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What Difference Does It Make?

"What Difference Does It Make?" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was the band's third single and is featured on their self-titled debut album (1984). A different version, recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1, is included in the compilation album Hatful of Hollow (also 1984).

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Terence StampThe Collector
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RockThe SmithsMorrisseyJohnny MarrSelf-titled debut album
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Genre
Alternative rock · post-punk
B-side
"Back to the Old House" · "These Things Take Time"
Composer
Johnny Marr
Label
Rough Trade
Length
3:51 (album version) · 3:25 (single edit)
Lyricist
Morrissey

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related to background · 13
What Difference Does It Make? → Jack Kerouac, Make, Morrissey, Pretty, Ray Smith, Speaking, The, The Dharma Bums, The Smiths, The Tube, Tony Fletcher, What, What Difference Does It
B-side · 2
What Difference Does It Make? → "Back to the Old House", "These Things Take Time"
Genre · 2
What Difference Does It Make? → Alternative rock, post-punk
Length · 2
What Difference Does It Make? → 3:25 (single edit), 3:51 (album version)
Composer · 1
What Difference Does It Make? → Johnny Marr
Label · 1
What Difference Does It Make? → Rough Trade
Lyricist · 1
What Difference Does It Make? → Morrissey
Producer · 1
What Difference Does It Make? → John Porter
Recorded · 1
What Difference Does It Make? → October 1983
Released · 1
What Difference Does It Make? → 16 January 1984

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What Difference Does It Make?B-side"Back to the Old House"1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?B-side"These Things Take Time"1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?ComposerJohnny Marr1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?GenreAlternative rock1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?Genrepost-punk1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?LabelRough Trade1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?Length3:51 (album version)1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?Length3:25 (single edit)1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?LyricistMorrissey1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?ProducerJohn Porter1.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?RecordedOctober 19831.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?Released16 January 19841.00infobox
What Difference Does It Make?StudioPluto (Manchester, England)1.00infobox

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