The Queen Is Dead

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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
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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