Hand in Glove
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Hand in Glove by The Smiths
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Johnny Marr & MorrisseyAbout
“Hand in Glove” was released in May 1983 as The Smiths' first single.
The song was later featured on the band’s first album, The Smiths, and also on their two compilation albums: Hatful Of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs.
Hand in Glove Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
No, it's not like any other love
This one is different because it's us!
Hand in glove
We can go wherever we please
And everything depends upon
How near you stand to me
[Chorus]
And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know
And I really don't care
[Post-Chorus]
Kiss my shades
[Verse 2]
Hand in glove
The Good People laugh
Yes, we may be hidden by rags
But we've something they'll never have
Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
Yes, we may be hidden by rags
But we've something they'll never have
[Chorus]
And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know
And I really don't care
[Post-Chorus]
Kiss my shades
[Verse 3]
So, hand in glove I stake my claim
I'll fight to the last breath
If they dare touch a hair on your head
I'll fight to the last breath
For the good life is out there somewhere
So stay on my arm, you little charmer
But I know my luck too well
Yes, I know my luck too well
And I'll probably never see you again
I'll probably never see you again
I'll probably never see you again
Oh
Hand in Glove Q&A
Who wrote Hand in Glove's ?
Hand in Glove was written by Johnny Marr & Morrissey.
Who produced Hand in Glove's ?
Hand in Glove was produced by The Smiths.
When did The Smiths release Hand in Glove?
The Smiths released Hand in Glove on Fri May 13 1983.
What did The Smiths say about "Hand in Glove"?
Marr told Simon Goddard that he assumed Morrissey wrote this song about their friendship: “purely because we were the only people hanging out with each other at the time.”
What has Morrissey said about this song?
Morrissey explained to Star Hits Magazine:
I just wanted to use the theme of complete loneliness. It was important to me that there’d be something searingly poetic in it, in a lyrical sense, and yet jubilant at the same time.“ Guitarist, Johnny Marr, told the biographer, Simon Goddard, that he assu...
Did they like the song?
Morrissey was proud of the song, explaining:
I think the record is so absolutely perfect in every respect that if it just dribbles away I shall be ill, probably for ever.
What's with the artwork?
Frontman Morrissey purposefully chose a controversial artwork for the track—an image of a naked man with his back to the camera. Snapped by Jim French, a photographer famous for homoerotic content.