Suedehead

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"Suedehead"

Single by Morrissey
from the album Viva Hate
Released	February 27, 1988 (UK)
Format	7", 12", CD, cassette
Length	3:54
Label	HMV (UK)
Chart positions
#5 (UK)
Morrissey singles chronology
	"Suedehead" (1988)	"Everyday Is Like Sunday" (1988)

For the subculture that evolved from skinheads, see Suedehead (subculture).

"Suedehead" was the debut solo single from Morrissey, released in February 1988.

The single charted higher than any of the singles released by his former band The Smiths, and remains one of Morrissey's most well-known songs. The lead track was featured on Morrissey's debut album Viva Hate and the compilation album Bona Drag; the latter of which also featured the B-side "Hairdresser on Fire". The artwork of the single features a photo taken by Geri Caulfield at a Smiths gig at the London Palladium.

Suedeheads were a subculture that grew out from the original 1960s skinhead movement. The lyrics of the Morrissey song are unrelated to that topic.

A failed take of the B-side "I Know Very Well How I Got My Name" was released with initial copies of Vini Reilly, an album by The Durutti Column. It is credited to "Vincent Gerard and Steven Patrick" (i.e. Durutti Column guitarist Vini Reilly, and Morrissey), and titled "I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong". Towards the end of the song, Reilly hits a wrong note and both men start laughing.