The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get

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"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" is a song by Morrissey, co-written by Boz Boorer released as a single in February 1994. It was taken from the then-unreleased Vauxhall and I album and was the first Morrissey single to be produced by Steve Lillywhite. The extra B-side "I'd Love To." features Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals. Reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart, the single became Morrissey's first top-ten hit since "Interesting Drug" in 1989. It is also Morrissey's only charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 46, and it became his second and most recent Modern Rock Tracks number-one hit. The song also reached the top 50 in Canada, France and Ireland. It was most successful in Iceland, where it reached number two for three weeks. more »

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2005

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The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 
The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 

I will be 
In the bar 
With my head 
On the bar 
I am now 
A central part 
Of your mind's landscape 
Whether you care 
Or do not 
Yeah, I've made up your mind 

The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 
The more you ignore me 
The closer I get 
You're wasting your time 

Beware!
I bear more grudges 
Than lonely high court judges 
When you sleep 
I will creep 
Into your thoughts 
Like a bad debt 
That you can't pay 
Take the easy way 
And give in 
Yeah, and let me in 
Oh, let me in 
Oh let me
Oh, let me in 
It's war 
It's war 
It's war 
It's war 
It's war 
War 
War 
War 
War 
Oh, let me in 
Ah, the closer I get 
Ah, you're asking for it 
Ah, the closer I get 
Ooh, the closer I

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Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate entered the UK albums chart at number one. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever", and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime".Pitchfork Media has called him "one of th… more »

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