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"Irish Blood, English Heart" is a song written by the British singer Morrissey in 2002, from his 2004 album You Are the Quarry. It was released on 12 April 2004 in the United States and on 10 May 2004 in the United Kingdom. The song became Morrissey's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom (alongside 2006's "You Have Killed Me"), reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. It is also his highest-charting single in Sweden, peaking at number four, and it reached number seven in Canada and the top 20 in Ireland and Norway.

"Irish Blood, English Heart"
Single by Morrissey
from the album You Are the Quarry
Released	12 April 2004 (2004-04-12)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:37
Label	Attack
Songwriter(s)	Morrissey, Alain Whyte
Producer(s)	Jerry Finn
Morrissey singles chronology
"Satan Rejected My Soul" (1997) "Irish Blood, English Heart" (2004) "First of the Gang to Die" (2004)

Release

In the United Kingdom, the song was first played by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1 on 29 March 2004. However, Radio 1 did not playlist the single. Only XFM, which playlisted it, provided much exposure for the single in the UK. Despite the lack of exposure on mainstream stations, "Irish Blood, English Heart" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart,[1] making it Morrissey's joint highest-charting single with or without The Smiths, alongside "You Have Killed Me" when it was released in 2006.

The single's world premiere occurred on the KROQ-FM Kevin and Bean show on 22 March 2004. The song received consistent airplay throughout April and May on such alternative rock stations as WFNX (Boston), WWCD (Columbus), CIMX (Windsor), KMBY (Monterey / Salinas), XTRA (San Diego), and of course KROQ-FM (Los Angeles), as well as CFNY (Toronto). The single's airplay increased over the next few months and upon its release it reached number 36 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, Morrissey's first single to chart there since "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" in 1994.[2]

Composition

The song discusses Morrissey's identity as the son of Irish immigrants growing up in Thatcher-era England, and explores the themes of contention between the two nations. It is one of Morrissey's more political songs, with him denouncing Oliver Cromwell, Toryism, the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, and the British royal family.

The song has drawn a particular following from Mexican Americans and Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States, who resonate with its themes of "split identity."[3][4]

Live performances

The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2014 tours. From the 2004 tour it was recorded and put on the DVD, Who Put the M in Manchester?.

In December 2013, Morrissey played "Irish Blood, English Heart" as the last of his three-song set during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.

Track listings

Personnel

• Morrissey: vocals
• Alain Whyte: guitar
• Boz Boorer: guitar
• Gary Day: bass
• Dean Butterworth: drums
• Roger Manning: keyboard

Charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	12 April 2004	Hot adult contemporary triple A radio	Attack	[23]
United Kingdom	10 May 2004	7-inch vinyl CD		[24]

Media usage

An edited version eventually became one of the songs on the EA Sports videogame FIFA Football 2005's soundtrack. The game's version does not include the line "And spit upon the name Oliver Cromwell/And denounce this royal line that still salutes him. And will salute him, forever"; instead, after the verse "I've been dreaming of a time when/The English are sick to death of Labour and Tories", the song reverts to the line that begins "To be standing by the flag not feeling shameful/Racist or partial".

The song has also been released as downloadable content for the console versions of the main games in the Rock Band series.

See also

• Irish Briton

References

На других языках

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- [en] Irish Blood, English Heart

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[ru] Irish Blood, English Heart

«Irish Blood, English Heart» (в переводе с англ. «Ирландская кровь, английское сердце») — заглавная песня альбома You Are the Quarry (2004) английского певца Моррисси. Сингл с песней был выпущен 4 мая 2004 в США и 10 мая 2004 в остальных странах. Композиция была использована в качестве саундтрека к игре FIFA 2005.

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