Boxers (song)
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"Boxers" is a song by Morrissey
, released in January 1995 to promote a tour of the same name.
The single reached number 23 in the UK singles chart, despite not featuring on album at the time of the release. The title track and the two B-sides would later be complied on the World of Morrissey
that was released in February that year.
magazine, with Ian Harrison writing that the song "is as good as anything he's done" and that the single made you "realise how few singers can leave you as despondent, elated or intrigued". NME
on the other hand gave their usual bad review, with John Mulvey declaring the single was "just another example of his tedious obsession with bits of rough who'd give him a kicking given half a chance" and that "any enjoyment of his records nowadays is tainted by the fact that a nasty taste from all those obnoxious, apologist, quasi-libertarian quotes still lingers."
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
, released in January 1995 to promote a tour of the same name.
The single reached number 23 in the UK singles chart, despite not featuring on album at the time of the release. The title track and the two B-sides would later be complied on the World of Morrissey
World of Morrissey
World of Morrissey is a compilation album released in 1995 by Morrissey. It was one of three Morrissey releases EMI deleted from its catalogue on December 14, 2010 along with Beethoven Was Deaf & Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey.-Track listing:...
that was released in February that year.
12" vinyl and CD
- "Boxers"
- "Have-a-Go Merchant"
- "Whatever Happens, I Love You"
| Country | Record label | Format | Catalogue number |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Parlophone | 7" vinyl | R6400 |
| UK | Parlophone | 12" vinyl | 12R6400 |
| UK | Parlophone | Compact disc | CDR6400 |
| UK | Parlophone | Cassette | TCR6400 |
Reviews
The single was given a favourable review in QQ (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
magazine, with Ian Harrison writing that the song "is as good as anything he's done" and that the single made you "realise how few singers can leave you as despondent, elated or intrigued". NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
on the other hand gave their usual bad review, with John Mulvey declaring the single was "just another example of his tedious obsession with bits of rough who'd give him a kicking given half a chance" and that "any enjoyment of his records nowadays is tainted by the fact that a nasty taste from all those obnoxious, apologist, quasi-libertarian quotes still lingers."
Musicians
- Morrissey: voice
- Alain Whyte: guitar
- Boz Boorer: guitar, sax, clarinet
- Jonny Bridgwood: bass guitar
- Woodie Taylor: drums