

(Los Angeles, you are too hot) You have never been in love Until you've seen the stars Reflect in the reservoirs And you have never been in love Until you have seen the dawn rise Behind the home for the blind We are the pretty petty thieves And you're standing on our streets Where hector was the First of the gang with a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my You have never been in love Until you've seen the sunlight thrown Over smashed human bone We are the pretty petty thieves And you're standing on our streets Where hector was the First of the gang with a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Such a silly boy Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the bullet in his gullet The first lost lad to go Under the sod And he stole from the rich and the poor And not very rich and the very poor And he stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away
(Los Angeles, you are too hot) You have never been in love Until you've seen the stars Reflect in the reservoirs And you have never been in love Until you have seen the dawn rise Behind the home for the blind We are the pretty petty thieves And you're standing on our streets Where hector was the First of the gang with a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Oh my You have never been in love Until you've seen the sunlight thrown Over smashed human bone We are the pretty petty thieves And you're standing on our streets Where hector was the First of the gang with a gun in his hand And the first to do time The first of the gang to die Such a silly boy Hector was the first of the gang With a gun in his hand And the bullet in his gullet The first lost lad to go Under the sod And he stole from the rich and the poor And not very rich and the very poor And he stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away He stole our hearts away
“First of the Gang to Die” foi co‑escrita por Morrissey e Alain Whyte, sendo o primeiro responsável pela letra e o segundo pela música.
A canção alcançou o número 6 na UK Singles Chart, tornando‑se o terceiro maior sucesso de Morrissey em termos de posição e o single de maior sucesso consecutivo desde 1989.
Ficou listada como A‑List da BBC Radio 2, recebendo mais exposição que “Irish Blood, English Heart” e chegou ao top 40 da parada de airplay do Reino Unido.
No exterior, chegou ao 20º lugar nas paradas da Suécia e ao 26º na Irlanda, além de ser um hit menor na Alemanha e nos Países Baixos.
A letra, que narra a história de um membro de gangue chamado Hector, foi descrita por Whyte como um tributo ao grande público hispânico de Morrissey, que se identifica com o tema de isolamento presente nas suas músicas.
Em outubro de 2011, a NME posicionou “First of the Gang to Die” na 147ª posição da lista “150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years”.
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