Asleep (song)

"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

"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.