You're the One for Me, Fatty
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| "You're the One for Me, Fatty" | ||||
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| Single by Morrissey | ||||
| from the album Your Arsenal | ||||
| Released | 6 July 1992 | |||
| Format | 7", 12", CD, cassette | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | HMV (UK) | |||
| Writer(s) | Morrissey, Alain Whyte | |||
| Producer | Mick Ronson | |||
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"You're the One for Me, Fatty" was a single by Morrissey released in April 1992. It was taken from the then-unreleased Your Arsenal album and was the second Morrissey single to be written by Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock legend Mick Ronson.
Although the lyrics seemed a typically tongue-in-cheek Morrissey love song towards an overweight person, in reality the words were an in-joke directed at Madness singer Chas Smash whom Morrissey had recently befriended. Smash has since confessed that he is the subject of the song.[1]
The track reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] 7" vinyl and cassette
- "You're the One for Me, Fatty"
- "Pashernate Love"
[edit] 12" vinyl and CD
- "You're the One for Me, Fatty"
- "Pashernate Love"
- "There Speaks a True Friend"
| Country | Record label | Format | Catalogue number |
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| UK | HMV | 7" vinyl | POP1630 |
| UK | HMV | 12" vinyl | 12POP1630 |
| UK | HMV | Compact disc | CDPOP1630 |
| UK | HMV | Cassette | TCPOP1630 |
[edit] Musicians
- Morrissey: voice
- Alain Whyte: guitar
- Boz Boorer: guitar
- Gary Day: bass guitar
- Spencer Cobrin: drums
[edit] Live performances
The song has been performed live by Morrissey on his 1992, 1995 and 2011 tours.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Goddard, Simon, Mozipedia - The Encyclopedia of Morrissey and The Smiths. Ebury Press. 2009. p. 507
