Sweet and Tender Hooligan
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| “Sweet and Tender Hooligan” | |||||
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| Single by The Smiths | |||||
| Released | 23 May 1995 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 1985–1987 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 10:28 (total duration) | ||||
| Label | Sire Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Johnny Marr Morrissey |
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| Producer | John Porter | ||||
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"Sweet and Tender Hooligan" was a single from British band The Smiths, released in May 1995 by their American record company Sire Records. It was released to promote the compilation album Singles.
Whereas WEA in Europe opted to re-issue the 1986 "Ask" single to promote Singles, Sire thought it wiser to put out a single containing rarities, even though none of them featured on the actual compilation, as neither "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" itself nor its supporting tracks had been previously released as a single. The title track had previously been recorded for the BBC and included on the 1987 compilation Louder Than Bombs; "I Keep Mine Hidden", "Work Is a Four-Letter Word" and "What's the World?" were previously hard-to-find B-sides to earlier singles "Girlfriend in a Coma" and "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" (both 1987).
The lyrics describe the lenient sentencing of a hooligan, with the protagonist sarcastically taking the side of the criminal, saying "and he'll never ever do it again / of course he won't / not until the next time".
[edit] Track listing
- "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" (Morrissey, Johnny Marr)
- "I Keep Mine Hidden" (Morrissey, Marr)
- "Work Is a Four-Letter Word" (Guy Woolfenden, Don Black)
- "What's the World?" (live) (Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Paul Gilbertson, Gavan Whelan)
[edit] Artwork
A still of boxer Cornelius Carr from the video of Morrissey's contemporary solo single "Boxers" as directed by James O'Brien in 1995.
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