Hold on to Your Friends

"Hold On to Your Friends" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in May 1994. It was the second single taken from the number 1 album Vauxhall and I.

Reaching number 47 in the UK Singles Chart, the single became Morrissey's lowest charting single until "Glamorous Glue" in 2011, which reached number 69.^[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl and cassette

"Hold On to Your Friends"
"Moon River"

12" vinyl and CD

"Hold On to Your Friends"
"Moon River" (extended version)

Country	Record label	Format	Catalogue number
UK	Parlophone	7" vinyl	R6383
UK	Parlophone	12" vinyl	12R6383
UK	Parlophone	Compact disc	CDR6383
UK	Parlophone	Cassette	TCR6383

Musicians

Morrissey: voice
Alain Whyte: guitar
Boz Boorer: guitar
Jonny Bridgwood: bass guitar
Woodie Taylor: drums

Reception

Ned Raggett of AllMusic thought the song featured a strong performance from the group but was "not one of the album's immediately strongest points", although it "isn't a bad listen at all." He was more impressed by the cover version of Moon River on the B-side which had a "surprisingly affecting" performance from Morrissey and a good production.^[2]

Live performances

The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1995 and 1997 tours.

References

↑ "Official UK Singles Top 100 - 25th February 2012 | The UK Charts | Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/hold-on-to-your-friends-mw0000938861

External links

Morrissey

Discography Personnel

Studio albums	Viva Hate Kill Uncle Your Arsenal Vauxhall and I Southpaw Grammar Maladjusted You Are the Quarry Ringleader of the Tormentors Years of Refusal World Peace Is None of Your Business

Live albums	Beethoven Was Deaf Live at Earls Court

Compilation album	Bona Drag World of Morrissey Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey My Early Burglary Years The CD Singles '88–91' The CD Singles '91–95' The Best of Morrissey Greatest Hits Swords Very Best of Morrissey

Extended plays	At KROQ

Singles	"Suedehead" "Everyday Is Like Sunday" "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" "Interesting Drug" "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" "November Spawned a Monster" "Piccadilly Palare" "Our Frank" "Sing Your Life" "Pregnant for the Last Time" "My Love Life" "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" "You're the One for Me, Fatty" "Tomorrow" "Certain People I Know" "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" "Hold on to Your Friends" "Interlude" "Now My Heart Is Full" "Boxers" "Dagenham Dave" "The Boy Racer" "Sunny" "Alma Matters" "Roy's Keen" "Satan Rejected My Soul" "Irish Blood, English Heart" "First of the Gang to Die" "Let Me Kiss You" "I Have Forgiven Jesus" "Redondo Beach" / "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" "You Have Killed Me" "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" "In the Future When All's Well" "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" "That's How People Grow Up" "All You Need Is Me" "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" "Glamorous Glue" (reissue) "Satellite of Love" "World Peace Is None of Your Business" "Istanbul" "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" "The Bullfighter Dies" "Kiss Me a Lot"

Videos	Hulmerist Live in Dallas The Malady Lingers On Introducing Morrissey ¡Oye Esteban! Who Put the M in Manchester? Live at the Hollywood Bowl Morrissey: 25 Live

Books	The New York Dolls James Dean Is Not Dead Exit Smiling Autobiography List of the Lost

Tours	Kill Uncle Tour Your Arsenal Tour ¡Oye Esteban! Tour

Bands	The Nosebleeds The Smiths

Personnel	Boz Boorer Alain Whyte Jesse Tobias Vini Reilly Stephen Street Mick Ronson Steve Lillywhite Jerry Finn Tony Visconti Solomon Walker

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