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What She Said

First released 1985English62 recordingson 115 releasesISWC T-900.227.548-1

Written by

Johnny MarrComposer MorrisseyLyricist

Recordings

Performance	By
I Hate My Life	Youth Brigade	12:44
What She Said	The Smiths	3:42
What She Said	The Smiths	2:42
What She Said	Youth Brigade	1:43
What She Said	The Smiths	2:37
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	4:22
What She Said	The Smiths	2:55
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	3:40
What She Said	The Smiths	2:53
What She Said	The Smiths	2:37
What She Said	The Smiths	2:40
What She Said	The Smiths	2:43
What She Said	The Smiths	3:29
What She Said	The Smiths	2:49
What She Said	The Smiths
What She Said	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	4:24
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	4:22
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	4:24
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	4:28
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said	The Smiths	4:17
Rubber Ring / What She Said	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths
What She Said	Haggis	2:14
What She Said (live)	The Smiths	2:36
What She Said	The Smiths	2:49
What She Said	Janice Whaley	3:07
What She Said	Katy Goodman	3:25
Rubber Ring / What She Said	The Smiths	3:50
What She Said	The Smiths
What She Said	The Smiths	2:55
What She Said	The Smiths	2:36
What She Said	The Smiths	3:08
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	4:17
What She Said	The Smiths	3:21
What She Said	The Smiths	3:02
What She Said	The Smiths	3:43
What She Said	The Smiths	3:20
What She Said	The Smiths	2:43
What She Said (with Rubber Ring intro and outro)	The Smiths	4:23
What She Said	The Smiths	2:43
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring	The Smiths	4:17
What She Said [live]	Morrissey	3:22
What She Said	Morrissey	3:31
What She Said	Morrissey	3:52
What She Said	Morrissey	4:21
What She Said	Morrissey	5:40
What She Said (Rubber Ring outro)	Morrissey
What She Said	Morrissey
What She Said	Morrissey	3:42
What She Said (outro)	Morrissey	4:35

On these albums

Meat Is Murder

Meat Is MurderThe Smiths · 1985

NME Readers’ Poll Winners ’84

NME Readers’ Poll Winners ’84Various Artists · 1985

Shakespeare’s Sister

Shakespeare’s SisterThe Smiths · 1985

The Queen Is Dead

The Queen Is DeadThe Smiths · 1986

WBR New Music Report

WBR New Music ReportVarious Artists · 1988

“Rank”

“Rank”The Smiths · 1988

Your Full of Smith

Your Full of SmithThe Smiths · 1989

How Soon Is Now 85 – Reissue 91

How Soon Is Now 85 – Reissue 91The Smiths · 1991

1985‐03‐18: Same Day Again: Apollo Theatre, Oxford, UK

1985‐03‐18: Same Day Again: Apollo Theatre, Oxford, UKThe Smiths · 1993

1986-10-24: Genius Steals: Brixton Academy, London, UK

1986-10-24: Genius Steals: Brixton Academy, London, UKThe Smiths · 1994

1986-08-28: Thank Your Lucky Stars: Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills, CA, USA

1986-08-28: Thank Your Lucky Stars: Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills, CA, USAThe Smiths · 1994

To Sell the Truth

To Sell the TruthYouth Brigade · 1996

The World Still Won't Listen: A Tribute to the Smiths

The World Still Won't Listen: A Tribute to the SmithsVarious Artists · 1996

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out: A Tribute to the Smiths

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out: A Tribute to the SmithsVarious Artists · 2000

The Sound of The Smiths

The Sound of The SmithsThe Smiths · 2008

Singles Box

Singles BoxThe Smiths · 2008

Songs That Changed Your Life

Songs That Changed Your LifeThe Smiths · 2008

Meat Is Murder

Meat Is MurderJanice Whaley · 2011

Complete

CompleteThe Smiths · 2011

Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to The Smiths

Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to The SmithsVarious Artists · 2011

1985-05-18: Live in Madrid: Paseo de Camoens, Madrid, Spain

1985-05-18: Live in Madrid: Paseo de Camoens, Madrid, SpainThe Smiths · 2013

2015-08-29: Visalia Fox Theatre, Visalia, CA, USA

2015-08-29: Visalia Fox Theatre, Visalia, CA, USAMorrissey · 2015

2015-06-27: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

2015-06-27: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USAMorrissey · 2015

2 Shows in Tokyo 2016

2 Shows in Tokyo 2016Morrissey · 2016

Blood of Israel

Blood of IsraelMorrissey · 2016

2016-08-20: Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK

2016-08-20: Manchester Arena, Manchester, UKMorrissey · 2016

The Many Faces of The Smiths

The Many Faces of The SmithsVarious Artists · 2017

Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring (live in Boston)

Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring (live in Boston)The Smiths · 2017

The Never Heard Symphonies

The Never Heard SymphoniesMorrissey · 2018

New York 2019

New York 2019Morrissey · 2019

1986-08-23: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, San Francisco, CA, USA

1986-08-23: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, San Francisco, CA, USAThe Smiths

1986-08-25: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USA

1986-08-25: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USAThe Smiths

1986-10-17: St. Austell’s Coliseum, Cornwall, UK

1986-10-17: St. Austell’s Coliseum, Cornwall, UKThe Smiths

1986-10-18: Leisure Centre, Gloucester, UK

1986-10-18: Leisure Centre, Gloucester, UKThe Smiths

1986-10-24: Brixton Academy, London, UK

1986-10-24: Brixton Academy, London, UKThe Smiths

1986-10-30: Almost Over: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK

1986-10-30: Almost Over: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UKThe Smiths

1986-10-30: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK

1986-10-30: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UKThe Smiths

1986-08-12: Fulton Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

1986-08-12: Fulton Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, USAThe Smiths

1986-08-08: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA

1986-08-08: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USAThe Smiths

1986-08-06: Money Changes Everything: Pier 84, New York, NY, USA

1986-08-06: Money Changes Everything: Pier 84, New York, NY, USAThe Smiths

Better Live Than Dead

Better Live Than DeadThe Smiths

1986-08-05: So This Is America: Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, MA, USA

1986-08-05: So This Is America: Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, MA, USAThe Smiths

1986-07-20: University of Salford, Salford, UK

1986-07-20: University of Salford, Salford, UKThe Smiths

1986-07-30: Centennial Hall, London, ON, Canada

1986-07-30: Centennial Hall, London, ON, CanadaThe Smiths

1986-09-08: McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA

1986-09-08: McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USAThe Smiths

1986-08-26: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USA

1986-08-26: Universal Amphitheater, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA, USAThe Smiths

1986-08-02: Capital Congress Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

1986-08-02: Capital Congress Centre, Ottawa, ON, CanadaThe Smiths

1985‐03‐23: Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough, England, UK

1985‐03‐23: Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough, England, UKThe Smiths

1986-02-12: Whitla Hall, Queens University, Belfast, UK

1986-02-12: Whitla Hall, Queens University, Belfast, UKThe Smiths

1986-02-10: National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland

1986-02-10: National Stadium, Dublin, IrelandThe Smiths

1985‐09‐25: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK

1985‐09‐25: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UKThe Smiths

2015‐09‐20: Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London, UK: 1st Night

2015‐09‐20: Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London, UK: 1st NightMorrissey

1986‐02‐08: Royal Court, Liverpool, UK

1986‐02‐08: Royal Court, Liverpool, UKThe Smiths

1986-07-16: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK

1986-07-16: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UKThe Smiths

Before Love

Before LoveThe Smiths

The Rare Tracks on Vinyl / Unbroadcast BBC (outtakes)

The Rare Tracks on Vinyl / Unbroadcast BBC (outtakes)The Smiths

1985-09-28: Send Only 5/-: Clickimin Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, UK

1985-09-28: Send Only 5/-: Clickimin Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, UKThe Smiths

Calgary 2019

Calgary 2019Morrissey

1986-08-16: Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

1986-08-16: Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, USAThe Smiths

1986-08-15: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA

1986-08-15: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USAThe Smiths

Source: MusicBrainz work b9404f39-7745-3484-9cde-c0f5df1725b4 (CC0).