Certain People I Know (single)
| MORRISSEY Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Certain People I Know |
| Release | 7 December 1992 |
| Total Length | 3:11 |
| Recorded | Spring 1992 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Alain Whyte |
| Producer | Mick Ronson |
| Art work | Photo: Linder Sterling Designland, Eddie Riff, Jo Slee |
| Vinyl Etching | WHY BOTHER TO KEEP CLEAN? |
| Publisher | HMV, EMI |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #35 |
| Single chronology | |
| Tomorrow ← Certain People I Know → The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
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Information
As stated by Alain Whyte via the Your Arsenal Twitter Listening Party (April 26, 2020), this was the second song Alain ever wrote for Morrissey.
The original Union Jack lettering on the cover was changed prior to release. A proof sheet featuring how it was first intended to look was sold on Ebay (2014):
Track list
7" Vinyl
[HMV POP1631]
- Certain People I Know – 3:11 (Morrissey/Whyte)
- Jack The Ripper – 3:28 (Morrissey/Boorer)
12" Vinyl, CD
[HMV 12POP1631, HMV CDPOP1631]
- Certain People I Know – 2:56 (Morrissey/Whyte)
- You've Had Her – 2:55 (Morrissey/Boorer)
- Jack The Ripper – 3:28 (Morrissey/Boorer)
Lyrics
I take the cue from
Certain people I know
I use the cue
And then I hand it on to you
And when I swing it
So, it catches his eye
Weren't you there?
- You'd have died!
I trust the views of
Certain people I know
They look at danger
And they laugh their heads off
Their clothes are imitation
George the 23rd
Don't you find this absurd?
I'd hate to be like
Certain people I know
They break their necks
And can't afford to get them fixed
They'd sacrifice all
Of their principles for
Anything cashable
I do believe it's terrible
Music Video
Credits
- Directed by George Tiffin
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 81
Morrissey live history:
- Belfort, France 1992-07-04 (Morrissey concert)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 1992-09-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois 1992-09-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1992-09-15 (Morrissey concert)
- Buffalo, New York 1992-09-16 (Morrissey concert)
- New York, New York 1992-09-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Waltham, Massachusetts 1992-09-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Springfield, Massachusetts 1992-09-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Columbia, Maryland 1992-09-22 (Morrissey concert)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1992-09-23 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- Your Arsenal
- The Malady Lingers On
- Certain People I Know (single)
- Beethoven Was Deaf
- World Of Morrissey
- The CD Singles '91–95'
- ¡The Best Of! Morrissey
- The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
Discogs Information
Credits
- Backing Vocals - Alain Whyte
- Engineer - Peter Jones (2)
- Performer - Alain Whyte
- Performer - Boz Boorer
- Performer - Gary Day
- Performer - Spencer Cobrin
- Photography By - Linder Sterling
- Producer - Mick Ronson
- Sleeve - Designland
- Sleeve - E. Riff
- Sleeve - Jo Slee
Notes
Issued with full-colour photo and lyrics inner-sleeve.
"Certain People I Know” recorded at the Wool Hall "You've Had Her” and "Jack The Ripper” recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Ⓟ 1992 EMI Records Ltd. © 1992 EMI Records Ltd.
Runouts are stamped except for "WHY BOTHER TO KEEP CLEAN?" and "Townhouse", which are etched.
Images
- Certain People I Know - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/5266
- Certain People I Know (12" 45 RPM Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/488473-Morrissey-Certain-People-I-Know
Wikipedia Information
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"Certain People I Know" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released in December 1992 as the third single from his third studio album, Your Arsenal (1992). It was the third and final Morrissey single to be produced by glam rock musician Mick Ronson. Reaching number 35 in the UK Singles Chart, the song had the distinction of being Morrissey's lowest-charting solo single up to that point. "Certain People I Know" was the first Morrissey single to be released following the singer's bottling off stage at the Madstock festival when he supported Madness and the subsequent NME story regarding his alleged racism. This led to the single cover being changed from featuring the singer's name spelt out in the colours of the Union Jack to plain black writing.
Related Forum Threads
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