This Charming Man
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"This Charming Man" is a 1983 jangly guitar-driven indie rock single by English band The Smiths, widely regarded as one of their signature songs and a classic of alternative music.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 25 ⓘ |
| composer | Johnny Marr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | classic of alternative music ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| firstReleasedInTerritory | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | What Difference Does It Make? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
indie rock ⓘ jangle pop ⓘ |
| guitarStyle | jangly ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Andy Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Accept Yourself
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeane NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonderful Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Mike Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuitarist | Johnny Marr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKey | G major ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | This Charming Man (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRiffBy | Johnny Marr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasVocalist | Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOnRelease |
Hatful of Hollow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louder Than Bombs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | RT 136 ⓘ |
| length | 2:41 ⓘ |
| listedIn |
NME greatest songs lists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolling Stone greatest songs lists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle | witty ⓘ |
| lyricist | Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | 1980s alternative rock ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Smiths (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Hand in Glove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Rough Trade Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-10-31 ⓘ |
| reReleaseChartPositionUKSingles | 8 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | romantic attraction ⓘ |
| writer |
Johnny Marr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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