The Youngest Was The Most Loved (single)

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MORRISSEY Single
Name	The Youngest Was The Most Loved
Release	05 June 2006
Total Length	2:59
Recorded	Autumn 2005
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Jesse Tobias
Producer	Tony Visconti
Art work	Photo: Fabio Lovino (front cover)
Vinyl Etching	No matrix message
Publisher	Attack Records Sanctuary Records
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, CD
Chart position	UK #14
Single chronology
You Have Killed Me ← The Youngest Was The Most Loved → In The Future When All's Well

Track list

CD 1

[Attack Records - ATKXS018]

1. The Youngest Was The Most Loved – 2:59 (Morrissey/Tobias)
2. If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me – 3:46 (Morrissey/Tobias)

CD 2 (Enhanced)

[Attack Records - ATKXD018]

1. The Youngest Was The Most Loved – 2:59 (Morrissey/Tobias)
2. Ganglord – 5:18 (Morrissey/Whyte)
3. A Song From Under The Floorboards – 3:53 (Adamson/Tomlinson/Devoto/Doyle/McGeogh)
4. The Youngest Was The Most Loved [video] – 2:59 (Morrissey/Tobias)

Lyrics

The youngest was the most loved
The youngest was the shielded
We kept him from the world's glare
And he turned into a killer

Retrousse nose
Turned up and mischievous
Forget-me-not eyes
That cried if we ever left his side

 "There is no such thing in life as normal
  There is no such thing in life as normal"

The youngest was the most loved
The youngest was the cherub
A small boy from a poor house
Who turned into a killer

A blush, it rose
If he had to say hello
A lop-sided grin
Strained to keep the shyness in

 "There is no such thing in life as normal
  There is no such thing in life as normal"

The youngest was the most loved
The youngest was the cherub
The luck was all before him
With a lovely wife beside him

The youngest was the most loved
The youngest was the cherub
We kept him from the world's glare
And he turned into a killer

 "There is no such thing in life as normal
  There is no such thing in life as normal"

Music Video

Credits

• Directed by Bucky Fukumoto

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 134

Morrissey live history:

• Tulsa, Oklahoma 2006-03-13 (Morrissey concert)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2006-03-14 (Morrissey concert)
• Austin, Texas 2006-03-16 (Morrissey concert)
• Gothenburg, Sweden 2006-04-01 (Morrissey concert)
• Stockholm, Sweden 2006-04-02 (Morrissey concert)
• Helsinki, Finland 2006-04-04 (Morrissey concert)
• Oslo, Norway 2006-04-06 (Morrissey concert)
• Malmö, Sweden 2006-04-07 (Morrissey concert)
• Amsterdam, Netherlands 2006-04-10 (Morrissey concert)
• Paris, France 2006-04-11 (Morrissey concert)

... further results

Appears On

• Ringleader Of The Tormentors
• The Youngest Was The Most Loved (single)
• Greatest Hits

Mentioned In

• The Youngest Was The Most Loved: New single U.K. release date, formats, tracks, sleeves, and online ordering information - Release Information (May 13, 2006)
• The Youngest Was The Most Loved: New single U.S. release date - Release Information (May 29, 2006)
• The Youngest Was The Most Loved: Single released today in the U.K. - Release Information (June 5, 2006)
• The Youngest Was The Most Loved: Single U.K. release information, audio samples of B-sides, and U.K. online ordering information - Release Information (June 6, 2006)
• The Youngest Was The Most Loved: Single released today in the U.S. - Release Information (June 27, 2006)
• The Youngest Was The Most Loved: U.S. online ordering information - Release Information (June 30, 2006)

Discogs Information

Credits

• Art Direction - Anthony Lui
• Art Direction - Morrissey
• Bass - Gary Day
• Crew [Gear Transportation] - Budgie (13)
• Crew [Gear Transportation] - Johnnie Allen
• Guitar [Guitars] - Boz Boorer
• Guitar [Guitars] - Jesse Tobias
• Keyboards - Mikey V. Farrell
• Management [At The Helm] - Jed Weitzman
• Management [At The Helm] - Merck Mercuriadis
• Management [Attack Label Manager At Sanctuary In London] - Jennifer Ivory (2)
• Photography By [Cover Photography By] - Fabio Lovino
• Producer [Produced By], Mixed By - Tony Visconti
• Written-By - Jesse Tobias
• Written-By - Morrissey

Notes

Vinyl replica CD. Slim jewel case, two panel J-card printed on one side. Small (10 cm x 10 cm) advertisement insert. Hype stickered.

[Sticker on front case]: CD I NEW SINGLE from the No. 1 album 'Ringleader Of The Tormentors' "... A slice of quintessential Moz genius" - Mojo ATKXS018

[Back cover]: Warning - ℗ 2006 The copyright in these recordings are owned by Attack Records, a division of Sanctuary Records Group Inc. under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. © 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Inc. [...] Made in the EU.

Images

• The Youngest Was The Most Loved - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/32761
• The Youngest Was The Most Loved (Single CD1) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/703498-Morrissey-The-Youngest-Was-The-Most-Loved

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Includes a 12 cm x 12 cm advertisement insert (see images).

"A Song From Under The Floorboards" originally recorded by Magazine in 1980.

[Sticker on front case]: CD II NEW SINGLE WITH 2 NEW STUDIO TRACKS AND VIDEO from the No. 1 album 'Ringleader Of The Tormentors' "... The Morrissey Masterpiece" -Observer Music Monthly ATKXD018

[Back cover]: Warning - ℗ 2006 The copyright in these recordings are owned by Attack Records, a division of Sanctuary Records Group Inc. under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. © 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Inc. [...] Made in the EU.

Images

• The Youngest Was The Most Loved (Single Enhanced CD2) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/703488-Morrissey-The-Youngest-Was-The-Most-Loved

Wikipedia Information

"The Youngest Was the Most Loved" is the second single from English singer-songwriter Morrissey's eighth studio album, Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006). The track was written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias. It was released as a single on 5 June 2006 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was performed on the popular UK television chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 19 May 2006 and again on Later with Jools Holland on 2 June 2006. B-side "A Song from Under the Floorboards" is a song originally written and recorded by Magazine, a post-punk band which shares Manchester origins with Morrissey.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Youngest_Was_the_Most_Loved

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