How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths * Track #5 On Hatful of Hollow
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Album Hatful of Hollow
- #1
William, It Was Really NothingThe Smiths
- #2
What Difference Does It Make? (John Peel Session 18/05/83)The Smiths
- #3These Things Take Time (David Jensen Session 26/06/83)
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- #4This Charming Man (John Peel Session 14/09/83)
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- #5How Soon Is Now?
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- #6
Handsome Devil (John Peel Session 18/05/83)The Smiths
- #7Hand in Glove (Single A-side Mix)
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- #8Still Ill (John Peel Session 14/09/83)
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- #9
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable NowThe Smiths
- #10
This Night Has Opened My EyesThe Smiths
- #11You’ve Got Everything Now (David Jensen Session 26/06/83)
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- #12Accept Yourself (David Jensen Session 25/08/83)
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- #13
Girl AfraidThe Smiths
- #14Back to the Old House (John Peel Session 9/14/83)
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- #15Reel Around The Fountain (John Peel Session 18/05/83)
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- #16
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I WantThe Smiths
How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths
Release Date
Performed by
The SmithsProduced by
John PorterWrited by
Johnny Marr & MorrisseyAbout
Sire Records chief Seymour Stein called it “the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ of the Eighties”, while co-writer Johnny Marr described it as “possibly our most enduring record. It’s most people’s favourite, I think.” Despite its prominent place in The Smiths' repertoire, however, it is not generally considere...
How Soon Is Now? Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse]
I am the son and the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particular
[Chorus]
You shut your mouth, how can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
[Verse]
I am the son and the heir
Of a shyness that was criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particular
[Chorus]
You shut your mouth, how can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
There's a club if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own
And you go home and you cry and you want to die
When you say "it's gonna happen now"
Well, when exactly do you mean?
See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
You shut your mouth, how can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
How Soon Is Now? Q&A
Who wrote How Soon Is Now?'s ?
How Soon Is Now? was written by Johnny Marr & Morrissey.
Who produced How Soon Is Now?'s ?
How Soon Is Now? was produced by John Porter.
When did The Smiths release How Soon Is Now??
The Smiths released How Soon Is Now? on Mon Jan 28 1985.
What did The Smiths say about "How Soon Is Now?"?
The heavily-reverbed riff that propels the song is a wonderfully repurposed version of Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love.” Johnny Marr has admitted that he does not recall exactly how he got that exact effect that day in the studio and confesses that he has never been able to duplicate it since!
What did Johnny Marr say about this song?
I think “How Soon Is Now?” is unusual because it sounds really, really good in a club when you’re fucked up — and that’s okay. […] “How Soon Is Now?” sounds really good in American clubs, and it was made late at night with a kind of swampy, sexy vibe going on. I don’t think I’ve ever said “vibe” and...