Bigmouth Strikes Again

"Bigmouth Strikes Again"
Single by the Smiths
from the album The Queen Is Dead
B-side	"Money Changes Everything" "Unloveable"
Released	19 May 1986 (1986-05-19)
Recorded	August–September 1985
Studio	RAK, London
Genre	Jangle pop post-punk alternative rock[1]
Length	3:12
Label	Rough Trade
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Marr Morrissey
Producer(s)	Morrissey Johnny Marr
The Smiths singles chronology
"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" (1985) "Bigmouth Strikes Again" (1986) "Panic" (1986)

"Bigmouth Strikes Again" is a 1986 song by the English rock band the Smiths from their third album The Queen Is Dead. Written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, the song features self-deprecating lyrics that reflected Morrissey's frustrations with the music industry at the time. Musically, the song was inspired by the Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and centres around a guitar riff that Marr wrote during a 1985 soundcheck.

"Bigmouth Strikes Again" was released as the lead single from the album, bypassing Rough Trade's preferred choice, "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out". The single reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart and has since seen critical acclaim along with several versions recorded by other artists.