Hold on to Your Friends
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"Hold On to Your Friends" is a song by Morrissey
, released as a single in May 1994. It was the second single taken from the number 1 album Vauxhall and I
.
Reaching number 47 in the UK Singles Chart
, the single became Morrissey's lowest charting single until "Glamorous Glue
" in 2011 which reached number 69.
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 as a single in May 1994. It was the second single taken from the number 1 album Vauxhall and I
Vauxhall and I
Vauxhall and I is a 1994 Parlophone album by British musician Morrissey. Q listed it as one of the top ten albums of 1994. The release cemented Morrissey's success in the US, giving him a top 20 album and his first hit single there with the song "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get"...
.
Reaching number 47 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, the single became Morrissey's lowest charting single until "Glamorous Glue
Glamorous Glue
"Glamorous Glue" is a single released in the USA by English singer Morrissey in 1992. It reached number 13 on Billboard magazine's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song has also been used in promotions for the Fox television series Lie to Me. It was not a single release in the UK...
" in 2011 which reached number 69.
12" vinyl and CD
- "Hold On to Your Friends"
- "Moon River" (extended version)
| Country | Record label | Format | Catalogue number |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Parlophone | 7" vinyl | R6383 |
| UK | Parlophone | 12" vinyl | 12R6383 |
| UK | Parlophone | Compact disc | CDR6383 |
| UK | Parlophone | Cassette | TCR6383 |
Musicians
- Morrissey: voice
- Alain Whyte: guitar
- Boz Boorer: guitar
- Jonny Bridgwood: bass guitar
- Woodie Taylor: drums