Watch the official music video for "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" Amazon: po.st/soundofthesmiths iTunes: po.st/TheSmithsiTunes Google: po.st/TheSmithsGP Facebook: po.st/SmithsFB "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" is taken from The Smiths' third album The Queen Is Dead but was released as a single (albeit in a different mix) several months before, reaching no. 23 in the UK Singles Chart in autumn 1985. This was the first single by The Smiths to be accompanied by a promotional video, something the band had previously resisted. The Smiths also performed this song on an episode of the British television programme Top of the Pops.