Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

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“Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now”
“Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now” cover
Single by The Smiths
from the album Hatful of Hollow
Released May 21, 1984
Recorded Early 1984
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:35
Label Rough Trade
Writer(s) Johnny Marr
Morrissey
Producer John Porter
The Smiths singles chronology
"What Difference Does It Make?"
(1984)		 "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
(1984)		 "William, It Was Really Nothing"
(1984)

"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is a single by The Smiths that reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart in June of 1984 before its inclusion on the compilation album, Hatful of Hollow. The song's title was inspired by Sandie Shaw's "Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now". It is listed as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The cover features Viv Nicholson who became famous in 1961 in the UK for winning a large amount of money on the Football Pools.

The single was the subject of some controversy upon its release due to its B-side, "Suffer Little Children", which is about the Moors murders between 1963 and 1965.

The journalist Andrew Collins borrowed the song's title for the name of his autobiographical book, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now: My Difficult Student 80s, published in 2004.

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[edit] Lyrics

The song's lyrics, written by Morrissey, tell of the loneliness of the protagonist, and his hatred and misery regarding his life - "in my life, why do I give valuable time to people who don't care if I live or I die?". It also mentions the ancient Roman emperor Caligula.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7": Rough Trade / RT156 (UK)

  1. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
  2. "Suffer Little Children"
  • in original green sleeve

[edit] 12": Rough Trade / RTT156 (UK)

  1. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
  2. "Girl Afraid"
  3. "Suffer Little Children"
  • also released on CD Rough Trade RTT156CD (1988)

[edit] Etchings on vinyl

UK 7": SMITHS INDEED / ILL FOREVER
UK 12": SMITHS PRESUMABLY / FOREVER ILL

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