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| Name = This Charming Man
| Name = This Charming Man
| Total Length =2:41
| Total Length =2:41
| Recorded =  
| Recorded = October, 1983
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr
| Producer =  
| Producer = John Porter
| Mastered =  
| Mastered =  
| Art =  
| Art = [[Jean Marais]] in "Orphée" (1950)
| Vinyl Etching = SLAP ME ON THE PATIO (7" B-side)<br>WILL NATURE MAKE A MAN OF ME YET (12" A-side)
| Vinyl Etching = SLAP ME ON THE PATIO (7" B-side)<br>WILL NATURE MAKE A MAN OF ME YET (12" A-side)
| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
| Format =  7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
| Format =  7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
| Release =  
| Release = 31 October 1983
| Chart = UK #
| Chart = UK #25
| Type = Single
| Type = Single
| ArtistType = The Smiths
| ArtistType = The Smiths
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}}
}}


==Information==
==Track list==
===7" Vinyl===
UK - [Rough Trade RT 136]


===Recording===
{{tracklist
| 01 = This Charming Man
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 01-duration = 2:41 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 02 = Jeane
| 02link = Jeane
| 02-duration = 3:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
}}


===Release===
===12" Vinyl===
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136]


==Track list==
{{tracklist
| 01 = This Charming Man
| 01app = (Manchester)
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 01-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 02 = This Charming Man
| 01app = (London)
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 01-duration = 2:45 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 03 = Accept Yourself
| 03link = Accept Yourself
| 03-duration = 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 04 = Wonderful Woman
| 04link = Wonderful Woman
| 04-duration = 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
}}


===7" Vinyl===
===12" New York Mix by [[Francois Kervorkian]] Vinyl===
UK - []<br>
UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136 NY]
US - []


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| 01 =  
| 01 = This Charming Man
| 01link =  
| 01app = (New York Vocal)
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 02 =  
| 01-duration = 5:33 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 02link =  
| 02 = This Charming Man
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 02app = (New York Instrumental)
| 02link = This Charming Man (single)
| 02-duration = 4:19 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
}}
}}
 
===CD Single 1===
===12" Vinyl===
UK - [WEA YZ0001CD1]
UK - []<br>
US - []  


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| 01 =  
| 01 = This Charming Man
| 01link =  
| 01app = (Manchester)
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 02 =  
| 01-duration = 2:41 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 02link =  
| 02 = This Charming Man
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 01app = (London)
| 03 =  
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 03link =  
| 01-duration = 2:47 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 03 = Wonderful Woman
| 03link = Wonderful Woman
| 03-duration = 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 04 = Accept Yourself
| 04link = Accept Yourself
| 04-duration = 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)
}}
}}


===CD Single===
===CD Single 2===
UK - []
UK - [WEA YZ0001CD2]


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| 01 =  
| 01 = This Charming Man
| 01link =  
| 01app = (Manchester)
| 01-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 02 =  
| 01-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 02link =  
| 02 = This Charming Man
| 02-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 01app = (London)
| 03 =  
| 01link = This Charming Man (single)
| 03link =  
| 01-duration = 2:45 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 03-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 03 = This Charming Man
| 04 =
| 03app = (New York Vocal)
| 04link =  
| 03link = This Charming Man (single)
| 04-duration = : (Morrissey/Marr)
| 03-duration = 5:33 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 04 = This Charming Man
| 04app = (New York Instrumental)
| 04link = This Charming Man (single)
| 04-duration = 4:19 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 05 = This Charming Man
| 05app = (Peel Session)
| 05link = This Charming Man (single)
| 05-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 06 = This Charming Man
| 02app = (Single Remix)
| 02link = This Charming Man (single)
| 02-duration = 2:44 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 07 = This Charming Man
| 07app = (Original Single Version)
| 02link = This Charming Man (single)
| 02-duration = 2:41 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
}}
}}


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He knows so much about these things  
He knows so much about these things  
}}
}}
==Personnel==


== Sleeve Artwork ==
== Sleeve Artwork ==
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===Credits===
===Credits===
*Performed On [[Top Of The Pops]], BBC, 24 November 1983
*Performed On [[Top Of The Pops]], BBC, 24 November 1983
==Live History==
==Live History==
{{LiveHistory (The Smiths song) | Song = This Charming Man}}


==Appears On==
==Appears On==
<gallery  perrow="8">
{{AppearsOn | Song = This Charming Man}}
File:The-smithsalbum.jpg | ''[[The Smiths (album)|The Smiths]]'' <br><br><br><br>(1984)
File:Best_I.jpg | ''[[Best...I]]'' <br><br><br><br>(1992)
File:Smiths-singles.jpg | ''[[Singles]]''<br><br><br><br>(1995)
File:SmithsVeryBest.jpg | ''[[The Very Best Of The Smiths]]'' <br><br><br>(2001)
File:Soundofsmiths1.png | ''[[The Sound Of The Smiths]]'' <br><br><br><br>(2008)
File:The_Smiths_Singles_Box_cover.jpg | ''[[The Smiths Singles Box]]''<br><br><br><br>(2008)
File:Something_Is_Squeezing_My_Skull1.jpg | ''[[Something Is Squeezing My Skull (single)|Something Is Squeezing My Skull]]''<br><br><br>(2009)
File:Complete.jpg | ''[[Complete]]''<br><br><br><br> (2011)
</gallery>


== Related Items ==
== Related Items ==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Charming_Man "This Charming Man" Wikipedia page] - Wikipedia
* [http://www.vulgarpicture.com/s1983.html "This Charming Man" 1983 release info/scans] - Vulgar Picture


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 08:49, 3 February 2013

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THE SMITHS Single
Name This Charming Man
Release 31 October 1983
Total Length 2:41
Recorded October, 1983
Writer/composer Morrissey/Marr
Producer John Porter
Art work Jean Marais in "Orphée" (1950)
Vinyl Etching SLAP ME ON THE PATIO (7" B-side)
WILL NATURE MAKE A MAN OF ME YET (12" A-side)
Publisher Rough Trade Records (UK)
Sire Records (US)
Format(s) 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position UK #25
Single chronology
Hand In Glove
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?

Track list

7" Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade RT 136]

  1. This Charming Man – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Jeane – 3:02 (Morrissey/Marr)

12" Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136]

  1. This Charming Man (London) – 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. This Charming Man
  3. Accept Yourself – 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Wonderful Woman – 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)

12" New York Mix by Francois Kervorkian Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade RTT 136 NY]

  1. This Charming Man (New York Vocal) – 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. This Charming Man (New York Instrumental) – 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr)

CD Single 1

UK - [WEA YZ0001CD1]

  1. This Charming Man (London) – 2:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. This Charming Man
  3. Wonderful Woman – 3:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Accept Yourself – 3:55 (Morrissey/Marr)

CD Single 2

UK - [WEA YZ0001CD2]

  1. This Charming Man (London) – 2:45 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. This Charming Man (Single Remix) – 2:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. This Charming Man (New York Vocal) – 5:33 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. This Charming Man (New York Instrumental) – 4:19 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. This Charming Man (Peel Session) – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
  6. This Charming Man
  7. This Charming Man (Original Single Version)

Lyrics

Punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate

Will Nature make a man of me yet? When in this charming car This charming man

Why pamper life's complexity When the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?

I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said: "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"

A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said - "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things

I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said: "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"

This charming man This charming man

A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said - "Return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things

Sleeve Artwork

Music Video

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Credits

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 95

The Smiths live history:

... further results

The Smiths live history - played in concert twice:

Play count (Morrissey concert): 115

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation


Related Items

References