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The Headmaster Ritual

Meat Is Murder1985English

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About the song

Album: Meat Is Murder
Released: February 11, 1985
Language: English
Duration: 4:55
Recorded at: Amazon Studios (Liverpool, England); Ridge Farm Studios (Surrey, England)

Credits

Written by: Morrissey
Johnny Marr
Morrissey, Johnny Marr
Produced by: The Smiths
The Smiths
Mastered by: Tim Young
Tim Young

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Samples, covers and versions

Sampled in

Mx. Misery
Ephemerald
2022

Covers

The Headmaster Ritual
Radiohead
2007

Live versions

The Headmaster Ritual
Johnny Marr