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href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">Alternative rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Glam_rock" title="Glam rock">glam rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-Segretto_2022_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Segretto_2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">47</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Morrissey</li><li>Johnny Marr</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Morrissey</li><li>Johnny Marr</li><li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Street" title="Stephen Street">Stephen Street</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Girlfriend_in_a_Coma_(song)" title="Girlfriend in a Coma (song)">Girlfriend in a Coma</a>" <br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>I Started Something I Couldn't Finish</b>" <br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Last_Night_I_Dreamt_That_Somebody_Loved_Me" title="Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me">Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me</a>" <br />(1987) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2.5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2.5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>I Started Something I Couldn't Finish</b>" is a song by the English <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a>, written by singer <a href="/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> and guitarist <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a> and released on the group's 1987 album <i><a href="/wiki/Strangeways,_Here_We_Come_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strangeways, Here We Come (album)">Strangeways, Here We Come</a></i>. Featuring a <a href="/wiki/Glam_rock" title="Glam rock">glam rock</a>-inspired guitar riff, the song emerged from a jam during the "<a href="/wiki/Sheila_Take_a_Bow" title="Sheila Take a Bow">Sheila Take a Bow</a>" sessions. </p><p>Though not originally planned to be released as a single, "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" was released as the album's second single after "<a href="/wiki/Stop_Me_If_You_Think_You%27ve_Heard_This_One_Before" title="Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before">Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before</a>" was banned by the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> for references to mass murder after the <a href="/wiki/Hungerford_Massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Hungerford Massacre">Hungerford Massacre</a>. Released in November 1987, it reached number 23 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>, a relative commercial underachievement.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first single released after the band had announced their split. </p><p>"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" has seen critical acclaim for Marr's guitar work and Morrissey's witty lyricism. It has since appeared on multiple compilation albums. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Started_Something_I_Couldn%27t_Finish&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" began as part of a jam session played during the sessions for the band's single "<a href="/wiki/Sheila_Take_a_Bow" title="Sheila Take a Bow">Sheila Take a Bow</a>." Marr recalled, "It was just a weird chord change that I had in my pocket for a while, and we needed a song so I pulled that out, just trying to get the key changes to work. I mean there was a lot of throwing stuff around with that album [<i>Strangeways</i>]."<sup id="cite_ref-songs_that_saved_your_life_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-songs_that_saved_your_life-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was inspired by <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/The_Jean_Genie" title="The Jean Genie">The Jean Genie</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Sparks_(band)" title="Sparks (band)">Sparks</a>' "<a href="/wiki/Amateur_Hour_(song)" title="Amateur Hour (song)">Amateur Hour</a>." </p><p>Marr explained, "I wanted the electric guitar parts a lot less layered and with a lot more weight, which you can hear on 'I Started Something I Couldn't Finish'."<sup id="cite_ref-the_smiths_book_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-the_smiths_book-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marr composed the song's music on a 12-string <a href="/wiki/Gibson_ES-335" title="Gibson ES-335">Gibson ES-335</a>, which he commented "gave a really big sound." The song also features a saxophone melody played on an <a href="/wiki/E-mu_Emulator" title="E-mu Emulator">Emulator</a>, while co-producer <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Street" title="Stephen Street">Stephen Street</a> added an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_drums" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic drums">electronic snare drum</a> alongside drummer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Joyce_(musician)" title="Mike Joyce (musician)">Mike Joyce</a>'s drum line. Marr commented that the latter decision was to give his drumming "more texture."<sup id="cite_ref-songs_that_saved_your_life_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-songs_that_saved_your_life-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though Morrissey was critical of certain aspects of early versions of the song, Marr commented that "Morrissey was really into the song and he was sort of encouraging me" in contrast to Joyce and bassist <a href="/wiki/Andy_Rourke" title="Andy Rourke">Andy Rourke</a>, who were not fond of the song.<sup id="cite_ref-songs_that_saved_your_life_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-songs_that_saved_your_life-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marr pointed to Joyce and Rourke's opposition to the song as an additional incentive for him to leave the band. </p><p>The track features an outtake during the fade out, with Morrissey asking: "OK, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Street" title="Stephen Street">Stephen</a>, shall we do that again?"<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Started_Something_I_Couldn%27t_Finish&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Initially, the band's label <a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade</a> intended to release "<a href="/wiki/Stop_Me_If_You_Think_You%27ve_Heard_This_One_Before" title="Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before">Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before</a>" as the second single from <i><a href="/wiki/Strangeways,_Here_We_Come_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strangeways, Here We Come (album)">Strangeways, Here We Come</a></i>. However, after the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> banned the single in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Hungerford_massacre" title="Hungerford massacre">Hungerford massacre</a> (the lyrics contain a reference to "mass murder"), the band selected "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" as the replacement A-side in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meetings_with_morrissey-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The B-sides included alternate and live recordings of previously released Smiths songs, alongside a cover of <a href="/wiki/James_(band)" title="James (band)">James</a>' "What's the World."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The single reached number 23 in the UK, a relative underachievement commercially. Morrissey later reflected on the commercial shortcomings of the song and its follow-up, "<a href="/wiki/Last_Night_I_Dreamt_That_Somebody_Loved_Me" title="Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me">Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me</a>": </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"I approved [of the singles being released] in the sense that I believe Smiths records should be heard. 'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me' and 'I Started Something I Couldn't Finish' were great songs but, quite obviously, there weren't acceptable B-sides and quite obviously there was no acceptable reason for a CD and cassette single, but they occurred nonetheless. It's difficult because I wanted those songs to be heard, the death of the Smiths was far too convenient. If there was a last opportunity to invade and infest the airwaves I thought it should be done."<sup id="cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meetings_with_morrissey-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" was still released as a single in other countries, but its promotional video—which featured Morrissey plus a large number of Morrissey lookalikes—was used in the UK to promote "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artwork_and_matrix_message">Artwork and matrix message</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Started_Something_I_Couldn%27t_Finish&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Artwork and matrix message"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cover of the single features actress <a href="/wiki/Avril_Angers" title="Avril Angers">Avril Angers</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Film_still" title="Film still">still</a> from the 1966 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Family_Way" title="The Family Way">The Family Way</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meetings_with_morrissey-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The British 7-inch and 12-inch vinyls contain the etching: "MURDER AT THE WOOL HALL"(X)STARRING SHERIDAN WHITESIDE / YOU ARE BELIEVING, YOU DO NOT WANT TO SLEEP. <a href="/wiki/The_Wool_Hall" title="The Wool Hall">The Wool Hall</a> was the recording studio in Bath where the Smiths had recorded their last album <i>Strangeways, Here We Come</i>, but it also was where Morrissey, at the time of this single's release, was recording his first solo album <i><a href="/wiki/Viva_Hate" title="Viva Hate">Viva Hate</a></i>. One of Morrissey's pseudonyms, Sheridan Whiteside is the title role in the play <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who_Came_to_Dinner" title="The Man Who Came to Dinner">The Man Who Came to Dinner</a></i>. The B-side etching is a reversal of "You are sleeping, you do not want to believe",<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a sample heard at the end of the Smiths song "Rubber Ring". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Started_Something_I_Couldn%27t_Finish&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" saw positive critical reception from its release. Reviewing <i>Strangeways, Here We Come</i> in 1987, the <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> called it "a classic pop song that seems to echo―believe it or not―the treasured oeuvre of <a href="/wiki/T._Rex_(band)" title="T. Rex (band)">T. Rex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mud_(band)" title="Mud (band)">Mud</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Glitter_Band" title="The Glitter Band">the Glitter Band</a>!"<sup id="cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meetings_with_morrissey-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Consequence_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Consequence (magazine)">Consequence</a></i> ranked the song as the band's 25th best, writing, "The Smiths' music is riddled with indecision, and this song is Morrissey at his most doubtful."<sup id="cite_ref-cos_ranking_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cos_ranking-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> ranked the song as the 42nd best Smiths song.<sup id="cite_ref-rs_rank_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rs_rank-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A cover was released by <a href="/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wow" title="Bow Wow Wow">Bow Wow Wow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Started_Something_I_Couldn%27t_Finish&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><p>All tracks are written by <a href="/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a>, except where noted</p><table class="tracklist"><caption>7" <small>RT198</small></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Pretty Girls Make Graves" (<a href="/wiki/Troy_Tate" title="Troy Tate">Troy Tate</a> version)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:35</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>12" <small>RTT198</small></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Pretty Girls Make Graves" (Troy Tate version)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" (live)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:03</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Cassette <small>RTT198C</small></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Pretty Girls Make Graves" (Troy Tate version)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" (live)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:03</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Jimone" title="Jimone">What's the World</a>" (live) (<a href="/wiki/James_(band)" title="James (band)">James</a>)</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:05</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Started_Something_I_Couldn%27t_Finish&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>) </td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>UK Singles (<a href="/wiki/The_Official_Charts_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="The Official Charts Company">The Official Charts Company</a>) </td> <td align="center">23 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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That was just a matter of trying to suspend 'I Started Something I Couldn't Finish in the ... lower fifties."</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Started_Something_I_Couldn%27t_Finish&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Segretto_2022-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Segretto_2022_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSegretto2022" class="citation book cs1">Segretto, Mike (2022). "1987". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=jtNtEAAAQBAJ"><i>33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999</i></a>. Backbeat. pp. 469–470. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781493064601" title="Special:BookSources/9781493064601"><bdi>9781493064601</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=1987&rft.btitle=33+1%2F3+Revolutions+Per+Minute+-+A+Critical+Trip+Through+the+Rock+LP+Era%2C+1955%E2%80%931999&rft.pages=469-470&rft.pub=Backbeat&rft.date=2022&rft.isbn=9781493064601&rft.aulast=Segretto&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DjtNtEAAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Allmusic-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001158731">I Started Something I Couldn't Finish rating</a>". <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>. Retrieved on 29 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://passionsjustlikemine.com/disc/istartedsomething.htm">"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"</a> at <i>Passions Just Like Mine</i> (Smiths website)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-songs_that_saved_your_life-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-songs_that_saved_your_life_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-songs_that_saved_your_life_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-songs_that_saved_your_life_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGoddard2013" class="citation book cs1">Goddard, Simon (26 March 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=AU44CgAAQBAJ"><i>Songs That Saved Your Life (Revised Edition): The Art of The Smiths 1982-87</i></a>. Titan Books (US, CA). <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78116-259-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-78116-259-0"><bdi>978-1-78116-259-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Songs+That+Saved+Your+Life+%28Revised+Edition%29%3A+The+Art+of+The+Smiths+1982-87&rft.pub=Titan+Books+%28US%2C+CA%29&rft.date=2013-03-26&rft.isbn=978-1-78116-259-0&rft.aulast=Goddard&rft.aufirst=Simon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DAU44CgAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-the_smiths_book-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-the_smiths_book_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLime" class="citation book cs1">Lime, Harry. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=VFeSDwAAQBAJ"><i>The Smiths</i></a>. Lulu.com. p. 34. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-244-17580-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-244-17580-1"><bdi>978-0-244-17580-1</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Smiths&rft.pages=34&rft.pub=Lulu.com&rft.isbn=978-0-244-17580-1&rft.aulast=Lime&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DVFeSDwAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGonçalves2017" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Gonçalves, Pedro (28 September 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.rtp.pt/antena3/ouvir/the-smiths-30-anos-de-strangeways-here-we-come/">"The Smiths: Strangeways, Here We Come: Especiais"</a> (in Portuguese). Radio and Television of Portugal.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Smiths%3A+Strangeways%2C+Here+We+Come%3A+Especiais&rft.pub=Radio+and+Television+of+Portugal&rft.date=2017-09-28&rft.aulast=Gon%C3%A7alves&rft.aufirst=Pedro&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rtp.pt%2Fantena3%2Fouvir%2Fthe-smiths-30-anos-de-strangeways-here-we-come%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-meetings_with_morrissey-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-meetings_with_morrissey_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrown2010" class="citation book cs1">Brown, Len (7 April 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Q8nPi6BUf-QC"><i>Meetings with Morrissey</i></a>. Omnibus Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85712-240-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-85712-240-7"><bdi>978-0-85712-240-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Meetings+with+Morrissey&rft.pub=Omnibus+Press&rft.date=2010-04-07&rft.isbn=978-0-85712-240-7&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Len&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DQ8nPi6BUf-QC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Goddard, Simon. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Smiths:_Songs_That_Saved_Your_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life">The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life</a></i>, page 340. Reynolds & Hearn 2006. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-905287-14-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-905287-14-3">1-905287-14-3</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Image of etching <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHuttinger2012" class="citation web cs1">Huttinger, Robert (6 February 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/12791777@N07/6833170071/in/photostream">"Image of etching"</a>. Roberthuttinger.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Image+of+etching&rft.pub=Roberthuttinger&rft.date=2012-02-06&rft.aulast=Huttinger&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F12791777%40N07%2F6833170071%2Fin%2Fphotostream&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cos_ranking-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cos_ranking_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/02/ranking-every-song-by-the-smiths-from-worst-to-best/full-post/">"Ranking: Every Song by The Smiths from Worst to Best"</a>. <i>Consequence of Sound</i>. 21 February 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 October</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Consequence+of+Sound&rft.atitle=Ranking%3A+Every+Song+by+The+Smiths+from+Worst+to+Best&rft.date=2019-02-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fconsequenceofsound.net%2F2019%2F02%2Franking-every-song-by-the-smiths-from-worst-to-best%2Ffull-post%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rs_rank-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rs_rank_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSheffield2017" class="citation magazine cs1">Sheffield, Rob (1 August 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-smiths-all-73-songs-ranked-195171">"Rob Sheffield Ranks All 73 Smiths Songs"</a>. <i>Rolling Stone</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 June</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=The+Smiths%3A+who+has+performed+the+best+cover+versions+of+their+songs%3F&rft.date=2014-06-10&rft.aulast=Parkinson&rft.aufirst=Hannah+Jane&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fmusic%2Fmusicblog%2F2014%2Fjun%2F10%2Fbest-covers-of-the-smiths-morrissey-arcade-fire-london&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Started+Something+I+Couldn%27t+Finish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStoudt2022" class="citation web cs1">Stoudt, Sara (28 January 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.covermesongs.com/2022/01/the-40-best-smiths-covers-ever.html/3">"The 40 Best Smiths Covers Ever"</a>. <i>Cover Me</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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