release date: May 13, 1983
format: cd single (2009 remaster)
[single rate: 4 / 5] [4,14]
producer: The Smiths
label: Rhino Records - nationality: England, UK
Tracklist: 1. "Hand in Glove" - 2. "Handsome Devil" (Live)
Single debut by The Smiths originally released by Rough Trade. The second track is recorded live in Manchester at The Hacienda, 4/2/83. The title track is included on the 1984 debut album, although, in a slightly different version. The single version is also part of the '84 compilation Hatful of Hollow.
The single peaked at number #3 on the UK Indie Chart list but did not make the top 75 of the regular UK Singles Charts, settling outside at number #124. A remixed version of the song was featured on the band's debut album The Smiths. That same year, a cover version recorded by singer Sandie Shaw featuring Smiths members Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce as backing musicians reached number #27 on the UK Singles Chart.
