The Youngest Was the Most Loved
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"The Youngest Was the Most Loved" is the second single from the Morrissey
album Ringleader of the Tormentors
, which reached #14 in the UK and #11 in the U.S. Singles Sales. The single was released internationally on June 5, 2006 and was released on June 27, 2006 in the United States
. The title track was written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias
. It was performed on the popular UK television chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
on May 19, 2006, and again on Later with Jools Holland
on June 2, 2006.
The track was added to several UK playlists, including the B-List of BBC Radio 2
, the A-List of BBC 6 Music
, and XFM London
's playlist.
The U.S. Single version includes an iPod video formatted file of the music video for "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" ready to play and transfer to a 5th Generation iPod.
"A Song From Under the Floorboards" is a song originally written and recorded by Magazine
, a post-punk band which shares Manchester
origins with Morrissey.
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,...
album Ringleader of the Tormentors
Ringleader of the Tormentors
-The Band:* Morrissey – vocals* Alain Whyte – guitars and backing vocals* Boz Boorer – guitars* Jesse Tobias – guitars* Gary Day – bass guitar* Matt Chamberlain – drums* Michael Farrell – piano, organ, keyboards, trumpet, trombone and percussion...
, which reached #14 in the UK and #11 in the U.S. Singles Sales. The single was released internationally on June 5, 2006 and was released on June 27, 2006 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The title track was written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias
Jesse Tobias
Jesse Tobias is a Texan guitarist of Mexican origin. He first gained notoriety during a brief tenure with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993, although he was replaced by Dave Navarro within a month after joining the band. Before he joined the Chili Peppers, he briefly played with the L.A. based...
. It was performed on the popular UK television chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross (television presenter)
Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross from 2001 until he left the BBC in 2010. Ross began hosting a new chat show on ITV1 starting 3 September 2011...
on May 19, 2006, and again on Later with Jools Holland
Later with Jools Holland
Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland. A spin-off of The Late Show, it has been running in short series since 1992 and is a part of BBC Two's late-night line-up, usually at around 11pm to 12 midnight...
on June 2, 2006.
The track was added to several UK playlists, including the B-List of BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, the A-List of BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
, and XFM London
Xfm London
Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media....
's playlist.
The U.S. Single version includes an iPod video formatted file of the music video for "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" ready to play and transfer to a 5th Generation iPod.
"A Song From Under the Floorboards" is a song originally written and recorded by Magazine
Magazine (band)
Magazine are an English post-punk group active from 1977 to 1981, then reformed in 2009. Their debut single, "Shot by Both Sides", is now acknowledged as a classic and their debut album, Real Life, is still widely admired as one of the greatest albums of all time...
, a post-punk band which shares Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
origins with Morrissey.
CD single
- "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Morrissey/Tobias)
- "If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look at Me" (Morrissey/Tobias)
7"
- "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Morrissey/Tobias)
- "If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look at Me" (Morrissey/Tobias)
Maxi single
- "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Morrissey/Tobias)
- "Ganglord" (Morrissey/Whyte)
- "A Song from Under the Floorboards" (AdamsonBarry AdamsonBarry Adamson is a British rock musician who has worked with rock bands such as Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the electronic musicians Pan sonic and Depeche Mode. Adamson created the seven-minute opus "Useless " remix for the latter band in 1997...
/DevotoHoward DevotoHoward Devoto is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, one of the first post-punk bands...
/DoyleJohn DoyleJohn Doyle may refer to:* Jack Doyle , Irish boxer and actor* Jack Doyle , American baseball player* John Andrew Doyle , English historian...
/FormulaDave FormulaDave Formula, , is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk band Magazine, and New Romantic ensemble Visage during the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s and in the "world music" band The Angel Brothers.-Early Years and St...
/McGeochJohn McGeochJohn Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....
) - "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Video)
U.S. single
- "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Morrissey/Tobias)
- "If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look at Me" (Morrissey/Tobias)
- "A Song From Under the Floorboards" (Adamson/Devoto/Doyle/Formula/McGeoch)
- "Ganglord" (Morrissey/Whyte)
- "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (Video)
Chart positions
| Country | Chart position |
| 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 ... |
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| Hot 100 Singles Sales Hot 100 Singles Sales The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the... |
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Musicians
- MorrisseyMorrisseySteven 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,...
: voice - Boz BoorerBoz BoorerBoz Boorer is a British guitarist and producer most known for his work founding the new wave rockabilly group, The Polecats, and later for his work as a co-writer, guitarist and musical director with Morrissey.-The Polecats:The band "Cult Heroes" was formed in 1977 by Tim Worman , Boz...
: guitars - Jesse TobiasJesse TobiasJesse Tobias is a Texan guitarist of Mexican origin. He first gained notoriety during a brief tenure with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993, although he was replaced by Dave Navarro within a month after joining the band. Before he joined the Chili Peppers, he briefly played with the L.A. based...
: guitars - Alain WhyteAlain WhyteAlain Gordon Whyte is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is most known for being Morrissey's main songwriting partner since 1991 and his lead guitarist from 1991-2004...
: guitars - Gary Day: bass
- Michael FarrellMichael Farrell (musician)Michael Farrell is a keyboardist, musical director, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work both recording and touring with Morrissey and Macy Gray.-Early life:...
: keyboard - Matt ChamberlainMatt ChamberlainMatthew Chamberlain is an American drummer, producer and sound engineer. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:...
: drums (only on the A-side) - Matt WalkerMatt Walker (drummer)Matt Walker is a musician and former drummer for Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins and current drummer for Morrissey.Matt Walker began his career in Chicago in the mid 80s, when Matt began playing drums for the already well known Scott Bennett of Scott Bennett & The Obvious and did double duty playing...
: drums (only on the B-sides)