Players
Boz Boorer (Guitars)
Alain Whyte (Guitars)
Jesse Tobias (Guitars)
Gary Day (Bass Guitar)
Michael Farrell (Keyboards)
Matt Chamberlain (Drums)
Children's Choir: Giulia D'Andrea, Niccolo Centioni, Laura Adriani, Alice e Ester Diodovich, Marco Lorecchio, Charlotte Patrignani and Gaia e Andrea Baroni

Officially Released Versions
Studio Version: Ringleader of the Tormentors album (March 2006) - Produced by Tony Visconti

Live History
Played frequently during the Ringleaders tour (2006).

Sundry
Claude Brasseur is a French bobsled-racer turned actor. Exactly why Morrissey finds kinship with him, I'm not sure. Anyone know?

Thus Spake Morrissey
"I think that after a long, long time I am finally born. I mean, it takes some people a long time to finally realize many things about their life. I feel that the last year or so has been better in many, many ways." - The Sun, March 2006

"It does take some people a long time to realize many things about their lives. I am a slow learner." - Newsday, April 2006

Comtesse Review (as if you care)
This song has provoked some nausea among long-term Morrissey fans due to both its unabashed optimism (boo!) and its use of the term "born," which invites depressing visions of "born again" Christians. However, as someone who has been through the ringer for 22 years with Mozzer - through suicide attempts, loneliness, and failed relationships - and has somehow found myself on the winning side in my advancing years, I can completely relate to the lyrics. Especially the line, "I once thought that I had numerous reasons to cry, and I did, but I don't anymore, because I am born..." Also, it contains the hilariously pompous line "At last I am born - historians note". The music, written by Moz keyboardist Michael Farrell, is pretty inconsequential, but the theme of finally casting off the shackles and embracing life is infectious. A grand album closer.