We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
Single by Morrissey
from the album Your Arsenal
Released27 April 1992 (1992-04-27)
StudioUtopia (North London)
Length2:29
LabelHMV
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mick Ronson
Morrissey singles chronology
"My Love Life"
(1991)
"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
(1992)
"You're the One for Me, Fatty"
(1992)
Music video
"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" on YouTube

"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey from his third studio album, Your Arsenal (1992). It was released as the lead single from the album on 27 April 1992 by His Master's Voice (HMV). It was the first Morrissey single to be co-written with guitarist Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock guitarist Mick Ronson, known for his work with David Bowie as one of the Spiders from Mars. The song peaked at No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 9 in Ireland.