The Youngest Was the Most Loved

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"The Youngest Was the Most Loved"
"The Youngest Was the Most Loved" cover
Single by Morrissey
from the album Ringleader of the Tormentors
Released 5 June 2006
27 June 2006
(United States)
Format CD, Maxi Single, (7")
Recorded 2005
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 2:59
Label Sanctuary Records
Producer(s) Tony Visconti
Chart positions
  • #14 (UK)
Morrissey singles chronology
"You Have Killed Me"
(2006)
"The Youngest Was the Most Loved"
(2006)
"In the Future When All's Well"
(2006)
Alternate covers
alternate cover
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"The Youngest Was the Most Loved" is the second single from the Morrissey album Ringleader of the Tormentors, which reached #14 in the UK. The single was released internationally on June 5, 2006 and was released on June 27, 2006 in the United States. The title track was written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias. It was performed on the popular UK television chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on May 19, 2006, and again on Later with Jools Holland on June 2, 2006.

The track was added to several UK playlists, including the B-List of BBC Radio 2, the A-List of BBC 6 Music, and Xfm London's playlist.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Maxi Single

  1. "The Youngest Was the Most Loved"
  2. "Ganglord"
  3. "A Song From Under the Floorboards"
  4. "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Video)

[edit] CD Single

  1. "The Youngest Was the Most Loved"
  2. "If You Don’t Like Me, Don’t Look At Me"

[edit] 7"

  1. "The Youngest Was the Most Loved"
  2. "If You Don’t Like Me, Don’t Look At Me"

[edit] U.S. Single

  1. "The Youngest Was the Most Loved"
  2. "If You Don’t Like Me, Don’t Look At Me"
  3. "A Song From Under the Floorboards"
  4. "Ganglord"
  5. "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Video)

The U.S. Single version includes an iPod video formatted file of the music video for "The Youngest Was The Most Loved" ready to play and transfer to a 5th Generation iPod.

[edit] Chart positions

Country Chart position
UK Singles Chart 14
Hot 100 Singles Sales 11

[edit] External links

Morrissey

Albums: Viva Hate | Kill Uncle | Your Arsenal | Vauxhall and I | Southpaw Grammar | Maladjusted | You Are the Quarry | Ringleader of the Tormentors

Live albums: Beethoven Was Deaf | Live at Earls Court

Compilations: Bona Drag | World of Morrissey | My Early Burglary Years | Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey

See also: The Smiths | His Master's Voice | Sire Records | Sanctuary Records

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