The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get
1994 single by Morrissey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, co-written by Boz Boorer released as a single on 28 February 1994. It was taken from the then-unreleased Vauxhall and I album and was the first Morrissey single to be produced by Steve Lillywhite. The extra B-side "I'd Love To" features Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals.
"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" | ||||
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Single by Morrissey | ||||
from the album Vauxhall and I | ||||
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Released | 28 February 1994 (1994-02-28)[1] | |||
Studio | Hook End Manor (Checkendon, England) | |||
Genre | Indie pop[2] | |||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Morrissey, Boz Boorer | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
Morrissey singles chronology | ||||
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Reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart, the single became Morrissey's first top-10 hit since "Interesting Drug" in 1989. It is also Morrissey's only charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 46, and it became his second Modern Rock Tracks number-one hit. The song also reached the top 50 in Canada, France and Ireland. It charted the highest in Iceland, where it reached number two for three weeks.