Ask (song)
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| Single by The Smiths from the album The World Won't Listen |
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| Released | October 20, 1986 February 6, 1995 (re-issue) |
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| Recorded | Summer 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 3:10 | ||||
| Label | Rough Trade | ||||
| Writer(s) | Johnny Marr Morrissey |
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| Producer | John Porter, Steve Lillywhite (remix) | ||||
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"Ask" is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in October 1986, reaching #14 in the UK Singles Chart. As with most of The Smiths' singles, it was not included on an original album. It can be found on the compilations The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs as well as the live album Rank, where it is introduced as the band's new single. The UK cover contains Yootha Joyce who starred in the UK television series George & Mildred. The song features Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals.
There are two versions of this song. The version that appears on the single releases and the album The Very Best of The Smiths fades out slightly sooner and has the vocal track lasting until the end of the song. The version that appears on all albums (save for the one listed above) fades out later (though the end of the track is audible albeit at very low level if one turns up their speakers loud enough) and has the vocal track ending before the fade begins.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7": Rough Trade / RT194 (UK)
- "Ask [Single Version]"
- "Cemetry Gates"
[edit] 12": Rough Trade / RTT194 (UK)
- "Ask [Single Version]"
- "Cemetry Gates"
- "Golden Lights"
- also released on CD Rough Trade RTT194CD
[edit] Etchings on vinyl
UK 7" and 12": ARE YOU LOATHESOME TONIGHT? / TOMB IT MAY CONCERN
German 12": "NATUR FEEDS THE ZENSOR GROUP" / none
The UK a-side etching is a pun on the Elvis song "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" while the b-side etching is likely a pun on this single's b-side song "Cemetry Gates".
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