We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

Infobox Single
Name = We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful


Artist = Morrissey
from Album = Your Arsenal
Released = April 27, 1992 (UK)
May 12, 1992 (USA)
Format = 7", 12", CD, cassette
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:30
Label = HMV (UK)
Writer = Morrissey, Alain Whyte
Producer = Mick Ronson
Chart position =
* #17 (UK)
Last single = "My Love Life"
(1991)
This single = "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
(1992)
Next single = "You're the One for Me, Fatty"
(1992)

"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" was a single by Morrissey released in April 1992. It was taken from the then-unreleased "Your Arsenal" album and was the first Morrissey single to be written by Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock legend Mick Ronson.

Reaching number 17 in the UK Singles Chart, the song shows a harder edge to Morrissey's sound and moves away from the lighter pop of his 1991 album "Kill Uncle".

Reel Big Fish covered the song on their 2005 album "We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy", replacing the lyric "And if they are Northern" with "And if they are No Doubt".

Morrissey claimed that the lyrics were about the music scene on Manchester, with bands contesting for success.

Track listings

7" vinyl & cassette

# "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
# "Suedehead" (live London 4/10/91)

12" vinyl (UK)

# "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
# "Suedehead" (live London 4/10/91)
# "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (live London 4/10/91)
# "Pregnant for the Last Time" (live London 4/10/91)

CD (UK)

# "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
# "Suedehead" (live London 4/10/91)
# "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (live London 4/10/91)
# "Alsatian Cousin" (live London 4/10/91)

12" vinyl & CD (USA)

# "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
# "Suedehead" (live London 4/10/91)
# "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (live London 4/10/91)
# "Pregnant for the Last Time" (live London 4/10/91)
# "Alsatian Cousin" (live London 4/10/91)

Reviews

Andrew Collins in the "NME" gave a very negative review of the single, writing that "this is by far and away the ex-Smith's WORST single" and described the music as "the sound of five men bashing around in the darkness in search of a tune" before finishing the review by announcing "Moz is history, and we'd all do well to learn it."NME We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful Review [http://motorcycleaupairboy.com/mozdisc2/wehate.htm] ]

Musicians

Morrissey: Voice
Alain Whyte: Guitars
Boz Boorer: Guitars
Gary Day: Bass Guitars
Spencer Cobrin: The Drums

Live Performances

The song was debuted on the 2nd US leg of his tour promoting the "Kill Uncle" album. The first half of the song was performed during the aborted gig at Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles. It was then performed in concert for the duration of his tour in 1992 promoting "Your Arsenal".

References

See also

* Morrissey discography

External links

* " [http://www.passionsjustlikemine.com/disc/moz-d16wehate.htm We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful] " at [http://www.passionsjustlikemine.com/ Passions Just Like Mine]
* " [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:a9fpxxudld0e We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"] Review at Allmusic