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)

"Suedehead"

Song by Morrissey
from the album Viva Hate
Released	March 22, 1988
Recorded	Winter 1987
Genre	Rock
Length	3:54
Label	HMV
Writer(s)	Morrissey/Street
Producer(s)	Stephen Street
Viva Hate track listing
Side one "Alsatian Cousin" "Little Man, What Now?" "Everyday Is Like Sunday" "Bengali In Platforms" "Angel, Angel Down We Got Together" "Late Night, Maudlin Street" Side two "Suedehead" "Break Up the Family" "The Ordinary Boys" "I Don't Mind If You Forget Me" "Dial A Cliche" "Margaret On The Guillotine"

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.

1 Track listings
2 Reviews
3 Musicans
4 Live Performances
5 References
6 See also
7 External link

[edit] Track listings

[edit] 7" vinyl

"Suedehead"
"I Know Very Well How I Got My Name"

[edit] 12" vinyl

"Suedehead"
"I Know Very Well How I Got My Name"
"Hairdresser on Fire"

[edit] CD & cassette

"Suedehead"
"I Know Very Well How I Got My Name"
"Hairdresser on Fire"
"Oh Well, I'll Never Learn"

Country	Record label	Format	Catalogue number
UK	HMV	7" vinyl	POP1618
UK	HMV	12" vinyl	12POP1618
UK	HMV	Compact disc	CDPOP1618
UK	HMV	Cassette	TCPOP1618

[edit] Reviews

The NME gave the single a very positive review, awarding it 'Single of the Week 2' say that "his vocals hit a pitch that turns your stomach with queasy delight. It makes you feel vulnerable and provokes emotions you've forgotten about." In the 1988 NME Year in Review the song was described as "The best No. 1 '88 never gave us".^[1]