Bigmouth Strikes Again

"Bigmouth Strikes Again"
Single by the Smiths
from the album The Queen Is Dead
B-side
  • "Money Changes Everything"
  • "Unloveable"
Released19 May 1986 (1986-05-19)
RecordedAugust–September 1985
StudioRAK, London
Genre
Length3:12
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)
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.

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