Performer: The Smiths
Genre: Rock
Album: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Released: 1985
Style: Indie Rock
MP3 version ZIP size: 1428 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1752 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1310 mb
Rating: 4.1
Votes: 931
Other Formats: WAV VOX AAC AIFF MIDI AUD MP3

Tracklist

A	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side	3:17
B	Asleep	4:10

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Pressed By – EMI Records
• Record Company – Rough Trade Records

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Engineer – Stephen Street
• Guitar, Piano – Johnny Marr
• Layout – Caryn Gough
• Music By – Johnny Marr
• Orchestrated By – The Smiths
• Other [Cover Star] – Truman
• Photography By – Cecil Beaton
• Producer – Marr*, Morrissey
• Sleeve – Morrissey
• Voice – Morrissey
• Words By – Morrissey

Notes

© 1985
Made in England

[Additional printed on sleeve]
Special thanks to Grant Showbiz
Recorded in Manchester August 1985
Rough Trade Records, 61-71 Collier Street, London, N1  
Cecil Beaton photograph courtesy of Sotheby's London

See also The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side with the push-out centre label.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched on all variants): GD ARTY BLOODY FARTY
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched on all variants): “IS THAT CLEVER” JM
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped [Variant 1]): RT 191A -1U-1-1 ⇀ x1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped [Variant 1]): RT 191B -1U-1-1 – 14
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped [Variant 2]): RT 191A -1U-1-1 ⇀ 7
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped [Variant 2]): RT 191B -1U-1-1 ⇀ 7
• Label Code: LC 5661

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RTT 191	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", Single)	Rough Trade	RTT 191	UK	1985
15RTL-3009	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", Promo)	Rough Trade	15RTL-3009	Japan	1985
RTT 191	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(7", Single)	Rough Trade	RTT 191	Ireland	1985
VIN 45162	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(7", Single)	Virgin, Rough Trade	VIN 45162	Italy	1985
0-20392, 9 20392-0 A	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", Single)	Sire, Sire	0-20392, 9 20392-0 A	US	1985