Johnny Marr is set to release his cover of Depeche Mode’s “I Feel You” on a seven-inch single on Record Store Day 2015 which takes place on April 18. The 7″ single will also be backed with a live version of the 1984 Smiths classic b-side, “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want”.

Marr describes the cover, which is part of his live set: “I’ve surprised myself that it sounded so like me and my band. When you cover a song you have to bring something of yourself to it. I was playing it on tour, just in my dressing room, and it sounded good, and then I started to sing it and we worked it up in a soundcheck and played it immediately in the encore that night. The first night we played it someone posted it on YouTube and it became really popular in the encore. Then the tour was over and I was invited to do something for Record Store Day and it was a really good fit.” He added: “The song turned out surprisingly well. We managed to put our own twist on it, and I think make it modern.”

Speaking more generally about Record Store Day, he stressed how important the event was. “It’s something that’s important to me, and it gives bands a chance to do something special,” he commented. “It’s nice to do a 45rpm on its own. It’s really important to me, and there aren’t many opportunities to do it these days. I always try to do B-sides, with radio songs that we release, and I always make sure we press some seven-inches for record shops and to sell on tour. The seven-inch is a really big part of my personal culture and I hope it always will be.”