"Boxers"
January/March 1995
Boxers
Have-A-Go Merchant
UK 7" [Parlophone R6400]
UK CSS [Parlophone TCR6400]

 

Boxers
Have-A-Go Merchant
Whatever Happens, I Love You

UK CD5 [Parlophone CDR6400]
UK 12" [Parlophone 12R6400]
Australia CD5 [EMI Australia 881888-2]
Holland CD5 [EMI 881888-2]
USA CD5 [Sire/Reprise 9 41914-2]

 

Artwork information:
The cover star on UK and Europe singles is Billy Conn, an American boxer of Irish origin and world champion light weight. He went twice for the heavyweight world champion title, but lost both times. The picture was lifted from "Ring" Magazine.

The USA single artwork shows a picture of Morrissey instead, taken by Jake Walters. A close-up of what is assumed to be a wall of the Battersea Training Unit is found on the back.

 

Additional release date information:
UK: 16 January 1995
USA: 2 February 1995
Australia: 10 March 1995

 

Chart peak information:
UK: 23
USA: --

 

Promotion:
UK: This single was promoted with a 3 track cd (CDRDJX6400) very similar to the stock cd. Some copies were distributed with a plugger sticker and an upcoming tour information sticker on them. A one-track promo VHS video (in PAL format) was also distributed for promotion of this single.

USA: A one-track cd of "Boxers" served as a promo for this single as well as the "World Of Morrissey" album (Sire/Reprise, PRO-CD-7372, no artwork to display). The song was included on a Reprise 9-track various artists sampler cd titled "Greetings From Area 51" (PRO-CD-7520). The video for the song was sent by Warner on a one-track VHS (WD705-18789) and was included on a Warner various artists 31-video compilation as well as on an issue of the ETV various artists promo compilation (NL614).