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| "The Boy Racer" | ||||
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| Single byMorrissey | ||||
| from the albumSouthpaw Grammar | ||||
| Released | 27 November 1995 (1995-11-27)[1] | |||
| Length | 4:46 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriters | Morrissey, Alain Whyte | |||
| Producer | Steve Lillywhite | |||
| Morrissey singles chronology | ||||
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"The Boy Racer" is a song by English singer-songwriterMorrissey, released as the second single from his fifth studio album,Southpaw Grammar (1995), in November 1995. It was Morrissey's second and final single released onRCA Records after leavingEMI Records. The single was released across two CDs, each with different covers but both featuring a young boy. Contrary to rumour, the child is not Morrissey's nephew. The song reached number 36 on theUK Singles Chart.[2]
The song was performed live by Morrissey between 1995 and 2011.[3]
7-inch: RCA / 74321 33294 7 (UK)
CD: RCA / 74321 33294 2 (UK)
CD: RCA / 74321 33295 2 (UK)
