"Sheila Take a Bow" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr.

"Sheila Take a Bow" was co-written by Smiths lead vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr.

"[2] Lyrically, the song is an homage to Shelagh Delaney, whose work, particularly on A Taste of Honey (1958), was greatly influential to Morrissey.

Shaw had earlier collaborated with the Smiths in 1984 on versions of "Hand in Glove", "Jeane" and "I Don't Owe You Anything".

Street's version removed the sitar-esque line and used a brief audio clip of a marching temperance band from the film Hobson's Choice (1954) in the song's intro.

[8] The single's cover features transgender actress and frequent Andy Warhol collaborator Candy Darling on the set of the 1971 film Women in Revolt.

[10] "Sheila Take a Bow" was performed live only twice by the Smiths, having the distinction of being the last song ever played by the group in front of an audience.

[12] Stephen Thomas Erlewine named the song as one of the tracks on Louder Than Bombs that he considered "definitive,"[13] while Diffuser.fm listed it among Morrissey and Marr's "best material.

"[15] Rolling Stone rated the song as the band's 33rd best, writing, "Some fans were horrified at the totally unironic warmth of this single, but Moz sincerely roots for Sheilas everywhere to rise up and boot the world in the crotch.