Hand In Glove was written in January 1983, between the Smiths’ second and third gigs. The song introduced the world to the brilliant partnership of singer and wordsmith Steven Patrick Morrissey – 23 at the time – and the incendiary, lyrical guitarist Johnny Marr – then only 19 (main picture: Marr today). ...read
When we were Hand In Glove: With a very pushy guitarist and a tinny old tape recorder, how the Smiths transformed British pop culture
![Three decades ago the Smiths released their debut single Hand In Glove (May 13, 1983).](http://web.archive.org./web/20130511050451im_/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/02/article-2317686-1992D683000005DC-604_308x185.jpg)