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Revision as of 15:13, 7 September 2021
THE SMITHS Single | |
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Name | Barbarism Begins At Home |
Release | February 1985 (Album) April 1985 (Single) Not released in the UK until 1988 on CD |
Total Length | 6:55 (Album version) 3:53 (Single version) |
Recorded | Circa late 1984 |
Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
Producer | Johnny Marr Stephen Street (Recording Engineer) |
Art work | Viv Nicholson image taken from her book: "Spend Spend Spend" (1977) |
Vinyl Etching | THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES |
Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
Format(s) | 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD |
Chart position | Wasn't a UK single release |
Single chronology | |
Shakespeare's Sister ← Barbarism Begins At Home → The Headmaster Ritual
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Information
Lyrics
Unruly boys Who will not grow up Must be taken in hand Unruly girls Who will not settle down They must be taken in hand
A crack on the head Is what you get for not asking And a crack on the head Is what you get for asking
Unruly boys Who will not grow up Must be taken in hand Unruly girls Who will not settle down They must be taken in hand
A crack on the head Is what you get for not asking And a crack on the head Is what you get for asking
No, a crack on the head Is what you get for not asking And a crack on the head Is what you get for asking
A crack on the head Is just what you get Why, because of who you are And a crack on the head Is just what you get Why, because of what you are A crack on the head Because of The things you said That you said The things you did
Unruly boys Who will not grow Must be taken in hand Unruly girls Who will not grow They must be taken in hand
Ah, oh, no, oh, no Ah, oh, no, oh, no No, no, no, no Ah, oh, no, oh, no Ah, oh, no, oh, no No, no, no
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 84
The Smiths live history:
- London, England 1983-12-19 (The Smiths concert)
- Sheffield, England 1984-01-31 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1984-02-12 (The Smiths concert)
- Norwich, England 1984-02-14 (The Smiths concert)
- Nottingham, England 1984-02-15 (The Smiths concert)
- Leicester, England 1984-02-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Colchester, England 1984-02-18 (The Smiths concert)
- Bournemouth, England 1984-02-21 (The Smiths concert)
- Reading, England 1984-02-22 (The Smiths concert)
- Swansea, Wales 1984-02-23 (The Smiths concert)
The Smiths live history - played in concert twice:
Play count (Morrissey concert): 0
Appears On
- Meat Is Murder
- Barbarism Begins At Home (single)
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- The Smiths Singles Box
- Complete
Cover Versions
Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass Guitar, Cello - Andy Rourke
- Drums - Mike Joyce
- Engineer - Stephen Street
- Guitar, Piano - Johnny Marr
- Lacquer Cut By - Günter Pauler
- Layout - Caryn Gough
- Music By - Johnny Marr
- Producer - The Smiths
- Sleeve, Voice, Words By - Morrissey
Notes
- Many copies came with a glued white sticker "810 088-100" on the front.
©1985 ℗1985 Recorded in Liverpool, October 1984 and Surrey, January 1985
Engineered by Stephan Street [mistype on both labels]
From the LP »Meat is Murder« (RTD 28) [printed on A-label]
[Additionally printed on the sleeve without the double quotes] "Cover Star: VIV NICHOLSON in ‘Viv At The Pithead’ (Courtesy of Syndication International): Here is Viv with suitcase before going to Malta on a later spending-spree after tragedy had almost robbed her of what remained of her fortune"
"All god's Children Got Wings"
Images
- Barbarism Begins At Home / Shakespeare's Sister - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/21019
- Barbarism Begins At Home / Shakespeare's Sister (7" 45 RPM Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/2071878-The-Smiths-Barbarism-Begins-At-Home-Shakespeares-Sister
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Cover star: VIV NICHOLSON in 'Viv At The Pithead' (courtesy of syndication International). "Here is Viv with suitcase before going to Malta on a later spending-spree after tragedy had almost robbed her of what remained of her fortune.".
Recorded in Liverpool, October 1984 and at Ridge Farm, Surrey, January 1985.
"Barbarism Begins At Home" From the LP >>Meat Is Murder<< (RTD28)
c 1985 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Images
- Barbarism Begins At Home / Shakespeare's Sister (12" 45 RPM Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/685199-The-Smiths-Barbarism-Begins-At-Home-Shakespeares-Sister
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Cover star: VIV NICHOLSON in 'Viv At The Pithead' (courtesy of Syndication International). "Here is Viv with suitcase before going to Malta on a later spending-spree after tragedy had almost robbed her of what remained of her fortune".
Recorded in Liverpool, October 1984 and at Ridge Farm, Surrey, January 1985.
℗ 1988 Rough Trade Records Ltd. © 1985 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Made in France
Images
- Barbarism Begins At Home (Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/485787-The-Smiths-Barbarism-Begins-At-Home
Wikipedia Information
"Barbarism Begins at Home" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Featured on their second studio album, Meat Is Murder (1985), the song has a lyric condemning child abuse and a funk-inspired track based around Andy Rourke's bass line. "Barbarism Begins at Home" was given an initial limited release in Germany and Italy in April 1985 but was not released as a single in the UK until 1988. It has since seen positive critical reception and became a live favourite during the band's lifetime.