What Difference Does It Make?

"What Difference Does It Make?"
Single by the Smiths
from the album The Smiths
B-side
  • "Back to the Old House"
  • "These Things Take Time"
Released16 January 1984
RecordedOctober 1983
StudioPluto (Manchester, England)
Genre
Length
  • 3:51 (album version)
  • 3:25 (single edit)
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Porter
The Smiths singles chronology
"This Charming Man"
(1983)
"What Difference Does It Make?"
(1984)
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"What Difference Does It Make?" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was the band's third single and is featured on their debut album, The Smiths. A different version, recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1, is included in the compilation album Hatful of Hollow.

The song was one of the band's first significant chart hits, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart.

  1. ^ "What Difference Does it Make rating". Allmusic. Retrieved on 29 October 2012.