| recordings |
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| 1982-12 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (recorded at the Ritz, Manchester UK, Dec. 1982, 3rd ever Smiths live performance) | live | The Smiths | 4:11 |
| 1983-02-04 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | live | The Smiths | 4:08 |
| 1983-02-04 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | live | The Smiths | 4:20 |
| 1983-05-21 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | live | The Smiths | 4:17 |
| 1983-10 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (October 1983, John Porter monitor mix) | | The Smiths | 4:41 |
| Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Decibel Studios) | | The Smiths | 6:33 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | | The Smiths | 5:13 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | cover | Steve Gunn | 4:45 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | live | The Smiths | 5:18 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | live | The Smiths | 4:20 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | | The Smiths | 5:11 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | | The Smiths | ?:?? |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | | The Smiths | 4:43 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | | The Smiths | 4:38 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | cover | Janice Whaley | 4:30 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Dale Hibbert demo) | | The Smiths | 6:01 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (full Decibelle demo) | | The Smiths | 6:33 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (guitar & bass) | | The Smiths | 6:20 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (guitar) | | The Smiths | 6:10 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Johnny’s backing vocal) | | The Smiths | 0:17 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Monitor mix) | | The Smiths | 4:41 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Morrissey vocal track) | | The Smiths | 6:20 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (outro) | | The Smiths | 2:31 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Troy Tate session) | | The Smiths | 5:18 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Troy Tate) | | The Smiths | 5:13 |
