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I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
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<h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>Reviewing a pre-release copy of the single, <i><a href="/facts/Filter_(magazine)/PNnzAM8g">Filter</a></i> magazine said the song contained "Morrissey’s classic croon" and that they could not get enough of it.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>In its first week of release "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" reached number 21 on the <a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a> as well as number one on the <a href="/facts/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts/cTBm6vqg">Scottish Singles Chart</a>, giving Morrissey his second number-one single in that country, after "<a href="/facts/All_You_Need_Is_Me/wxt3uUpW">All You Need Is Me</a>" in 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> The song also charted in France at number 26 and Sweden at number 58. </p><p>In the United States, the song received somewhat limited exposure on alternative rock and triple A stations including <a href="/facts/WOSA/uIFQ2Vkk">WWCD</a>, <a href="/facts/WEQX/8B6d20rR">WEQX</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Spectrum_(Sirius_XM)/G7PvbNwh">Spectrum</a>, and <a href="/facts/WXRV/1EXY6xq9">WXRV</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>The single also received some pre-release attention for its artwork; the inside sleeve features an image of Morrissey and his bandmates posing entirely <a href="/facts/Nudity/vbVcL8SP">naked</a> except for <a href="/facts/Gramophone_record/ccuFV9Af">vinyl records</a> covering their genitals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p>CD1 </p> <ol><li>"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"</li> <li>"Because of My Poor Education" (Morrissey/<a href="/facts/Alain_Whyte/FrSRoYL5">Whyte</a>)</li></ol> <p>CD2 </p> <ol><li>"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"</li> <li>"Shame Is the Name" (Morrissey/Whyte)</li></ol> <p>7" </p> <ol><li>"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"</li> <li>"Death of a Disco Dancer" (Live, Waukegan, 17 October 2007) (Morrissey/<a href="/facts/Johnny_Marr/RQjPlscp">Marr</a>)</li></ol> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Morrissey/kJs5qd8o">Morrissey</a> – vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Boz_Boorer/hlSPTypf">Boz Boorer</a> – guitar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jesse_Tobias/LgzvY6Fj">Jesse Tobias</a> – guitar</li> <li>Solomon Walker – bass guitar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Matt_Walker_(drummer)/rnPDVXa5">Matt Walker</a> – drums</li> <li><a href="/facts/Roger_Joseph_Manning_Jr./oKHCGU99">Roger Manning</a> – keyboard</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mark_Isham/VuegyBlP">Mark Isham</a> – trumpet ("I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris")</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chrissie_Hynde/MLuXynzu">Chrissie Hynde</a> – backing vocals ("Shame Is the Name")</li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_Farrell_(musician)/0BWUL7Ec">Michael Farrell</a> – keyboard ("Death of a Disco Dancer")</li></ul> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (2009)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">France (<a href="/facts/SNEP/lT0tPFLb">SNEP</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><td>26</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts/cTBm6vqg">Scotland</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/facts/Sverigetopplistan/Br6GrFEd">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></th><td>58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></th><td>21</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Boz Boorer interview at adam-ant.net; info on new album, Southpaw Grammar re-release". Morrissey-solo. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2012-02-24. <a href="http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=08/07/27/1715246" target="_blank">http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=08/07/27/1715246</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Boz Boorer interview". Adam-ant.net. Retrieved 2012-02-24. <a href="http://www.adam-ant.net/bozb.html" target="_blank">http://www.adam-ant.net/bozb.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Beech, Mark (14 January 2009). "Watch Out U2, Springsteen, Here Comes Lady Gaga: CDs (Update1)". Bloomburg.com. Retrieved on 11 March 2009. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=akClexgGrzKY&refer=home" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=akClexgGrzKY&refer=home</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Morrissey, I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris Audio Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine". Filter (12 January 2009). Retrieved on 20 January 2009. <a href="http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=18211&c=6" target="_blank">http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=18211&c=6</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 08 June 2008 - 14 June 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2018. <a href="http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20080608/41/" target="_blank">http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20080608/41/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Song History". Addboard.mediabase.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24. <a href="http://addboard.mediabase.com/SongAddHistory.asp?Sngcde=MORRITMA&ob=1&format=XX" target="_blank">http://addboard.mediabase.com/SongAddHistory.asp?Sngcde=MORRITMA&ob=1&format=XX</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Grin and bare it -- Morrissey reveals all", Irish Independent, February 14, 2009. <a href="http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/grin-and-bare-it--morrissey-reveals-all-1639912.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/grin-and-bare-it--morrissey-reveals-all-1639912.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Morrissey – I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 27 June 2018. <a href="https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Morrissey&titel=I'm+Throwing+My+Arms+Around+Paris&cat=s" target="_blank">https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Morrissey&titel=I'm+Throwing+My+Arms+Around+Paris&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2018. <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20090221/41/" target="_blank">https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20090221/41/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Morrissey – I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 June 2018. <a href="https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Morrissey&titel=I'm+Throwing+My+Arms+Around+Paris&cat=s" target="_blank">https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Morrissey&titel=I'm+Throwing+My+Arms+Around+Paris&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2018. <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20090221/7501/" target="_blank">https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20090221/7501/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>