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| Name = The Queen Is Dead | | Name = The Queen Is Dead | ||
| Total Length = 37:07 | | Total Length = 37:07 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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==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== | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 12 February 2020
| 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
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| Singles | |
 
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Information
- An unedited version of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.
Recording
Release
Track list
CD Edition
UK - [Rough Trade ROUGHCD96]
US - [Sire 9 25426-2]
- The Queen Is Dead – 6:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Frankly, Mr. Shankly – 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Know It's Over – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Never Had No One Ever – 3:36 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Cemetry Gates – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Bigmouth Strikes Again – 3:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
- The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – 3:15 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Vicar In A Tutu – 2:21 (Morrissey/Marr)
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade ROUGH96]
US - [Sire 9 25426-1]
Side A
- The Queen Is Dead – 6:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Frankly, Mr. Shankly – 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Know It's Over – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Never Had No One Ever – 3:36 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Cemetry Gates – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
Side B
- Bigmouth Strikes Again – 3:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
- The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – 3:15 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Vicar In A Tutu – 2:21 (Morrissey/Marr)
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
Personnel
- Morrissey - Vocals
- Johnny Marr - Guitars, harmonium, synthesized string instruments and flute arrangements
- Andy Rourke - Bass guitar
- Mike Joyce - Drums
- Producer - Morrissey
- Producer - Johnny Marr
- Engineer - Stephen Street
- Engineer - John Porter