William, It Was Really Nothing / Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
by The Smiths
- Type: Single
- Released: 20 August 1984
- Label: Rough Trade
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 4:00
- Community rating: 4.46/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: John Porter, Johnny Marr
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Clocking in at a remarkably brief two minutes, this frantic, acoustic-driven single purportedly addresses Morrissey's rumored relationship with Billy Mackenzie of the Associates. The brisk, joyous A-side contrasts sharply with the devastatingly gorgeous B-side, 'Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want', which features a soaring mandolin outro. Together, they represent the absolute peak of the band's legendary string of non-album singles.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, lgbtq, jangly, guitar-driven, literate
Tracklist
Credits
- The Smiths - primary artist
- Andy Rourke - bass guitar [the bass guitar]
- Mike Joyce - drums [the drums]
- Johnny Marr - music by, guitar [guitars], mandolin [mandolins], written-by
- Morrissey - words by, voice, sleeve, written-by
- Morrissey And Marr - written by