Tracklist

A	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side	3:17
B1	Rubber Ring	3:55
B2	Asleep	4:10

Credits

• Bass – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Engineer – Stephen Street
• Guitar, Piano – Johnny Marr
• Layout – Caryn Gough
• Music By – Johnny Marr
• Orchestrated By – The Smiths
• Other [Cover Star] – Truman
• Other [Special Thanks To] – Grant Showbiz
• Producer, Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
• Sleeve – Morrissey
• Voice – Morrissey
• Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Recorded in Manchester August 1985.

Cecil Beaton photograph courtesy of Sotheby's London.

Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. All rights for the Western Hemisphere Adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI
All rights outside of the Western Hemisphere Adm. by Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

© 1985 Sire Records Company.
℗ 1985 Sire Records Company.
Marketed by Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
A Warner Communications Company.
Made in U.S.A.

Cat no. on sleeve: 9 20392-0 A
Cat no. on labels: 0-20392

Price $ 4.98 is printed on the spine.

Some copies are gold foil stamped "Lent for Promotional Use Only..." on the cover.

* Later pressings have a white label with orange text *

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7599-20392-0
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): 0 20392A SR1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): 0 20392B SR1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RTT 191	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", Single)	Rough Trade	RTT 191	UK	1985
15RTL-3009	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(12", Promo)	Rough Trade	15RTL-3009	Japan	1985
RTT 191	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(7", Single)	Rough Trade	RTT 191	Ireland	1985
VIN 45162	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(7", Single)	Virgin, Rough Trade	VIN 45162	Italy	1985
RT 191	The Smiths	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side ‎(7", Promo, TP, W/Lbl)	Rough Trade	RT 191	UK	1985

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