Tracklist

1	Panic	2:21
2	Ask	3:17
3	London	2:07
4	Bigmouth Strikes Again	3:13
5	Shakespeare's Sister	2:09
6	There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	4:03
7	Shoplifters Of The World Unite	2:57
8	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side	3:15
9	Asleep	4:10
10	Unloveable	3:56
11	Half A Person	3:36
12	Stretch Out And Wait	2:45
13	That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore	3:51
14	Oscillate Wildly	3:27
15	You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby	3:30
16	Rubber Ring	3:47

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Pressed By – MPO

Credits

• Art Direction [Art Co-ordination] – Jo Slee
• Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Guitar – Johnny Marr
• Layout – Caryn Gough
• Music By – Johnny Marr
• Photography By – Jurgen Vollmer
• Producer – John Porter (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 15), Marr* (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8 to 11, 16), Morrissey (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8 to 11, 16), The Smiths (tracks: 5, 12 to 14)
• Sleeve – Morrissey
• Voice – Morrissey
• Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Tracks:
1. "Panic" (Single A-side)
2. "Ask" (Remix of single A-side)
3. "London" (B-side of "Shoplifters of the World Unite")
4. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" (From The Queen Is Dead)
5. "Shakespeare's Sister" (Single A-side)
6. "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (From The Queen Is Dead)
7. "Shoplifters of the World Unite" (Single A-side)
8. "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" (Single A-side version)
9. "Money Changes Everything" (B-side of "Bigmouth Strikes Again" – only on CD and cassette versions)
10. "Asleep" (B-side of "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side")
11. "Unloveable" (B-side of "Bigmouth Strikes Again")
12. "Half a Person" (B-side of "Shoplifters of the World Unite")
13. "Stretch Out and Wait" (Alternate vocal version of B-side of "Shakespeare's Sister")
14. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" (Single A-side edit)
15. "Oscillate Wildly" (B-side of "How Soon Is Now?")
16. "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" (UK mix of aborted single A-side)
17. "Rubber Ring" (B-side of "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side")

Recorded between January 1985 and September 1986.
All songs recorded in England.

℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records Ltd
© 1986 Warner Bros. Music Ltd

Catalog number is ROUGH CD101 on the spine, ROUGH CD 101 on the disc, and CD101 on the booklet and tray backs.

First pressing CDs made in France by MPO. (this entry)
Later pressings in the UK are mastered by Nimbus.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 5 014644 601016
• Barcode (Scan): 5014644601016
• Matrix / Runout: ROUGH CD 101 MPO 01 @

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ROUGH 101	The Smiths	The World Won't Listen ‎(LP, Comp)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 101	UK	1987
2564665881	The Smiths	The World Won't Listen ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE)	Not On Label	2564665881	UK, Europe & US	2012
30RGH20614	The Smiths	The World Won't Listen ‎(Cass, Comp)	CGD	30RGH20614	Italy	1986
ROUGH 101	The Smiths	The World Won't Listen ‎(LP, Comp)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 101	Ireland	1987
ROUGH C101	The Smiths	The World Won't Listen ‎(Cass, Comp, M/Print)	Rough Trade	ROUGH C101	Greece	1986

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