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{{ | {{Discobox | ||
| Name = The Queen Is Dead | | Name = The Queen Is Dead | ||
| Total Length = 6:24 (Album version)<br>6:06 (No Intro)<br>7:29 (Demo)<br>3:36 (Instrumental demo) | |||
| Length = 6:24 (Album version)<br>6:06 (No Intro)<br>7:29 (Demo)<br>3:36 (Instrumental demo) | | Recorded = Winter 1985 | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = Morrissey/Marr | ||
| Producer = [[Morrissey]]<br>[[Johnny Marr]] | | Producer = [[Morrissey]]<br>[[Johnny Marr]] | ||
| | | Mastered = | ||
| Release = June 1986 | | Art = Cover star: [[Margherita Caruso]] in "[[Il vangelo secondo Matteo]]" (1964) | ||
| Vinyl Etching = None | |||
| Publisher = [[Warner Bros. Records]] | |||
| Format = 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl | |||
| Release = June 1986, 16 June 2017 (single to mark 31st anniversary of [[The Queen Is Dead]] album release and 2017 re-issue) | |||
| Chart = UK #85<br>UK Vinyl Chart #1 | |||
| Type = Single | |||
| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
| Previous = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Demo Mix) | |||
| PreviousLink = The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (single) | |||
| Next = | |||
| NextLink = | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] | [[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] | ||
==Information== | |||
* An unedited version of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | |||
==Track list== | |||
===7" Vinyl Picture Disc=== | |||
UK & Europe - [Warner Music UK Ltd. – QID2017] | |||
{{tracklist | |||
| 01 = The Queen Is Dead | |||
| 01link = The Queen Is Dead (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 6:05 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 02 = I Keep Mine Hidden | |||
| 02link = I Keep Mine Hidden | |||
| 02-duration = 1:57 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
}} | |||
== | ===12" Vinyl=== | ||
UK & Europe - [Warner Bros. Records – 12QID2017] | |||
{{tracklist | |||
| 01 = The Queen Is Dead | |||
| 01link = The Queen Is Dead (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 6:05 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 02 = Oscillate Wildly | |||
| 02link = Oscillate Wildly | |||
| 02-duration = 3:26 (Morrissey/Marr) | |||
| 03 = Money Changes Everything | |||
| 03link = Money Changes Everything | |||
| 03-duration = 4:10 (Marr) | |||
| 04 = The Draize Train | |||
| 04link = The Draize Train | |||
| 04-duration = 5:08 (Marr) | |||
}} | |||
==Video== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS3UMjNUqFM</youtube> | |||
* A Film by [[Derek Jarman]] | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem> | |||
Oh! Take me back to dear old Blighty, | Oh! Take me back to dear old Blighty, | ||
Put me on the train for London Town, | Put me on the train for London Town, | ||
| Line 85: | Line 128: | ||
Life is very long when you're lonely | Life is very long when you're lonely | ||
Life is very long when you're lonely | Life is very long when you're lonely | ||
</poem> | |||
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|RelatedForumThreads=149508, 140246 | |||
|DiscogsReleaseId=9958556 | |||
|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=9690729 | |||
}} | |||
{{PageDate | |||
|Date=2017-06-16 | |||
}} | |||