Asleep (song)

"Asleep" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as a B-side to the single, "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" in September 1985, reaching No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart. It appears on the compilation albums The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs, and on the deluxe edition of The Queen is Dead in 2017.

"Asleep"
Single by The Smiths
A-side"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"
Released16 September 1985
RecordedAugust 1985
Length4:09 (single version)
7:56 (medley with "Rubber Ring")
4:10 (CD single)
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)Johnny Marr, Morrissey
Producer(s)The Smiths

History

This song was only performed live once on 1 October 1985, at Eden Court in Inverness, on the final day of their 1985 Scotland tour. It was only after a piano, that couldn't be moved off of the side of the stage, was discovered during soundcheck. Apparently, Morrissey was in the middle of the stage, on the ground, in a fetal position by the end of the song.[1]

Track listing
7" RT191
No.TitleLength
1."The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"3:17
2."Asleep"4:09
12" RTT191
No.TitleLength
1."The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"3:17
2."Rubber Ring/Asleep"7:56
CD Single RTT191
No.TitleLength
1."The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"3:17
2."Rubber Ring"3:48
3."Asleep"4:10

The original 12" and CD singles have "Rubber Ring" and "Asleep" segued into a continuous piece with the voice sample at the end of the former looped and faded into the wind noise preceding the latter. Described by Simon Goddard (in Songs That Saved Your Life, 2nd edition, p. 154) as a "spectacular combination" — a suggestion with which Johnny Marr concurs — this carefully executed sequence could only be found on the original 12" and CD singles, before the 2017 release of the remaster/re-issue of The Queen is Dead, which includes the same songs with the same segue as tracks 10 and 11 (respectively) of its "Additional Recordings" bonus disc. The two tracks are separated on all other compilations.

Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) 15
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 23

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Jack Rabid of Allmusic describes "Asleep" as "lullaby-ish", and the entire single as "great ... just another feather in a jeweled cap".[2]

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References
  1. Simon Goddard, The Smiths: Songs that Saved Your Life, pp. 179-182
  2. Rabid, Jack. "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  3. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower: A look at which of the book's cultural references show up in the movie". The Washington Post. 28 September 2012.
  4. "Production notes" (PDF). suckerpunchmovie.warnerbros.com. p. 15.
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