Sheila Take a Bow

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"Sheila Take a Bow"
Single by The Smiths
from the album Louder Than Bombs
Released	April 1987
Format	7", 12", CD
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock
Length	2:41
Label	Rough Trade
Writer(s)	Johnny Marr Morrissey
Producer(s)	Morrissey/ Marr/ Street
Chart positions
UK: #10
The Smiths singles chronology
"Shoplifters of the World Unite" (1987)	"Sheila Take a Bow" (1987)	"Girlfriend in a Coma" (1987)

"Sheila Take a Bow" is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in April 1987, reaching #10 in the UK Singles Chart, their highest chart placing in their career.

It was one of the band's many "between album" singles (the last of four in a row), not having natural home on any of the studio albums. It was, however, featured on the Louder Than Bombs compilation released later in the year.

The single's two b-sides, Peel Session versions of "Is It Really So Strange?" and "Sweet And Tender Hooligan" also featured on Louder Than Bombs, making this single rather redundant.

A German CD was issued with the tracks from the UK 12" as well as "Panic" and the tracks from the UK 12" for previous single "Shoplifters Of The World Unite". Interestingly, the seven tracks on this CD make up the first seven tracks on Louder Than Bombs.

The single's cover features "actress" Candy Darling from the film "Women In Revolt" (1971). Candy Darling is actually a drag queen named James Lawrence Slattery and part of Andy Warhol's entourage.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 7": Rough Trade / RT196 (UK) 1.2 12": Rough Trade / RTT196 (UK) 1.3 CD: Line / LICD9.00308L (Germany)

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7": Rough Trade / RT196 (UK)

1. "Sheila Take a Bow" (2:41)
2. "Is It Really So Strange? [Peel Session 17/12/86]" (3:04)

[edit] 12": Rough Trade / RTT196 (UK)

1. "Sheila Take a Bow" (2:41)
2. "Is It Really So Strange? [Peel Session 17/12/86]" (3:04)
3. "Sweet and Tender Hooligan [Peel Session 17/12/86]" (3:35)

[edit] CD: Line / LICD9.00308L (Germany)

1. "Sheila Take a Bow" (2:41)
2. "Is It Really So Strange? [Peel Session 17/12/86]" (3:04)
3. "Sweet and Tender Hooligan [Peel Session 17/12/86]" (3:35)
4. "Shoplifters of the World Unite" (2:57)
5. "Half a Person" (3:36)
6. "Panic" (2:20)
7. "London" (2:07)

The Smiths
Morrissey - Johnny Marr - Andy Rourke - Mike Joyce
Craig Gannon - Dale Hibbert
Discography
Albums: The Smiths | Meat Is Murder | The Queen Is Dead | Strangeways, Here We Come | Rank (live)
Singles: Hand in Glove | This Charming Man | What Difference Does It Make? | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | William, It Was Really Nothing | How Soon Is Now? | Shakespeare's Sister | That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore | The Boy with the Thorn in His Side | Bigmouth Strikes Again | Panic | Ask | Shoplifters of the World Unite | Sheila Take a Bow | Girlfriend in a Coma | I Started Something I Couldn't Finish | Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Band-assembled compilations: Hatful of Hollow | The World Won't Listen | Louder Than Bombs
Other compilations: Stop Me | Best...I | ...Best II | Singles | The Very Best of The Smiths
Related
Rough Trade Records