November Spawned a Monster

"November Spawned a Monster"
Single by Morrissey
from the album Bona Drag
B-side
  • "He Knows I'd Love to See Him"
  • "Girl Least Likely To"
Released23 April 1990 (1990-04-23)[1]
GenreRock
Length5:25
LabelHMV
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Morrissey singles chronology
"Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
(1989)
"November Spawned a Monster"
(1990)
"Piccadilly Palare"
(1990)
Music video
"November Spawned a Monster" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

"November Spawned a Monster" is a song by the English singer Morrissey, released as a single in April 1990 by HMV. It was written by Morrissey and Clive Langer and features one of Morrissey's former colleagues from the Smiths, Andy Rourke, on bass guitar. The single reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The track and its B-side "He Knows I'd Love to See Him" appear on his compilation album Bona Drag (1990).

In November 2014, Alex Broun's play November Spawned a Monster, inspired by Morrissey's song, premiered at The Old Fitzroy, in Sydney, Australia, directed by Robert Chuter and starring James Wright.[3]

  1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 21 April 1990. p. 39.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "November Spawned a Monster Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  3. ^ "November Spawned a Monster – Fly-on-the-Wall Theatre". Retrieved 14 December 2020.