissey concert)
- Motherwell, Scotland 1995-02-04 (Morrissey concert)
- Edinburgh, Scotland 1995-02-05 (Morrissey concert)
- Sheffield, England 1995-02-07 (Morrissey concert)
- Blackpool, England 1995-02-08 (Morrissey concert)
- Cambridge, England 1995-02-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Birmingham, England 1995-02-11 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 1995-02-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Portsmouth, England 1995-02-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Hull, England 1995-02-15 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- Vauxhall And I
- Boxers (single)
- World Of Morrissey
- Introducing Morrissey
- Suedehead: The Best Of Morrissey
- My Early Burglary Years
- The CD Singles '91–95'
- ¡Oye Esteban!
- The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
- Very Best Of Morrissey
Mentioned In
Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass - Jonny Bridgwood
- Drums - Woodie Taylor
- Engineer [Engineered By] - Danton Supple
- Guitar [Guitars] - Alain Whyte
- Guitar [Guitars], Saxophone [Sax], Clarinet - Boz Boorer
- Layout - Green Ink
- Producer [Produced By] - Steve Lillywhite
- Sleeve - Whores In Retirement
- Vocals [Uncredited] - Morrissey
- Written-By - Alain Whyte
- Written-By - Morrissey
Notes
Side opening matte card sleeve, spine with text. Plain inner.
[On sleeve]: ℗ 1995 The Copyright in This Sound Recording Is Owned By EMI Records Ltd. © 1995 EMI Records Ltd. Printed in the U.K.
[On labels]: MADE IN UK
Images
- Boxers - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/5533
- Boxers (12" 45 RPM Single Stereo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1711926-Morrissey-Boxers
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Gloss card sleeve, dark plastic frame with ribbed spines.
[On back cover]: Recorded in South London.
©℗ 1995 Sire Records Company. Made in U.S.A.
[On FLP case]: Ivy Hill Corp. NY, NY.
[On CD]: Bona Relations Ltd. PRS, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Sony Music Publishing U.K., admin. by Sony Songs Inc. BMI
Images
- Boxers (Maxi-Single FLP™ Case) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1158955-Morrissey-Boxers
Wikipedia Information
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"Boxers" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released in January 1995 to promote a tour of the same name. The single reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart despite not appearing on an album at the time of the release. The title track and the two B-sides would later be compiled on the World of Morrissey that was released in February that year.
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