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Australia 12" cover art

Germany 12" cover art

THE SMITHS Single
Name	Ask
Release
Writer/composer	Morrissey/Marr
Art work	Yootha Joyce 'Catch Us If You Can' (1965) by John Boorman
Publisher	Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US)
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position	UK #14 UK #62 (reissue)
Single chronology
Panic ← Ask → Shoplifters Of The World Unite

Information

An alternate take of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.

Lyrics

Shyness is nice
And Shyness can stop you From doing all the things in life you'd like to
Shyness is nice And Shyness can stop you From doing all the things in life you'd like to
So, if there's something you'd like to try If there's something you'd like to try Ask me I won't say "NO" - How could I? -
Coyness is nice And Coyness can stop you From saying all the things in life you'd like to
So, if there's something you'd like to try If there's something you'd like to try Ask me I won't say "NO" - How could I? -
Spending warm, Summer days indoors Writing frightening verse To a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg
Ask me, ask me, ask me Ask me, ask me, ask me
Because if it's not Love Then it's the Bomb The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb The bomb that will bring us together
Nature is a language - Can't you read? - Nature is a language - Can't you read? -
So, ask me, ask me, ask me Ask me, ask me, ask me
Because if it's not Love Then it's the Bomb The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb The bomb that will bring us together
If it's not Love Then it's the Bomb Then it's the Bomb That will bring us together
So, ask me, ask me, ask me Ask me, ask me, ask me

Sleeve Artwork

Cover art. (1986)
Australia 12" cover art. (1986)
Germany 12" cover art. (1986)

Music Video

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 18

The Smiths live history:

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 90

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation

Cover Versions

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 [[File:Ask.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]]
-{{SmithsDiscobox
+[[File:Askaustralia12.jpg | thumb | right | Australia 12" cover art]]
+[[File:Askgermany12.jpg | thumb | right | Germany 12" cover art]]
+{{Discobox
 | Name = Ask
 | Total Length =
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 | Producer =
 | Mastered =
-| Art =
+| Art = Yootha Joyce<br>'Catch Us If You Can' (1965) by John Boorman
 | Vinyl Etching =
 | Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
 | Format =  7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
 | Release =
-| Chart = UK #
+| Chart = UK #14<br>UK #62 (reissue)
 | Type = Single
-| Previous =
+| ArtistType = The Smiths
-| PreviousLink =
+| Previous = Panic
-| Next =
+| PreviousLink = Panic (single)
-| NextLink =
+| Next = Shoplifters Of The World Unite
+| NextLink = Shoplifters Of The World Unite (single)
 }}
-[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]]
 ==Information==
-===Recording===
+* An alternate take of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.
-===Release===
+== Lyrics ==
+{{lyrics
+|Shyness is nice
+And Shyness can stop you
+From doing all the things in life you'd like to
-==Track list==
+Shyness is nice
+And Shyness can stop you
+From doing all the things in life you'd like to
-===7" Vinyl===
+So, if there's something you'd like to try
-UK - []<br>
+If there's something you'd like to try
-US - []
+Ask me
+I won't say "NO"
+- How could I? -
-{{tracklist
+Coyness is nice
-| 01 =
+And Coyness can stop you
-|	01link =
+From saying all the things in life you'd like to
-|	01-duration = : (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
-| 02 =
-|	02link =
-|	02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
-}}
-===12" Vinyl===
+So, if there's something you'd like to try
-UK - []<br>
+If there's something you'd like to try
-US - []
+Ask me
+I won't say "NO"
+- How could I? -
-{{tracklist
+Spending warm, Summer days indoors
-| 01 =
+Writing frightening verse
-|	01link =
+To a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg
-|	01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
-| 02 =
-|	02link =
-|	02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
-| 03 =
-|	03link =
-|	03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
-}}
-===CD Single===
+Ask me, ask me, ask me
-UK - []
+Ask me, ask me, ask me
-{{tracklist
+Because if it's not Love
-| 01 =
+Then it's the Bomb
-|	01link =
+The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb
-|	01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
+The bomb that will bring us together
-| 02 =
-|	02link =
-|	02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
-| 03 =
-|	03link =
-|	03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
-| 04 =
-|	04link =
-|	04-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
-}}
-== Lyrics ==
+Nature is a language
+- Can't you read? -
+Nature is a language
+- Can't you read? -
-{{lyrics
+So, ask me, ask me, ask me
-|
+Ask me, ask me, ask me
-}}
+Because if it's not Love
+Then it's the Bomb
+The bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb
+The bomb that will bring us together
-==Personnel==
+If it's not Love
+Then it's the Bomb
+Then it's the Bomb
+That will bring us together
+So, ask me, ask me, ask me
+Ask me, ask me, ask me
+}}
 == Sleeve Artwork ==
 <gallery  perrow="6">
-  File: | Cover art. (198)
+  File:Ask.jpg | Cover art. (1986)
+ File:Askaustralia12.jpg | Australia 12" cover art. (1986)
+ File:Askgermany12.jpg | Germany 12" cover art. (1986)
 </gallery>
 ==Music Video==
-===Credits===
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoo9Vu1a9bU</youtube>
-==Live History==
-==Appears On==
-<gallery  perrow="8">
- File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
- File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
- File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
- File: | ''[[]]'' <br><br><br>(19)
- File: | ''[[]]''<br><br><br> (19)
-</gallery>
-== Related Items ==
-== References ==
+{{CommonSongSections | Artist =  The Smiths | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}