Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (single)
| THE SMITHS Single | |
|---|---|
| Name | Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me |
| Release | 11 December 1987 |
| Total Length | 5:04 (Album version) 3:11 (Single edit) |
| Recorded | Spring 1987 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Producer | Stephen Street Assisted by Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Art work | Cover star: Billy Fury Layout: Caryn Gough |
| Vinyl Etching | "THE RETURN OF THE SUBMISSIVE SOCIETY" (x) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE "THE BIZARRE ORIENTAL VIBRATING PALM DEATH" (x) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE |
| Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) |
| Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #30 |
| Single chronology | |
| Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before ← Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me → This Charming Man (WEA reissue)
| |
Information
Both the crowd noise and whale sample sounds used on this track have been identified via a reddit user (JoshSemans).
Track list
7" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RT 200]
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (edit) – 3:11 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Rusholme Ruffians (Peel session, August 1984) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
12" Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 200]
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – 5:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Rusholme Ruffians (Peel session, August 1984) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Nowhere Fast (Peel session, August 1984) – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
CD
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 200 CD]
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – 5:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Rusholme Ruffians (Peel session, August 1984) – 4:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Nowhere Fast (Peel session, August 1984) – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
- William, It Was Really Nothing (Peel session, August 1984) – 2:04 (Morrissey/Marr)
Lyrics
Last night I dreamt
that somebody loved me
no hope - but no harm
just another false alarm
Last night I felt
real arms around me
no hope - no harm
just another false alarm
so, tell me how long
before the last one?
and tell me how long
before the right one?
this story is old - I KNOW
but it goes on
this story is old - I KNOW
but it goes on
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 0
Play count (Morrissey concert): 145
Morrissey live history:
- Tempe, Arizona 1999-10-05 (Morrissey concert)
- Santa Barbara, California 1999-10-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Indio, California 1999-10-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Deinze, Belgium 1999-10-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Köln, Germany 1999-10-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Hamburg, Germany 1999-10-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Bremen, Germany 1999-10-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Berlin, Germany 1999-10-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Leipzig, Germany 1999-10-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Tilburg, Netherlands 1999-10-22 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
- Strangeways, Here We Come
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (single)
- ...Best II
- Singles
- The Very Best Of The Smiths
- Live At Earls Court
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- Complete
Appears On Covers Compilation
- Godfathers Of Change Vol. 1: A Tribute To The Smiths
- The String Quartet: Tribute To The Smiths
- How Soon Is Now? The Songs Of The Smiths By...
- Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute To The Smiths
- Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths
- Rockabye Baby! (Lullaby Renditions Of The Smiths)
Cover Versions
- Dala
- Eurythmics
- Instruction
- Low
- Orlanddissey
- Pulse
- Sharon Van Etten
- Steven Charles Boone
- The Last Shadow Puppets
- The Vitamin String Quartet
- Unwoman
Mentioned In
Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass - Andy Rourke
- Coordinator [Art Co-ordination] - Jo Slee
- Drums - Mike Joyce
- Guitar - Johnny Marr
- Layout - Caryn Gough
- Mastered By - Tim Young
- Model [Cover Star] - Billy Fury
- Sleeve - Morrissey
- Voice - Morrissey
- Written-By - Johnny Marr
- Written-By - Morrissey
Notes
A: Taken from the LP Strangeways, Here We Come, B1 & B2: Recorded for The John Peel Show (Session 9, August 1984)
Black inner sleeve with label number RTT200.
© 1987 Warner Bros. Music Ltd. A: ℗ Rough Trade Records 1987 B1 & B2: Released by arrangement with BBC Enterprises Ltd ℗ BBC 1987 Made in England
Runout are etched except for the stamped ’⋀’.
Images
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/21034
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (12" 45 RPM Single CBS) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/490744-The-Smiths-Last-Night-I-Dreamt-That-Somebody-Loved-Me
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
© 1987, ℗ 1987 Made in England
A-Side: Taken from the LP "Strangeways, Here We Come" B-Side: Recorded for the John Peel Show, 1984
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" is an edited, shorter version without the instrumental intro. "Rusholme Ruffians" is an early version (recorded 09/08/1984) and not the album version used on 'Meat Is Murder'.
Runouts are stamped except for "THE RETURN OF THE SUBMISSIVE SOCIETY" (X) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE and "THE BIZARRE ORIENTAL VIBRATING PALM DEATH" (X) STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE, which are hand-etched.
Images
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (7" 45 RPM Single EMI, Push-out Centre) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/6500039-The-Smiths-Last-Night-I-Dreamt-That-Somebody-Loved-Me
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Cover Star: Billy Fury (April 17 1941-January 29 1983)
1: Taken from the LP [url=http://www.discogs.com/master/21143]"Strangeways, Here We Come"[/url] 2 to 4: Recorded for The John Peel Show (Session 9, August) 1984. Released by arrangement with BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Mastered at CBS. Distributed by The Cartel.
© 1987 Warner Bros Music Ltd. 1: ℗ 1987 Rough Trade Records 2 to 4: ℗ BBC 1987. Made in England Made in U.K.
Images
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/487337-The-Smiths-Last-Night-I-Dreamt-That-Somebody-Loved-Me
Wikipedia Information
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"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It appears as the sixth track on the band's final album Strangeways, Here We Come (1987). It features a backdrop of crowd noises from the miners' strike of 1984–85. The song is a favourite of both Morrissey and Marr. The song was released as the third and final UK single from Strangeways in December 1987. Billed as "the Last Single", as the band had already broken up, it reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart. Despite its commercial underachievement, "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" has seen critical acclaim for Marr's guitar work and Morrissey's sombre lyricism. It has since appeared on multiple compilation albums and has been ranked by music writers as one of the band's best songs.
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