The World Won't Listen

~ Release by The Smiths (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Tracks 9 & 18 are bonus tracks.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Panic producer: John Porter additional guitar: Craig Gannon bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar and slide guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1986) music videos: Panic by The Smiths part of: NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 21) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 366) recording of: Panic lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr publisher: Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.	2:21
2	Ask producer: John Porter mixer: Steve Lillywhite additional guitar: Craig Gannon bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr additional vocals: Kirsty MacColl lead vocals: Morrissey music videos: Ask by The Smiths recording of: Ask lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	3:15
3	London producer: Johnny Marr, Morrissey and Stephen Street additional guitar: Craig Gannon bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey recording of: London lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr part of: Airheads	2:07
4	Bigmouth Strikes Again engineer: Stephen Street producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr additional vocals: Ann Coates lead vocals: Morrissey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 290) recording of: Bigmouth Strikes Again (in 1985) lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	3:14
5	Shakespeare's Sister engineer: Stephen Street producer: The Smiths bass guitar and cello: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey recording of: Shakespeare’s Sister lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	2:09
6	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out engineer: Stephen Street producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017) part of: NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 4), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 86), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 159) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 226) recording of: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (in 1985) lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd.	4:05
7	Shoplifters of the World Unite producer: Johnny Marr bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1986) music videos: Shoplifters of the World Unite by The Smiths recording of: Shoplifters of the World Unite lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr publisher: Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.	2:59
8	The Boy With the Thorn in His Side engineer: Stephen Street producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017) music videos: The Boy With the Thorn in His Side by The Smiths recording of: The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (in 1985) lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	3:17
9	Money Changes Everything producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr recording of: Money Changes Everything composer: Johnny Marr	4:43
10	Asleep producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey recording of: Asleep lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr publisher: Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.	4:10
11	Unloveable producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey recording of: Unloveable lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	3:57
12	Half a Person producer: Johnny Marr, Morrissey, The Smiths and Stephen Street additional guitar: Craig Gannon bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1986) recording of: Half a Person lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr publisher: Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.	3:36
13	Stretch Out and Wait engineer: Stephen Street producer: The Smiths bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey recording of: Stretch Out and Wait lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	2:45
14	That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore producer: The Smiths bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr vocals: Morrissey recording of: That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	3:49
15	Oscillate Wildly producer: John Porter and The Smiths bass guitar and cello: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr recording of: Oscillate Wildly composer: Johnny Marr	3:26
16	You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr vocals: Morrissey recording of: You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr	3:33
17	Rubber Ring producer: Johnny Marr and Morrissey bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1986) recording of: Rubber Ring lyricist: Morrissey composer: Johnny Marr publisher: Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.	3:48
18	Golden Lights producer: John Porter mixer: Stephen Street bass guitar: Andy Rourke drums (drum set): Mike Joyce guitar and mandolin: Johnny Marr lead vocals: Morrissey cover recording of: Golden Lights lyricist and composer: Twinkle recording of: Golden Lights lyricist and composer: Twinkle	2:41

Credits

Release

bass guitar:	Andy Rourke
guitar:	Johnny Marr
membranophone:	Mike Joyce
vocals:	Morrissey

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1683115 [info]
ASIN:	JP: B000GW88TW [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Ask Bigmouth Strikes Again Panic Shakespeare’s Sister Shoplifters of the World Unite That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
included in:	Complete

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/21169 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the_smiths/the_world_wont_listen_f1/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000460423 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1754748 [info]