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[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] [[File:Sheila-Take-A-Bow.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] [[File:Sheilagermany.jpg | thumb | right | German cover art]] {{Discobox | Name = Sheila Take A Bow | Total Length = 2:41 | Recorded = January 1987 | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | Producer = [[Producer::Stephen Street]]<br>Assisted by [[Producer::Morrissey]] / [[Producer::Johnny Marr]] | Mastered = | Art = Cover star: [[Mention::Candy Darling]] in [[Mention::Women In Revolt]] (1971) by Paul Morrissey<br>Layout: [[Mention::Caryn Gough]] | Vinyl Etching = COOK BERNARD MATTHEWS | Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Line Records]] (Germany) | Format = 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD | Release = 13 April 1987 | Chart = UK #10 | Type = Single | ArtistType = The Smiths | Previous = Shoplifters Of The World Unite | PreviousLink = Shoplifters Of The World Unite (single) | Next = Girlfriend In A Coma | NextLink = Girlfriend In A Coma (single) }} ==Information== * The original [[John Porter]] version of this song appears on [[The Smiths β Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths β Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. *The brass band at the start of the song is sampled from [[Mention::Hobson's Choice]]. ==Track list== ===7" Vinyl=== UK - [Rough Trade RT 196] {{tracklist | 01 = Sheila Take A Bow | 01link = Sheila Take A Bow (single) | 01-duration = 2:40 (Morrissey/Marr) | 02 = Is It Really So Strange? | 02link = Is It Really So Strange? | 02-duration = 3:04 (Morrissey/Marr) }} ===12" Vinyl=== UK - [Rough Trade RTT 196] {{tracklist | 01 = Sheila Take A Bow | 01link = Sheila Take A Bow (single) | 01-duration = 2:40 (Morrissey/Marr) | 02 = Is It Really So Strange? | 02link = Is It Really So Strange? | 02-duration = 3:04 (Morrissey/Marr) | 03 = Sweet And Tender Hooligan | 03link = Sweet And Tender Hooligan | 03-duration = 3:34 (Morrissey/Marr) }} ===CD (mini-album)=== Germany - [Line Records β LICD 9.00308 L] {{tracklist | 01 = Sheila Take A Bow | 01link = Sheila Take A Bow (single) | 01-duration = 2:40 (Morrissey/Marr) | 02 = Is It Really So Strange? | 02link = Is It Really So Strange? | 02-duration = 3:04 (Morrissey/Marr) | 03 = Sweet And Tender Hooligan | 03link = Sweet And Tender Hooligan | 03-duration = 3:34 (Morrissey/Marr) | 04 = Shoplifters Of The World Unite | 04link = Shoplifters Of The World Unite (single) | 04-duration = 2:56 (Morrissey/Marr) | 05 = Half A Person | 05link = Half A Person | 05-duration = 3:35 (Morrissey/Marr) | 06 = Panic | 06link = Panic (single) | 06-duration = 2:21 (Morrissey/Marr) | 07 = London | 07link = London | 07-duration = 2:06 (Morrissey/Marr) }} ==Lyrics== <poem> Is it wrong to want to live on your own? No, it's not wrong, but I must know How can someone so young Sing words so sad? Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear And don't go home tonight Come out and find the one that you love and who loves you The one that you love and who loves you Oh Is it wrong not to always be glad No, it's not wrong, but I must add How can someone so young Sing words so sad Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear And don't go home tonight Come out and find the one that you love and who loves you The one that you love and who loves you Take my hand and off we stride Oh, la, la, la, la, la, la, la You're a girl and I'm a boy La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la, la Take my hand and off we stride Oh, la, la, la, la, la, la, la I'm a girl and you're a boy La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow La, la, la, la, la, la Throw your homework onto the fire Come out and find the one that you love Come out and find the one you love </poem> ==Music Video== <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlb8g0D00zA</youtube> <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-8kKH4COvg</youtube> *Performed On [[Top Of The Pops]], BBC, 23 April 1987 {{CommonSongSections | Artist = The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}
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