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{{SmithsDiscobox
{{Discobox
| Name = The Queen Is Dead
| Name = The Queen Is Dead
| Total Length = 37:07
| Total Length = 37:07
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| Producer = [[Morrissey]]<br>[[Johnny Marr]]
| Producer = [[Morrissey]]<br>[[Johnny Marr]]
| Mastered =  
| Mastered =  
| Art = Alain Cavalier
| Art = Alain Delon <br>"L'Insoumis" (1964) by Alain Cavalier
| Vinyl Etching = FEAR OF MANCHESTER<br>THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
| Vinyl Etching = FEAR OF MANCHESTER<br>THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
| Format =  Vinyl, CD
| Format =  Vinyl, CD
| Release = 16 June 1986
| Release = 16 June 1986<br>3 April 2012 (remaster)
| Chart = UK #2<br>US #70
| Chart = UK #2<br>US #70<br>UK #10 (Collector's Edition)<br>UK Vinyl Chart #1 (Collector's Edition)
| Type = Studio Album
| Type = Studio Album
| ArtistType = The Smiths
| Previous = Meat Is Murder
| Previous = Meat Is Murder
| PreviousLink = Meat Is Murder
| PreviousLink = Meat Is Murder
| Next = Strangeways, Here We Come
| Next = Strangeways, Here We Come
| NextLink = Strangeways, Here We Come
| NextLink = Strangeways, Here We Come
| singlen = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
| single1 = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side | image1 = Boy_with_the_thorn.jpg
| imagen = image for single n (only for albums)
| single2 = Bigmouth Strikes Again | image2 = Bigmouthstrikesagain.jpg
| singlen = Bigmouth Strikes Again
| imagen = image for single n (only for albums)
 
}}
}}


==Information==
==Information==
* An unedited version of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.
===Recording===
===Recording===
===Release===
===Release===
==Track list==
==Track list==


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US - [Sire 9 25426-2]
US - [Sire 9 25426-2]
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| 01 = The Headmaster Ritual
| 01 = The Queen Is Dead
| 01link = The Headmaster Ritual
| 01link = The Queen Is Dead (song)
| 01-duration = 4:52 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 01-duration = 6:24 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 02 = Rusholme Ruffians
| 02 = Frankly, Mr. Shankly
| 02link = Rusholme Ruffians
| 02link = Frankly, Mr. Shankly
| 02-duration = 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 02-duration = 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 03 = I Want The One I Can't Have
| 03 = I Know It's Over
| 03link = I Want The One I Can't Have
| 03link = I Know It's Over
| 03-duration = 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 03-duration = 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 04 = What She Said
| 04 = Never Had No One Ever
| 04link = What She Said
| 04link = Never Had No One Ever
| 04-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 04-duration = 3:36 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 05 = That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
| 05 = Cemetry Gates
| 05link = That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (single)
| 05link = Cemetry Gates
| 05-duration = 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 05-duration = 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 06 = Nowhere Fast
| 06 = Bigmouth Strikes Again
| 06link = Nowhere Fast
| 06link = Bigmouth Strikes Again (single)
| 06-duration = 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 06-duration = 3:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 07 = Well I Wonder
| 07 = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
| 07link = Well I Wonder
| 07link = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (single)
| 07-duration = 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 07-duration = 3:15 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 08 = Barbarism Begins At Home
| 08 = Vicar In A Tutu
| 08link = Barbarism Begins At Home
| 08link = Vicar In A Tutu
| 08-duration = 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 08-duration = 2:21 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 09 = Meat Is Murder
| 09 = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
| 09link = Meat Is Murder (song)
| 09link = There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single)
| 09-duration = 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 09-duration = 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 10 = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
| 10link = Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
| 10-duration = 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
}}
}}



Revision as of 15:25, 12 February 2020

Cover art
THE SMITHS Studio Album
Name The Queen Is Dead
Release 16 June 1986
3 April 2012 (remaster)
Total Length 37:07
Recorded Winter 1985
Writer/composer Morrissey/Marr
Producer Morrissey
Johnny Marr
Art work Alain Delon
"L'Insoumis" (1964) by Alain Cavalier
Vinyl Etching FEAR OF MANCHESTER
THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Publisher Rough Trade Records (UK)
Sire Records (US)
Format(s) Vinyl, CD
Chart position UK #2
US #70
UK #10 (Collector's Edition)
UK Vinyl Chart #1 (Collector's Edition)
Studio Album chronology
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Strangeways, Here We Come
Singles
Boy with the thorn.jpgBigmouthstrikesagain.jpg

Information


Recording

Release

Track list

CD Edition

UK - [Rough Trade ROUGHCD96]
US - [Sire 9 25426-2]

  1. The Queen Is Dead – 6:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly – 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. I Know It's Over – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Never Had No One Ever – 3:36 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Cemetry Gates – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
  6. Bigmouth Strikes Again – 3:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
  7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – 3:15 (Morrissey/Marr)
  8. Vicar In A Tutu – 2:21 (Morrissey/Marr)
  9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
  10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)

Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade ROUGH96]
US - [Sire 9 25426-1]

Side A
  1. The Queen Is Dead – 6:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly – 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. I Know It's Over – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Never Had No One Ever – 3:36 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Cemetry Gates – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
Side B
  1. Bigmouth Strikes Again – 3:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – 3:15 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Vicar In A Tutu – 2:21 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)

Personnel