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This was the first single by The Smiths to be accompanied by a promotional video, something the band had previously resisted. It reached No.23 in the UK singles chart and was the first of two tracks to be released as singles - the second single was Big Mouth Strikes Again which peaked at #26 in the UK - from the third studio album The Queen is Dead.

The single version of the track differs from the album version and uses less of the synth strings, and this is down to the extra production work of Morrissey. The album version was produced by Johnny Marr.

The original vinyl 12 inch includes the two songs Rubber Ring and Asleep, although these were skillfully blended into one track. The songs were separated on the CD single.

ho is that on the front cover of the single? It's a young Truman Capote, the American author and comedian who wrote the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958).