So Young (The Stone Roses)

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"So Young"

Single by The Stone Roses
from the album Garage Flower
Released	September 1985 (UK)
Format	vinyl record 12"
Recorded	1985
Genre	Indie, Madchester
Length	3:30
Producer(s)	Martin Hannett
The Stone Roses singles chronology
	"So Young" (1985)	"Sally Cinammon" (1987)

"So Young" is the debut single by The Stone Roses. A doom-laden affair, it was largely unsuccessful and was later disowned by the band. At this point Brown had yet to develop his trademark cool delivery and had a shouty, in-your-face style, and the rest of the band had not yet found the groove that was to characterise their best material. Some accounts state that it is a double 'A' side with "Tell Me".

Both songs appear on the Stone Roses un-official 1996 release Garage Flower. "So Young" was originally called "Misery Dictionary" but the Stone Roses changed the name of the song because they did not want people to think that they were influenced by The Smiths who had a song with a similar name, so they changed their song name to make it sound less morbid.

The front cover was achieved by John Squire smashing an old transistor radio and then glueing all the parts together.

Ian Brown has said that "It sounds like four lads trying to get out of Manchester" and that "I wouldn't pay 20p for that single".