Guitarist Johnny Marr told the New Musical Express that Morrissey sent a postcard to Linda McCartney asking her to play the piano on this track. However Macca's former missus politely turned down the offer.
The song was written by Morrissey and Marr in a "marathon" writing session in the late summer of 1985 at Marr's home along with "I Know It's Over" and "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."
It is reputed that the song addresses Geoff Travis, the head of the Smiths' record label Rough Trade. Travis acknowledged in an interview with Mojo April 2011 that a line in the song about "bloody awful poetry" was a reference to a poem he had written for Morrissey.
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