"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
April/May 1992
We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)
UK 7" [HMV POP1629]
UK CSS [HMV TCPOP1629]
Australia CSS [EMI 204769-4]
Germany 7" [HMV POP1629]

 

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)
I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (live London 4/10/91)
Pregnant For The Last Time (live London 4/10/91)

UK 12" [HMV 12POP1629]

 

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)
I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (live London 4/10/91)
Alsatian Cousin (live London 4/10/91)

UK CD5 [HMV CDPOP1629]
Holland CD5 [EMI 20 4769-2]

 

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)
I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (live London 4/10/91)
Pregnant For The Last Time (live London 4/10/91)
Alsatian Cousin (live London 4/10/91)

USA CD5 [Sire/Reprise 9 40560-2]
USA 12" [Sire/Reprise 9 40560-0]

 

Additional information:
The cd-single included in the "Morrissey CD-singles 91-95" boxset has all four live tracks included, as on the USA cd-single listed above.

The USA 12" is on purple vinyl. The USA cd-single was originally available on digipack, but later re-pressings were produced in a jewel case.

"Pregnant For The Last Time" is actually credited as being "recorded somewhere in West London" but it should have been credited as being from Hammersmith Odeon October 4, 1991 like the other live b-sides.

 

Artwork information:
Morrissey, Alain Whyte and Gary Day, photographed by Linder Sterling during the 1991 Kill Uncle tour, possibly right before the 4 November date.

 

Etchings on vinyl:
UK 7" and 12":
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT'S HAPPY, DO YOU? / none

 

Additional release date information:
UK: 27 April 1992
USA: 12 May 1992

 

Chart peak information:
UK: 17
USA: (didn't chart, but reached #2 on Modern Rock Chart)

 

Promotion:
UK: This single was promoted by the first of two retro-style promo 10"s (10POP1629; view in left frame) for singles released in 1992. The promo was slipped inside a retro HMV sleeve and featured the title track on both sides. One side played at 45 rpm while the other played at 78 rpm! One-track In Phase promo videos were also circulated by Parlophone for promotion of this single. Copies of the stock 7" were sent to radio with upcoming album information stickers on them.

USA: Main promotion of this single was done via gold stamped copies of the 12" and one-track promo videos of the title track. The latter video was also distributed on a 4-track various artists Warner promo video dated 6-17-1992 and numbered #298, a later various artists Warner promo video dated August 1992 (9/11/92; D59960), issue 112A of the Telegenics various artists promo series, the July 1992 issue of the Rockamerica promo series as well as on an issue of the ETV various artists promo videos series.