: Set against an abandoned warehouse, youth celebrate and dance even as a skeleton dance partner appears. This reflects the song’s darker subtext: "If it's not love, then it's the bomb that will bring us together," referencing Cold War-era nuclear anxiety.
: The Smiths appear in blurred, dreamlike intersections, maintaining their air of mystery while focusing on Morrissey’s expressive performance. Production Context The Smiths - Ask (Official Music Video)
: The video is notable for featuring Craig Gannon —briefly the band's fifth member—alongside the core four. : Set against an abandoned warehouse, youth celebrate
: The video features a "nerdy," bespectacled teen attempting to declare his love to a girl with a bouquet of flowers—a literal embodiment of the lyric, "Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you’d like to" . Production Context : The video is notable for
: Reviewers often highlight the contrast between Johnny Marr’s optimistic rising guitar chords and Morrissey’s themes of isolation and social failure.