Song · The Smiths
“I Want the One I Can't Have” by The Smiths
From the album Meat Is Murder (1985)
“I Want the One I Can't Have” by The Smiths appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1985 on the album Meat Is Murder. Its best result is #1576 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,385 alternative song of all time.
"I Want the One I Can't Have" comes off Meat Is Murder, the Smiths' second album, which Rough Trade released on 11 February 1985 and which became their only studio album to top the UK chart. The band cut that record between mid-1984 and that December, in London at the Fallout Shelter and Jam Studios and at Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey.
The Smiths produced this track themselves, with Stephen Street engineering; Street had started working with them not long before, and the partnership carried over into these sessions. Johnny Marr wrote the music and plays both guitar and piano on it, Morrissey wrote the words and sings, Andy Rourke plays bass and Mike Joyce drums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1576 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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